How to invest with Stock Options
Let's break through all the confusing jargon to add options to your investing strategy
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Welcome to the world of stock options! After spending 25 years teaching advanced financial concepts to college students, I would like to introduce you to safe and effective ways to use Stock Options to strengthen your investing strategy. In this course we will cover the following:
- Different types of options and why you want to invest in them
- Stock Option terminology every investor needs to know
- The biggest mistakes to avoid when investing in stock options
- How to open an account and trade options on the open market
- How to read options chains and understand what's happening in the market at any given time
- Intrinsic and time value of options and why this matters for investing
- The variables, formulas and methods used to find the value of stock options
- Basic and advanced options trading strategies that will help you to protect your portfolio
As an added bonus, gain access to the replay of special lectures and trainings.
Course Curriculum
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StartIntroduction to the program (2:41)
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PreviewWhat you will learn from this course (5:16)
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StartWhy options are a powerful addition to your portfolio (1:54)
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StartWhat is a call option? (5:42)
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StartWhat is a put option? (3:28)
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StartDid your option make money? Here's how to find out (1:37)
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StartHow strike prices work and why they impact your income (4:56)
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StartA call option example (2:44)
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StartA put option example (0:58)
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StartWhat it means to buy or sell a call option (4:17)
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StartCall and put option profitability - what it looks like (3:10)
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StartTricks to help you remember the nature of calls and puts (3:00)
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StartIntrinsic value vs time value (6:14)
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StartMore things you must know before trading options (1:56)
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StartThe factors that drive the price of an option (2:15)
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StartAn introduction to "The Greeks" (7:23)
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StartThis is the most important and scariest equation in option pricing (1:57)
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StartIntroduction to the Options chain (8:27)
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StartHow debit call spreads work (3:07)
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StartHow debit put spreads work (2:19)
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StartHow options can help you straddle the fence (in a good way) (2:41)
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StartHow you can "Strangle" your way to portfolio growth (1:34)
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StartHere's what a long strange looks like graphically (1:49)
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StartWhat is a married put? (3:17)
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StartWhat is a covered call? (3:45)
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StartWhat is a naked call and why are they so dangerous? (1:15)
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StartNaked calls are the tip of the economic iceberg and you don't want to be out in the cold (2:20)