Get acquainted with the basic fundamentals, strategy and vocabulary of our options markets, providing a solid base of knowledge that will prepare you to tackle these opportunities.

Discover how options on futures can help you mitigate downside risk and diversify your portfolio across major asset classes such as interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agriculture and metals.

What Will You Learn in this course?

  • Basics of Options and Call Options
  • Understand the basic parameters of how Options work
  • Understand the differences between trading Stocks and Options
  • In-the-Money, At-The-Money and Out-of-The-Money Options
  • What is Intrinsic value, Extrinsic Value and Time value
  • Differences between Buyers and Sellers of Options
  • Risk and Reward profile of Buyers and Sellers
  • Profit & Loss and Risk Graphs of different Options
  • Understand how Options are structured in financial markets

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction to Options

    • Introduction to Options

    • Understanding Option Contract Details

    • Options Underlying - Options on Futures

    • Exercise Price / Strike Price

    • Options Expiration Date (Options Expiry)

    • Call Options - Long/Short

    • Put Options - Long/Short

    • Understanding AM/PM Expirations

    • Options Exercise and Assignment

    • European vs American Options

    • Calculating Options Moneyness and Intrinsic Value

    • Calculating Profit and Loss at Options Expiration

    • Understanding Option Theoretical Pricing

    • Options Volatility

    • Options on Futures vs. ETFs
  • 2

    Option Greeks

    • Option Delta

    • Option Gamma

    • Option Theta

    • Options Vega

    • Option Premium and Greeks
  • 3

    Options Quiz

    • Options Quiz
  • 4

    Important Topics

    • Implied Volatility in 3D

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Trading Institute is a professional training institute set up with an objective to bridge the skills gap between academia and theindustry by offering industry relevant training and certifications andempowering young and dynamic individuals with skills required topursue careers in the areas of capital markets and financialservices. Our mission is to equip aspiring financial markets learnerswith the right education and training they need to pursue a careerwith leading financial institutions or become an independent or aprofessional trader and a sound investor.