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Beginner Level of options trading

Options trading course for Beginner level

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Options trading Course from zero to advanced: what an option is, how contracts are priced, and how to read an options chain with confidence.

Session 1: What Are Options?

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    1. What are Options? 2. Calls vs Puts Options 3. Key Terms you must know

Session 2: Why Trade Options?

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    1. Advantages of options trading 2. Risks and rewards 3. Comparing options to stocks and other derivatives

Session 3: Basics of Options Market

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    1. How options are traded (exchanges, liquidity, etc.) 2. Options chains and how to read them 3. Bid-ask spread and market makers

Session 4: Options Pricing Basics

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    Intrinsic value & extrinsic value

Session 5: Factors affecting options pricing

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    Five Key Factors Affecting Options Pricing

Session 6: Theta θ

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    Time Value and Its Decay (Theta θ)

Session 7: Understanding the short selling.

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    1. Understanding the short selling. 2. Short Selling Vs buying Put Options

Session 8: Key Players in the Options Market

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    1. Long Options vs. Short Options: Buyer vs. Seller 2. Key players in options market: Hedgers, speculators, and arbitrageurs

Session 9: Understanding Risk in Options

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    1. Maximum risk and reward 2. Probability of profit 3. Importance of position sizing

Session 10: Buying Calls & Puts

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    Long Calls & Long Puts

Session 11: Protective Puts

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    Protective Puts Strategy

Session 12: Covered Call

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    Covered Call Strategy: Generating Income