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Options 101

Calls, puts, and the strategies long-term investors use around positions they already own — plus the ones to avoid entirely.

12 lessons3h 46m3 modules

What the course covers

Module 1What an option actually is3 lessons · 0h 54m

Mechanics first. Strategies are meaningless without them.

  • 1Calls, puts, and the obligation you take onFree preview20m
  • 2Strike, expiry, premium18m
  • 3Why most options expire worthless16m
Module 2Strategies a long-term investor might use4 lessons · 1h 24m

The small number that make sense around positions you already own.

  • 1Covered calls and what they truly cost you24m
  • 2Cash-secured puts as an entry method22m
  • 3Protective puts and the price of insurance21m
  • 4Assignment and what happens next17m
Module 3What to avoid5 lessons · 1h 28m

The strategies that look like income and behave like leverage.

  • 1Naked options and unbounded loss19m
  • 2Short-dated speculation16m
  • 3Why complexity is not sophistication18m
  • 4Tax and record-keeping consequences20m
  • 5Deciding whether to use options at all15m
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