Investopedia Academy – Advanced Options Trading

What will I learn?

• Discover trading opportunities through evaluating liquidity, market climate and directional trends
• Plan and implement spreads, strangles, straddles, risk-reversal combinations, vertical calls, call backspreads, and protective collar combinations
• Leverage probabilities through the lens of time decay and Delta
• Construct trading hypothesis based on trends to determine which strategy is best to maximize opportunity and increase returns
• Apply technical, fundamental, and sentiment analysis to your options trading.

This course is for: intermediate to advanced options traders who already have a sound understanding of puts, calls, and basic options strategies.

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Financial AssistanceStudents and U.S. military may be eligible for reduced pricing. See this page for details about how to apply.

Course Curriculum

Introduction to Options Strategies

• Introduction to Options Strategies
• Review of Spreads and Combinations
• About Spreads
• Review of Debit and Credit Spreads
• Probability: Time Decay & Delta
• Review of Probability
• How Options are Used in the Industry
• Institutional Options Knowledge Check
• Self-Reflection

How to Improve Your Edge in Options Trading

• How to Improve Your Edge in Options Trading
• Types of Analysis to Use Towards Options Trading
• Continuation on Types of Analysis to Use Towards Options Trading
• IAI and VIX

Finding Opportunities in Options Trading

• Finding Opportunities in Options Trading
• Liquidity
• Climate of Options
• Climate: What to Identify
• Directional Market Trends

Vertical Call Debit Spread (Bullish)

• Theoretics of Vertical Call Bullish Debit Spread
• Application of Vertical Call Bullish Debit Spread (Examples)
• Vertical Bullish Call Spread Follow Along Workbook Exercise
• Chart Tips
• Vertical Call Bullish Debit Spread Flashcards
• Vertical Bullish Call Spread Your Turn Workbook Exercise
• Self-Reflection Guide

Vertical Call Credit Spread (Bearish)

• Theoretics of Vertical Call Bearish Credit Spread
• Application of Vertical Call Bearish Credit Spread (Examples)
• Vertical Bearish Call Spread Follow Along Workbook Exercise
• Chart Tips
• Vertical Call Bearish Credit Spread Flashcards
• Vertical Bearish Call Spread Your Turn Workbook Exercise
• Self-Reflection Guide

Risk Reversal Combination

• Theoretics of Risk Reversal
• Application of Risk Reversal (Examples)
• Risk Reversal Follow Along Workbook Exercise
• Chart Tips
• Risk Reversal Combination Flashcards
• Risk Reversal Your Turn Workbook Exercise
• Self-Reflection Guide

Long Straddle Combination

• Theoretics of Long Straddle
• Application of Long Straddle (Examples)
• Chart Tips
• Long Straddle Combination Flashcards
• Long Straddle Follow Along Workbook Exercise
• Self-Reflection Guide
• Long Straddle Your Turn Workbook Exercise

Long Strangle Combination

• Theoretics of Long Strangle
• Long Strangle Your Turn Workbook Exercise
• Application of Long Strangle (Examples)
• Chart Tips
• Long Strangle Combination Flashcards
• Long Strangle Follow Along Workbook Exercise
• Self-Reflection Guide

Call Backspread

• Theoretics of Call Backspread
• Call Backspread Your Turn Workbook Exercise
• Application of Call Backspread (Examples)
• Chart Tips
• Call Backspread Flashcards
• Call Backspread Follow Along Workbook Exercise
• Self-Reflection Guide

Protective Collar Combination

• Theoretics of Protective Collar
• Application of Protective Collar (Examples)
• Chart Tips
• Call Backspread Flashcards
• Protective Collar Follow Along Workbook Exercise
• Protective Collar Your Turn Workbook Exercise
• Self-Reflection Guide