Description
Investopedia Academy – Options for Beginners
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Course DescriptionYou’ll learn to:
- Improve flexibility in your portfolio by adding options
- Approach Calls as down-payments, and Puts as insurance
- Interpret expiration dates, and distinguish intrinsic value from time value
- Calculate breakevens and risk management
This course includes:
- Over 5 hours of on-demand video, exercises, and interactive content.
- A free Excel spreadsheet that helps you calculate the value of your options over an inputted time and value.
This course is for: intermediate and experienced traders, and a brokerage account is a prerequisite. It simplifies options buying and selling and—above all—shows you how to “wait for the slow pitch.”
Certificate of Enrollment
Receive an Investopedia Academy Certificate of Enrollment with this course
Financial Assistance
Students and U.S. military may be eligible for reduced pricing. See this page for details about how to apply.
Course Curriculum
Glossary
- Pre-Test
- Options Course Intro
- Course Goals
- What You’ll Need
Puts & Calls: Buying & Selling
- Buying Puts
- Buying Calls
- Selling Puts
- Selling Calls
- Puts and Calls Conclusion
- Buying & Selling Review
Understanding Options
- Understanding Options Intro
- What Are Options?
- Intrinsic Value vs. Time Value
- Greeks
- Understanding Options Conclusion/Recap
Puts & Calls: Overview
- Puts and Calls Introduction
- What are Puts?
- What are Calls?
- Buying Options
- Selling Options
Calculating Breakevens & Risk Management
- Breakeven & Risk Management Workbook
- Risk Intro
- Buying Calls
- Selling Calls
- Buying Puts
- Selling Puts
- Risk Conclusion
Patient Analysis
- Patient Analysis Intro
- Volatility
- Time On Your Side
- Patient Analysis Conclusion
Four Trades: Set-Ups
- Four Trade Setup Workbook
- One – Income Trade – Selling Call
- Two – Income Trade – Selling Put
- Three – Insurance Protection
- Four – Stock Replacement
- Setup Conclusion
Live Examples: Putting The Pieces Together
- Charts & Grids Intro
- Live Trade Intro
- Covered Call Sale
- Targeted Purchase
- Buy Insurance
- Long Exposure
- Bonus Trade
- Live Trade Conclusion
