Options Trading & Derivatives Analysis
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Options Trading & Derivatives Analysis
This course is part of Derivatives Trading & Risk Management Specialization
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What you'll learn
Understand forwards, futures, swaps, and options in financial markets.
Analyze option pricing, payoffs, and market indicators like open interest.
Apply derivatives strategies for hedging, trading, and risk management.
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May 2026
35 assignments
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There are 7 modules in this course
Master derivatives and options trading strategies to analyze financial markets and manage risk effectively. Learn how forwards, futures, swaps, and options work, and how traders use them in real-world markets.
This course provides a structured introduction to derivative instruments and their applications in modern finance. You will explore forward contracts, futures, and swaps, understanding how these tools are used for hedging and speculation. You will then move into options markets, learning key concepts such as moneyness, intrinsic value, time value, and option pricing relationships. Practical examples will help you understand how option payoffs behave under different market conditions. As you progress, you will analyze market indicators such as open interest and option expiry behavior to interpret trading signals and market sentiment. The course also covers advanced options strategies including spreads, straddles, strangles, and protective hedging techniques used to manage volatility and risk. By the end of the course, you will be able to confidently analyze derivatives, interpret options markets, and apply structured trading and risk management strategies in real financial environments.
This module introduces the structure and purpose of derivative markets. Learners explore the fundamental concepts behind derivatives, forward contracts, and futures contracts, along with how these instruments are used for hedging and speculation. The module also explains how derivative positions are created, managed, and terminated.
What's included
8 videos5 assignments
8 videos•Total 74 minutes
- Derivative Market and Instruments•7 minutes
- Forward Contracts•8 minutes
- Derivative Market and Instruments - Swaps•12 minutes
- Forward Contract Positions•7 minutes
- Early Termination of Forwards•7 minutes
- Equity Forward Contract•10 minutes
- Forward Rate Agreement (FRA)•12 minutes
- Future Market and Contracts•12 minutes
5 assignments•Total 70 minutes
- Introduction to Derivatives Markets•10 minutes
- Understanding Swaps in Derivatives•10 minutes
- Managing Forward Contracts•10 minutes
- Interest Rate Agreements and Futures Introduction•10 minutes
- Foundations of Derivatives Markets•30 minutes
This module explores swap agreements as key derivative instruments used in financial risk management. Learners examine different types of swaps including currency swaps, equity swaps, and plain vanilla swaps, along with real-world examples illustrating how institutions use swaps to manage financial exposures.
What's included
8 videos5 assignments
8 videos•Total 67 minutes
- Margin Calculation•8 minutes
- Methods to Terminate Future Position•8 minutes
- Characteristics•7 minutes
- More Details on Swaps•8 minutes
- Currency Swap Example•10 minutes
- Plain Vanilla Swap•10 minutes
- Equity Swaps and Example•8 minutes
- Continue on Swaps - Equity Swaps•8 minutes
5 assignments•Total 70 minutes
- Futures Margining System•10 minutes
- Core Characteristics of Derivatives Contracts•10 minutes
- Currency Swap Mechanics•10 minutes
- Equity Swap Applications•10 minutes
- Futures Markets and Risk Mechanics•30 minutes
This module introduces options markets and the foundational concepts required to understand option contracts. Learners explore option types, strike prices, moneyness, and the roles of buyers and sellers in option trading. Practical examples demonstrate how option payoffs are generated.
What's included
8 videos5 assignments
8 videos•Total 65 minutes
- Option Markets and Contracts Option Basics•7 minutes
- Contracts Option Basics•7 minutes
- Option Markets - Moneyness and Example•12 minutes
- Put Option Example•11 minutes
- Interest Rate Options•6 minutes
- Caps and Floors•7 minutes
- Put Call Parity•7 minutes
- Synthetic Options•9 minutes
5 assignments•Total 70 minutes
- Introduction to Options Contracts•10 minutes
- Understanding Option Moneyness•10 minutes
- Interest Rate Options•10 minutes
- Option Pricing Relationships•10 minutes
- Foundations of Options Markets•30 minutes
This module focuses on the pricing relationships and risk management concepts involved in options trading. Learners examine put-call parity, synthetic option positions, and the principles used to manage risk exposure in options markets.
What's included
8 videos5 assignments
8 videos•Total 41 minutes
- Long Call and Short Call•8 minutes
- Risk Management of Options•7 minutes
- Details on Risk Management of Options•5 minutes
- Introduction to Course•1 minute
- Types of Derivatives•2 minutes
- Types of Option & Jargons•5 minutes
- Options definition•7 minutes
- Long Call•7 minutes
5 assignments•Total 70 minutes
- Basic Call Option Positions•10 minutes
- Advanced Risk Management Techniques•10 minutes
- Types of Derivatives and Options Terminology•10 minutes
- Options Market Fundamentals•10 minutes
- Option Positions and Risk Management•30 minutes
This module introduces the essential terminology and concepts used in practical options trading. Learners explore option types, intrinsic value, time value, and how these components influence option pricing and trading decisions.
What's included
8 videos5 assignments
8 videos•Total 58 minutes
- Short Call•6 minutes
- Long Put•7 minutes
- Short Put•6 minutes
- Biasness of Options•4 minutes
- Option ValueIntrinsic and Time Value•9 minutes
- Intrinsic and Time Value continued•10 minutes
- Option- Live example•7 minutes
- Option- Live example continued•8 minutes
5 assignments•Total 70 minutes
- Call Option Strategies•10 minutes
- Put Option Strategies•10 minutes
- Intrinsic and Time Value of Options•10 minutes
- Real Market Option Examples•10 minutes
- Core Option Positions and Pricing•30 minutes
This module examines important indicators used in options trading such as open interest and market behavior near option expiry. Learners analyze how traders interpret open interest patterns, expiry effects, and market signals to make informed trading decisions.
What's included
8 videos5 assignments
8 videos•Total 68 minutes
- Open Interest live real example•9 minutes
- Open Interest- graphs•9 minutes
- Open Interest Behavior•11 minutes
- Nifty Expiry example•8 minutes
- Understanding the example•8 minutes
- Understanding the time value for example•7 minutes
- Option Strategies•3 minutes
- Hedging Strategies•12 minutes
5 assignments•Total 70 minutes
- Understanding Open Interest•10 minutes
- Interpreting Open Interest Behavior•10 minutes
- Option Expiry Analysis•10 minutes
- Introduction to Option Strategies•10 minutes
- Market Indicators and Trading Insights•30 minutes
This module focuses on advanced option strategies used for hedging, speculation, and volatility trading. Learners explore spread strategies, protective positions, and volatility-based strategies such as straddles and strangles.
What's included
13 videos5 assignments
13 videos•Total 111 minutes
- Protective Put•11 minutes
- Spread Strategy•6 minutes
- Bull Call Strategy Pay-off•8 minutes
- Bull Put Spread•9 minutes
- Understanding Bear Put•9 minutes
- Bear Call Spread•8 minutes
- Long Call Butterfly•9 minutes
- Calculating the Payoff•9 minutes
- Long Put Butterfly•9 minutes
- Long Call Condor•7 minutes
- Long Straddle•9 minutes
- Short Straddle•9 minutes
- Long and Short Strangle•9 minutes
5 assignments•Total 70 minutes
- Protective and Spread Strategies•10 minutes
- Bullish Spread Strategies•10 minutes
- Bearish Spread Strategies•10 minutes
- Volatility and Complex Strategies•10 minutes
- Advanced Option Trading Strategies•30 minutes
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