The Complete Options Course: Calls, Puts, Long, Short & More (Udemy.com)

Everyone needs to understand options – including investors, entrepreneurs, CEOs and CFOs because it affects all of our lives and can make us a fortune or help to protect us from losing everything. In this course I will teach you from scratch EVERYTHING you need to know about options. I will also provide you with many comprehensive Excel spreadsheets so that you can thoroughly enjoy, understand & practice investing in options from scratch.

I have used options a lot in my career having worked at hedge fund giant Citadel, Goldman Sachs, in the venture capital sector and as a student when I did my MBA in Finance from Columbia University where I (humbly) got the top grade in my class in my options course. I love teaching based on my real life practical experience and I make options easy and so much fun to learn in this comprehensive course! 

There are 3 Primary Sections in this Course:

1. *Introduction to Options

2. *Valuation and Analysis of Options

3. *35 Option Strategies 

* Many Excel exercises are included in all 3 primary sections of the course. There is also an optional section that teaches you how I made all the Excel Spreadsheets from scratch (without using any code or macros).

Here are More Details on the Course Outline (When you see the letter "B" at the beginning of the topics below, it refers to the lectures and exercises that I recommend those on the Beginner Track take. The Letter "G" at the beginning of the topics below, refers to the lectures and exercises that I recommend those on the Genius Track take. The Letter "A" at the beginning of the topics below, refers to the lectures and exercises that I recommend those on the All Lessons and Exercises Track Track take):

Section 1: Course Introduction & How to Take this Course:

• How to Take the Course and How to Access the Many Excel Exercises

  
  

• Section 1.1 Option and Stock Volatility, the Vix and More:

  • [B/G/A] Lecture 1.1: The Bigger Picture: Option Volatility & the Vix

  • [B/G/A] Exercise 1.1: The Bigger Picture: Option Volatility & the Vix

  • [B/G/A] Quiz 1.1: The Bigger Picture: Option Volatility & the Vix

    
    

• [Optional Section] 1.2: Going Long and Short, Stocks, ETFs, Commodities & More:

  • [A] Introduction to Going Long and Going Short Stocks, ETFs, Commodities & More

  • [A] Lecture 1.2.1: Going Long and Going Short Stocks, ETFs, Commodities & More

  • [A] Exercise 1.2.1: Going Long a Stock (Also Called a Owning a Stock)

  • [A] Exercise 1.2.2: Going Short a Stock

  • [A] Exercise 1.2.3: Going Long a Country Based ETF

  • [A] Exercise 1.2.4: Going Short a Country Based ETF

  • [A] Exercise 1.2.5: Going Long a Sector Based ETF

  • [A] Exercise 1.2.6: Going Short a Sector Based ETF

  • [A] Exercise 1.2.7: Going Long a Commodity Based ETF

  • [A] Exercise 1.2.8 Going Short a Commodity Based ETF

  • [A] Quiz 1.2: Going Long and Going Short Stocks, ETFs, Commodities & More

    
    

• Section 1.3: The Basics of How Options Work (Tickers, Calls, Puts & More):

  • [B/A] Introduction to The Basics of How Options Work (Tickers, Calls, Puts & More)

  • [B/A] Lecture 1.3.1: Calls are Easy to Learn if We Compare them to Insurance

  • [B/A] Lecture 1.3.2: Option Leverage & Strike Prices and a BIG Surprise : )

  • [B/A] Lecture 1.3.3: Exercising Call Options for the Long Owner of a Call

  • [B/A] Lecture 1.3.4: Introduction to Greek Formulas

  • [B/A] Lecture 1.3.5: Intro. to Option Writing & Buying Our First Call Option

  • [B/A] Lecture 1.3.6: Selling and Exercising Our First Long Call Option

  • [B/A] Lecture 1.3.7: Writing (Shorting) Our First Call Option and Assignment Risk

  • [B/A] Lecture 1.3.8: Buying (Meaning Going Long) Our First Put Option

  • [B/A] Lecture 1.3.9: Selling and Exercising Our First Long Put Option

  • [B/A] Lecture 1.3.10: Writing (Shorting) Our First Put Option and Assignment Risk

  • [B/A] Lecture 1.3.11: How to Read Option Tickers

  • [B/A] Exercise 1.3.1: How to Read Option Tickers

  • [B/A] Exercise 1.3.2: How Do We Value a Call (Plus Volatility & Dividends)?

  • [B/A] Exercise 1.3.3: How Much Can We Make or Lose When We’re Long a Call Option?

  • [B/A] Exercise 1.3.4: Comparing Profits & Losses for Owning a Stock Vs. a Call

  • [B/A] Exercise 1.3.5: What is a Put Option and How Do We Value a Put Option?

  • [B/A] Exercise 1.3.6: How Much Can We Make or Lose When Buying a Put Option?

  • [B/A] Exercise 1.3.7: Comparing Profits & Losses for Short Stock Vs. Long a Put

  • [B/A] Exercise 1.3.8: What’s a Short Call & How Do We Value a Short Call?

  • [B/A] Exercise 1.3.9: How Much Can We Make or Lose When Shorting a Call Option?

  • [B/A] Exercise 1.3.10: What’s a Short Put & How Do We Value a Short Put?

  • [B/A] Exercise 1.3.11: How Much Can We Make or Lose When Shorting a Put Option?

  • [B/A] Quiz 1.3: The Basics of How Options Work (Tickers, Calls, Puts & More)

  • [A] Optional Side Note: Opening an Options Account and Using Options Software

  • Section 1.4: Pricing a Long or Short Call or Put

• Section 1.4: Pricing a Long or Short Call or Put

  • [B/A] Introduction to Pricing a Long or Short Call or Put:

  • [B/A] Lecture 1.4.1: Understanding Historical Versus Implied Volatility

  • [B/A] Lecture 1.4.2: Understanding Open Interest and Volume

  • [B/A] Lecture 1.4.3: Options Best Practices

  • [B/A] Exercise 1.4.1: Detailed Analysis of Pricing a Long Call Option

  • [B/A] Exercise 1.4.2: Detailed Analysis of Pricing a Long Put Option

  • [B/A] Exercise 1.4.3: Detailed Analysis of Pricing a Short Call Option

  • [B/A] Exercise 1.4.4: Detailed Analysis of Pricing a Short Put Option

  • [B/A] Exercise 1.4.5: Your Automated Option Strategy 1 Page Print/PDF Report

  • [B/A] Quiz 1.4: Pricing a Long or Short Call or Put

  • [A] Optional Side Note: What Are Futures (Another Derivative Product)?

  
  

Section 2.0: Valuation and Analysis of Options:

• [B/G/A] Intro to Section 2 & How to Download the Option Dashboard for Section 2