Options Trading for Beginners - The Ultimate In-Depth Guide

Dive into a comprehensive 2-hour 54-minute video tutorial on options trading for beginners. Learn essential concepts such as basic option characteristics, call and put options, intrinsic and extrinsic value, implied volatility, and shorting options. Explore real-world examples using stocks like TSLA, ADBE, IWM, and NVDA to understand profit and loss scenarios. Gain insights into option pricing, exercise and assignment processes, and the importance of liquidity in option markets. Conclude with a demonstration of the tastyworks trading platform, covering practical aspects of executing trades and analyzing market data. Perfect for those looking to build a solid foundation in options trading, even with no prior knowledge.

- Introduction.
- Basic Option Characteristics (Expiration, Strike Price, Contract Multiplier).
- Call Option Introduction.
- Basic Call Option Example (With a House).
- TSLA Call Option Example.
- Do You Have to Exercise an Option to Make a Profit?.
- What We've Learned About Call Options.
- Losing Money Buying Calls.
- ADBE Call Option Example.
- Put Option Introduction.
- IWM Put Option Example.
- Losing Money Buying Puts.
- NVDA Put Option Example.
- Buying Puts vs. Shorting Stock.
- Option Price Components (Intrinsic & Extrinsic Value).
- Extrinsic/Time Value Explained.
- Extrinsic Value Comparison Using AAPL Options.
- In-the-Money (ITM), Out-of-the-Money (OTM), At-the-Money (ATM).
- Introduction to Shorting Options.
- IWM Short Call Option Example.
- NFLX Short Call Example (Big Loss).
- Short Call Breakeven Price Explanation + Illustration.
- Shorting Put Options Introduction.
- ATVI Short Put Example.
- Thoughts on Holding Short Options Through Expiration.
- Implied Volatility Introduction.
- Visualizing a Change in Implied Volatility.
- More on Exercise & Assignment.
- Expiration and Automatic Exercise/Assignment.
- Why Options Are Rarely Exercised Before Expiration (Quick Example).
- Which Options to Trade? Consider Liquidity (Volume/Open Interest).
- Example Stocks/Products With Great Option Markets.
- tastyworks Offer - Get a Free projectoption Course.
- tastyworks Trading Platform Demonstration (Buying & Shorting Calls/Puts, Analyzing Volume/Open Interest, Trade Execution Best Practices, Bid/Ask Spread, Using Limit Orders).