Options provide investors and traders with an abundance of strategy alternatives than simply going long the market. However, using options effectively requires that you learn to think in a new way. Join PHLX’s Options Industry Council instructor Joe Frey as he introduces you to options strategies that allow you to participate in a sharp market move with limited risk, to take advantage of time decay in slow moving markets, how options pricing is affected by the underlying stock, and finally how to trade options with realistic expectations. An essential primer for all option traders of all levels.

With stocks, traders have just two main alternatives – buy or sell. But trading options offers investors so many strategic choices that it’s the fastest growing area on the investment horizon.

Now, this fast moving presentation from respected Options Industry Council instructor Joseph Frey provides a comprehensive overview of options trading — from basic concepts to sophisti (more…)

The popular “The Options Course” author presents his proven techniques in a viewer-friendly, 90 min. video workshop that shows how to expand profit opportunities and manage risk with options. George makes spreading strategies understandable and easy to implement. His thorough coverage includes an overview of equity options. Using the basic bull call spread as his focus, Fontanills features simple strategies for structuring debit and credit spreads, the best market conditions for each, and how to achieve your trade goals by adjusting strike-price levels. Plus … – Why the lowest-priced option isn’t always the cheapest – How “in-the-money” spreads can be safer, even if they cost more – Making time-value decay your ally, instead of your enemy – Understanding how volatility patterns impact your trading selection

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