Welcome to Advanced Options Strategies

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The final course in the Stock Options Trader Path. Study calendar and diagonal spreads, ratio spreads, protective collars and volatility-driven positioning, with a strong emphasis on risk graphs and scenario planning.

What you will be able to do

Construct calendar and diagonal spreads
Understand ratio spread risk
Use collars to protect concentrated positions
Position around implied volatility

Calendars, diagonals, ratio spreads and volatility-based strategies.

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Course progress

0 of 27 lessons · 6h 19m

Certificate: Counts toward path
Course length: 6h 19m

Lessons

1. Introduction
- Welcome to Advanced Options Strategies17m
- Course Roadmap and Completion Requirements12m
- How to Get the Most from This Course12m
2. Core Principles
- Options Contracts: Strike, Expiration and Premium17m
- Calls and Puts12m
- Intrinsic and Extrinsic Value17m
- Implied Volatility and Time Decay12m
- Knowledge Check7m
3. Position Structure
- Long vs Short Options17m
- Covered Calls12m
- Cash-Secured Puts17m
- Defined-Risk Spreads12m
4. Financial Analysis
- Reading an Option Chain17m
- The Greeks: Delta, Gamma, Theta and Vega12m
- Calculating Break-Even and Return on Capital17m
- Annualizing Returns Honestly12m
5. Risk Management
- Sizing Options Positions17m
- Assignment and Early Exercise12m
- Earnings, Events and Gap Risk17m
- When Not to Trade12m
6. Real-World Examples
- Example: Selling a Covered Call17m
- Example: Assignment on a Cash-Secured Put12m
- Example: Rolling a Position17m
7. Case Study
- Case Study: One Year of Covered Calls19m
- Debrief: Income vs Opportunity Cost12m
8. Final Assessment
- Final Assessment7m
- Applied Assignment15m

Instructor

Victor NguyenOptions Strategist, 20 Years in Derivatives