Options Made Simple

Options Made Simple

Course Overview

This comprehensive beginner-friendly course introduces you to the world of options trading with clarity and real-world relevance. Starting from the very basics, you’ll learn how options work, why they’re used, and how they differ from regular stock trading. Through visual examples, simple analogies, and clear breakdowns of strategies like hedging, speculation, and income generation, you’ll build the confidence to understand and evaluate options in the real market.

Instructors

Bader AlRoudan

Financial Markets Analyst

Bader is a fundamental and technical analyst at CFI, specializing in forecasting future price movements across various markets. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a focus on Finance and is a holder of the prestigious Level 2 CISI certification.

What You Will Learn

The difference between stocks and options
What calls and puts are, and how they work
Why traders buy and sell options (hedging, speculation, income)
Key terms: strike price, expiration, premium, breakeven
How to read an option chain
The Greeks

Introduction to the Course

In this course, beginners will learn what options are, how they work, and why they’re used. The course starts with the basics of stocks vs options, then dives into call and put contracts, who buys vs sells them, and the key terms every trader needs to understand. You’ll also learn how to read an option chain and what affects option prices.

Module 1:The Idea Behind Options

This module introduces the foundational concepts needed to understand options. Learners will explore what derivatives are, how they connect to underlying assets, why traders use them, and the different types such as futures, swaps, forwards, and options.

Module 2: Why People Trade Options

In this module, we explain the four main reasons traders use options: hedging, speculation, income generation, and leverage. Learners will see why options are popular across different market conditions and how each purpose affects risk and reward.

Module 3: Option Pricing Factors

This module explains the main factors that influence option prices, including the movement of the underlying asset, time decay, volatility, interest rates, dividends, and major market events.

Module 4: Option Risks & Greeks

This module explains the key option Greeks—Delta, Theta, Vega, and Gamma. Each Greek measures a different type of risk: price sensitivity, time decay, volatility impact, and how fast Delta changes. Understanding these risks helps traders manage their positions more effectively.

Module 5: How to Start Using Options

In this module, it teaches beginners how to read an options chain and apply options in real trading. It covers symbols, expiration, strike price, bid/ask, option types, and how to place actual option orders.

Level

Beginner

Amount

6 Modules

23 Lessons

Duration

94 min

Language

English

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