Options Trading for Beginners (The ULTIMATE In-Depth Guide)

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Options trading is a very difficult thing to learn as a beginner because there are many moving parts and many concepts to learn simultaneously. In this video, my goal is to take you from zero to hero in a few hours, even if you know nothing about options trading.

We will explore the world of options through numerous examples and graphic illustrations, and explanations simplified as much as possible. My goal for this video is to provide you with an overview of the biggest options trading ideas and get you to a point where you understand the concepts intuitively and not just the things you have memorized.

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In this video, we will advance through the following sections:

0h00 – Presentation
0:50 – Basic options characteristics (expiration, strike price, contract multiplier)
3:31 p.m. – Introduction to purchase options
4:47 – Example of a basic purchase option (with a house)
10:13 – Example of TSLA call option
15:43 – Should you exercise an option to make a profit?
11:42 p.m. – What we learned about call options
27:19 – Losing money buying calls
27:52 – ADBE Call Option Example
31:57 – Introduction to put options
33:35 – IWM put option example
40:47 – Losing money buying puts
42:00 – NVDA Put Option Example
45:35 – Buying Puts or Shorting Stocks
48:47 – Components of the option price (intrinsic and extrinsic value)
53:27 – Extrinsic/temporal value explained
58:50 – Comparing extrinsic values using AAPL options
1:05:21 – In-the-Money (ITM), Out-of-the-Money (OTM), At-the-Money (ATM)
1:07:13 – Introduction to Short Selling Options
1:09:06 – IWM Short Call Option Example
1:14:00 – NFLX Short Call Example (Big Loss)
1:18:26 – Short Call Equilibrium Price Explained + Illustration
1:21:12 – Introduction to Short Selling Options
1:22:15 – ATVI Short Selling Example
1:28:00 – Thoughts on holding short options until expiration
1:30:12 – Introduction to implied volatility
1:41:54 – Visualizing a change in implied volatility
1:49:20 – Learn more about exercises and homework
1:53:04 – Exhalation and automatic exercise/assignment
1:54:44 – Why options are rarely exercised before expiration (quick example)
1:58:02 – Which options to trade? Consider liquidity (volume/open interest)
1:59:35 – Examples of stocks/products with excellent options markets
2:01:49 – tastyworks (now tastytrade) offer – Get a free project option course
2:02:45 – Demo of the tastyworks (now tasty) trading platform (call/put buys and shorts, volume/open interest analysis, trade execution best practices, bid/ask spread, usage limit orders)

I really hope you enjoyed this video and learned a lot. I put a lot of effort into this video and my goal is to clear up a lot of the confusion around options trading, especially for beginning traders.

This isn't a perfect video and we haven't talked about everything, but we have gone over the biggest options trading ideas. For more information, please check out the videos linked below!

Please leave a comment if you have any questions or just want to say hello.

Options Trading for Beginners (PDF DOWNLOAD – No Email): https://www.dropbox.com/s/dzeq2gko4glrd5r/options_for_beginners.pdf?dl=0

=== RECOMMENDED VIDEOS/RESOURCES ===

Options trading for beginners (2024 updated version): https://youtu.be/0GSB5YZx9ZE

Options Trading for Beginners (Written): https://www.projectfinance.com/options-trading-explained/

Call Options 101: https://youtu.be/fUZHmJAvN30

Selling Options 101: https://youtu.be/oXQ1b0rA0r4

Implied volatility explained: https://youtu.be/H-NHZq-skFo

Vertical spreads (the ultimate guide): https://youtu.be/mwttDWfDQ9c

The Greeks option: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL33AZa4cv-o7muM0tB8TSAJ4qsBU4cr6F

Why options are RARELY exercised before expiration: https://youtu.be/PsZsqiBFnmo

How to buy a stock: https://youtu.be/5yTm1YkbccM