Course Summary
Options Pricing & Volatility
Without a doubt we get our "edge" as options traders by mastering options pricing and volatility. Specifically the fact that long-term implied volatility always overstates the expected market move; thus options are always overpriced long-term. This module includes lessons on mastering implied volatility and premium pricing for specific strategies. We'll also look at IV relativeness and percentiles which help you determine the best strategy to use for each and every possible market setup.
Course Outline
12 Video Lessons
Course Objectives
What You'll Learn:
- Finding option prices and mastering implied volatility's impact on our trading edge.
- Option probability basics including OTM, ITM and Prob. of Touch.
- Historical volatility and the over-expectation of implied volatility long-term.
- Fatal option pricing errors when trading credit spreads.
Course Intructor
Kirk Du Plessis
Founder & CEO at Option Alpha. Former Mergers and Acquisitions Investment Banking Analyst for Deutsche Bank in New York, REIT Analyst for BB&T Capital Markets in Washington D.C., and consultant for multiple funds, family offices, and financial advisors. He’s been featured in dozens of publications including Barron's, Smart Money, Forbes, Nasdaq, and MarketWatch.
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