Learn Options Trading Basics
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What you'll learn
Explain call and put option strategies, payoff structures, and breakeven calculations.
Apply options strategies such as straddles, strangles, and butterfly spreads in different markets.
Analyze market conditions, volatility, and risk-reward profiles to select suitable strategies.
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June 2026
7 assignments
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There are 2 modules in this course
Master options trading strategies for beginners with practical payoff analysis, risk-reward concepts, and market applications.
Learn calls, puts, straddles, strangles, butterfly spreads, breakeven points, and volatility-based strategy selection. This course provides a structured introduction to options trading for learners who want to understand derivatives in a simple and practical way. You will learn how long and short calls and puts work, how option premiums affect trades, and how payoff graphs help explain risk and reward. The course also covers bullish, bearish, and volatility-based strategies, including straddles, strangles, and butterfly spreads. You will learn how different strategies respond to price movement, market outlook, and volatility changes. By the end of this course, you will be able to analyze basic and multi-leg options strategies, interpret payoff outcomes, understand breakeven points, and choose suitable strategies with greater confidence. This course is ideal for beginner traders, retail investors, finance students, and anyone looking to build practical options trading knowledge.
Learn the core principles of options trading by exploring long and short call and put strategies, including risk, reward, premium concepts, and volatility-based straddle strategies.
What's included
7 videos6 assignments
7 videos•Total 71 minutes
- Trading Option - Long Call•14 minutes
- Trading Option - Short Call•9 minutes
- Trading Option - Long Put•9 minutes
- Trading Option - Short Put•8 minutes
- Option Strategies - Long Straddle•15 minutes
- Option Strategies - Short Straddle•9 minutes
- Option Strategies - Short Straddle Graph•7 minutes
6 assignments•Total 80 minutes
- Foundations of Options Trading•30 minutes
- Understanding Basic Call Strategies•10 minutes
- Mastering Basic Put Strategies•10 minutes
- Exploring Straddle Strategies•10 minutes
- Profiting with Strangle Strategies•10 minutes
- Building Butterfly Strategies•10 minutes
Develop practical knowledge of advanced options trading strategies including strangles and butterfly spreads while analyzing volatility, payoff structures, and defined-risk trading approaches.
What's included
5 videos1 assignment
5 videos•Total 59 minutes
- Option Strategies - Long Strangle•15 minutes
- Option Strategies - Short Strangle•12 minutes
- Option Strategies - Long Call Butterfly•19 minutes
- Meaning Of Short Call Butterfly Strategy•6 minutes
- Short Call Butterfly•7 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Advanced Multi-Leg Option Strategies•30 minutes
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