Beginner Track
Building a solid foundation and understanding of how options really work is critical to your long-term success and ability to trade consistently.
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Introduction to Beginner Course
11:19
What is an Options Contract?
14:49
Stock Trading vs. Options Trading
11:44
Options Contract Specifics
5:47
Call vs. Put Options Basics
17:00
Buying Options vs. Selling Options
18:57
Option Profit & Loss Diagrams
16:34
Reading an Options Pricing Table
19:04
Option Moneyness (ITM, OTM, & ATM)
13:26
Options Pricing & the "Greeks"
31:32
Options Expiration & Assignment
17:45
What's Our "Edge" Trading Options?
41:44
Single vs. Multi-Leg Options Strategies
20:44
Technical Analysis Indicators & SIGNALS
17:07
Small Account Options Strategies
20:59
How to Generate Consistent Income Trading Options
37:00
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Beginner Track
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Buying Options vs. Selling Options

Buying options and selling options have different profit and risk potential based on the rights and obligations of the two parties involved.
Buying Options vs. Selling Options
Kirk Du Plessis
Apr 19, 2021

The difference between buying options and selling options comes down to simply understanding your rights and obligations that you transfer to the other party in the contract with Calls and Puts.

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Option Profit & Loss Diagrams
Option profit and loss diagrams are visual aids that illustrate where options strategies will make or lose money at expiration based on the underlying asset’s price. Profit and loss diagrams diagrams help to explain all potential outcomes of a strategy including break-even points, maximum loss, and maximum gain.

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