Options Trading Basics
This course will teach you the options trading basics. Learn why people trade them, the rules, components, and how to get started
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What You'll Learn About Options Trading Basics
- Learn the positives and negatives of trading options
- How to buy shares of stocks and options contracts
- How the bid and ask spread works when trading
- Learn how calls and puts work
- How options strike prices work
- How at the money strike prices work
- How in the money strike prices work
- How out of the money strike prices work
- How to read an options chain
- How intrinsic value works when trading options
- How extrinsic value works when trading options
- How open interest works on an options chain
- How implied volatility works with options contracts
- Learn the differences of margin and cash accounts
Requirements
- Get access by registering for a free Bullish Bears account
- A desire to learn options trading basics
- An understanding that options trading is risky and hard
- Passionate about wanting to learn how to trade options
- Commitment to completing this course
Description
This course is designed to teach you the options basics. In this course, you’ll learn what options trading is, options trading requirements, calls, and puts, strike prices, intrinsic and extrinsic value, implied volatility, margin vs cash accounts, and how to trade basic options strategies. You’ll also learn about the benefits of trading large-cap stocks without large capital requirements and how to capitalize in bullish, bearish, and sideways markets.
What else?
- You will have access to this course without expiration!
- This course will be updated with new content.
- You will be able to gain access to our member courses.
- You will also get an EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT CODE to join our community when you finish the course!
Who this course is for
- If you want a beginners course to learning the options trading basics
- If you are serious about furthering your options trading education
- If you are looking for a 100% winning options trading strategy, this course isn’t for you
- If you are committed to completing this course and furthering your trading knowledge
Options Trading Basics Content
Learn the Positives and Negatives of Trading Options
How to Buy Shares of a Stock and an Options Contract
How the Bid and Ask Spread Works When Trading
Learn What Calls and Puts Are and How They Make up the Core of Options Contracts
How Options Strike Prices Work
How At the Money Strike Prices Work
In the Money
How Out of the Money Strike Prices Work
How to Read an Options Chain With All the Major Components
How Intrinsic Value Works When Trading Options
How Extrinsic Value Works When Trading Options
How Implied Volatility Works With Options Contracts
How Open Interest Works on an Options Chain
Learn the Positives and Negatives of Margin and Cash Accounts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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- Learn the options basics
- Take a course on how to trade options
- Read books on options
- Discipline yourself to learn
- Open a brokerage account
- Determine which options to buy or sell
- Pick a trading strategy
- Choose your strike price
- Practice in an options trading simulator
- Track your results in a journal
- Options give the buyer the right but not the obligation to buy or sell
- Options Contracts. The equivalent of 100 shares
- Expiration. All options contracts have an expiration date
- Calls. Basic bullish strategy
- Puts. Basic bearish strategy
- Open interest. The number of open contracts
- Strikes: ATM, ITM, and OTM strikes to purchase
- Intrinsic Value. The in-the-money portion of an options contract
- Extrinsic Value. The out-of-the-money portion of the options contract
- Greeks. Significant components that makeup contracts
There are several types of options strategies but the 4 most common are buying calls, selling calls, buying puts, and selling puts. Vertical spreads make up the umbrella of credit and debit spreads. Debit spreads are a buying strategy that involves buying and selling a combination of a call and put. Credit spreads are a selling strategy that involves selling and buying a combination of a call and put.
Options are a good trading strategy for beginners. They allow you to trade large companies without having to invest a lot of capital. You can trade bullish, bearish, or range-bound markets without the restrictions of needing a specialty shorting broker. This is a popular strategy for growing a small account.

Options Trading Basics
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