Start from Zero
Beginner Options Trading Course
Learn options trading from zero with 20 free lessons. What options are, calls, puts, the Greeks, and your first trade — all in plain English. No signup, no fees.
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What Are Options?
Understand what an options contract is, how it works, and why traders use them.
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How Options Contracts Work
The mechanics of an options contract — size, expiration, and obligation.
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Call Options Explained
Everything you need to know about call options and the right to buy.
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Put Options Explained
Everything you need to know about put options and the right to sell.
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Buying vs Selling Options
The fundamental difference between being a buyer and a seller.
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Strike Price Explained
How to pick a strike price and what it means for your trade.
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Expiration Dates — How to Choose
Weekly, monthly, and LEAPS expirations and when to use each.
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Option Premium — What You're Paying For
What makes up the price of an option and why it changes.
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In the Money, At the Money, Out of the Money
How moneyness works and why it affects everything.
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How to Read an Option Chain
Break down a real option chain — strikes, bids, asks, volume, and open interest.
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Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Value
The two components that make up every option's price.
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Delta — Your Option's Direction
How delta measures your option's sensitivity to stock price movement.
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Theta — Time Decay
How options lose value every day and what that means for your trades.
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Gamma and Vega — The Other Greeks
Two more Greeks that affect your positions in important ways.
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How Option Prices Move
What actually drives option prices up and down day to day.
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Implied Volatility for Beginners
What IV is, why it matters, and how to read it.
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Your First Options Trade — Step by Step
A complete walkthrough from picking a stock to closing the position.
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How to Close an Options Position
Sell to close, buy to close, and when to let options expire.
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Paper Trading — Practice Risk-Free
How to practice trading without risking real money.
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Common Beginner Mistakes
The most expensive mistakes new options traders make — and how to avoid them.