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Introduction to Stock Options $99 (USD)
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Wednesday - Lesson 01
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In our first lesson, we'll go over what options are, where they come from, and why it's worth your time and effort to learn about them. After we dissect the formal definition of an option, we'll then go over some easy-to-understand examples to drive home each element of that definition.
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Friday - Lesson 02
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Every investment specialty has its very own jargon and particular way of handling business. Options are no exception. In this lesson, we'll discuss many of the option peculiarities. Did you know that each option has its own unique symbol? We'll clear up any mystery about how those option symbols are constructed. When you finish this lesson, you'll be able to identify any option just by looking at its symbol.
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Wednesday - Lesson 03
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One of the most important things to consider before you buy anything is its price. Option pricing is, therefore, very important, and in this lesson, we'll explore where to find those prices, what they look like, and how to interpret each element you'll find in an option pricing chart. When you finish this lesson, you'll be well on your way to being what I call a good Option Detective.
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Friday - Lesson 04
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It's one thing to know an option's price, but quite another to know if that price is reasonable and fair. In this lesson, we'll take a look under the hood of option pricing so you understand what contributes to option value. Knowing what makes one option more expensive than another is all part of understanding the essentials of option pricing. When you finish this lesson, you'll know there are over-priced and under-priced options, and you'll know which are which before you trade.
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Wednesday - Lesson 05
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In today's lesson, we'll go over an easy graphing system that will illustrate what kind of profit or loss may be possible when you trade any option. The beauty of these graphs is how they bring clarity to even a very complex option strategy. With this knowledge, you'll enter any option trade fully aware of potential risk and reward. You'll also know precisely where your break-even point is, and this all contributes to a fully informed trading experience.
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Friday - Lesson 06
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Today we'll begin by examining the differences between stocks and options, and then we'll focus on the advantages of options. Then we'll take an in-depth look at the first basic option strategy—the long call. When you finish this lesson, you'll know the best way to profit when you think a stock price is headed up. Further, you'll understand which option to buy depending on how bullish you are about that price movement.
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Wednesday - Lesson 07
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In this lesson, we'll go over where options come from and how you can, if you want, create them yourself by selling call options. This is called naked call writing, and it's one way you can use options to profit when you think a stock price is going to hold steady or drop. You'll learn the risk inherent in this strategy and what it means to be assigned.
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Friday - Lesson 08
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We'll spotlight covered calls in this lesson. This strategy involves selling call options on stock you already own. This is a very popular way for making a profit even when your stock's price isn't going up. You'll learn the how, when, and whys of this essentially conservative strategy in one easy lesson.
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Wednesday - Lesson 09
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Certain options profit when a stock drops, and in today's lesson, you'll get to know the put option, a powerful type of option employed for this purpose. In many ways, the put option is the mirror image of the call option. The versatility of the put option impresses a great many students.
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Friday - Lesson 10
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Few investors know the benefits, much less the in and outs, of selling put options, but in today's lesson, you'll get to know both. Known as writing naked puts, you can also utilize this strategy as a way to purchase stock for less. There's something to be said for collecting your profit up front and putting that money to use immediately, too.
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Wednesday - Lesson 11
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We'll reinforce the beauty of options in this lesson by introducing three combination strategies—the bull spread, the bear spread, and the long straddle. This taste of more advanced option strategies may whet your appetite for other more esoteric combinations, and there are plenty. After you finish this lesson, you'll have a good sense of what you can achieve using option combo strategies for profitable trades.
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Friday - Lesson 12
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In our final lesson, we'll pull everything you've learned together into one cohesive overview. It's helpful to review the knowledge-building process you completed and to see how each building block supported the next. In this lesson, you'll also get to know the market sentiment and how it influences which option strategy is appropriate and when. Finally, we'll review the concept of risk and go over how it's an integral consideration when you're thinking about any option investment strategy.
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Session Start Dates:
March 17
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April 21
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May 19
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June 16
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