The ONLY Options Trading Course You Need [3.5 Hour Masterclass]

This complete options trading course for beginners teaches you how to trade options professionally — from beginner basics like calls, puts, and the Greeks to advanced concepts like implied volatility, variance risk premium, and live trade execution. Learn options trading from the ground up: from calls, puts, Greeks, and pricing to volatility, expected value, delta hedging, and live trade execution. 🚀 Follow Along Step-by-Step + Test Your Knowledge With Free Quizzes 👉 https://oquants.com/101?utm_campaign=... ==== Reading List ==== Options Focused Option Volatility & Pricing — Sheldon Natenberg https://amzn.to/49e7cCh Option Trading — Euan Sinclair https://amzn.to/4dyiimO Volatility Trading — Euan Sinclair https://amzn.to/4nEKWr9 Trading Volatility — Colin Bennett https://amzn.to/3PC1lzZ Retail Options Trading — Euan Sinclair & Andrew Mack https://amzn.to/4uoSaSI Positional Option Trading — Euan Sinclair https://amzn.to/4dkOI5s Other Predictably Irrational — Dan Ariely https://amzn.to/43qyZvD Signal and the Noise — Nate Silver https://amzn.to/3RcvZjY Statistical Sports Models — Andrew Mack https://amzn.to/4a0mGKd How Not to Be Wrong — Jordan Ellenberg https://amzn.to/4dTnkvw As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. ==== Summary ==== A complete framework for trading options professionally, built around volatility, expected value, & edge rather than directional guessing. Options Basics Calls, puts, payoffs, intrinsic vs. extrinsic value Reading the option chain, American vs. European, assignment, margin Black-Scholes-Merton The Greeks Structures Key risks Volatility Implied vs. Realized Volatility & the Variance Risk Premium RV estimators The volatility surface Delta hedging Market Efficiency & Edge Efficient Market Hypothesis Expected Value Risk premia & Inefficiencies Real Trading Account metrics Live trade analysis on IBIT & GME: short straddles vs. iron condors Position sizing, walking orders, exit conditions Whether you are new to options or sharpening an existing volatility framework, this course covers the full pipeline from theory to execution. ==== Chapters ==== 00:00 Introduction to course Options 01:38 What is an Option? 03:02 Calls vs. Puts 10:37 Intrinsic value 12:15 Extrinsic value 14:35 Reading an option chain 18:24 Leveraged bet 20:13 Insurance 21:56 Exercise styles 23:34 Contract specifications 24:43 Corporate actions 28:23 Opening/closing trades 29:07 Exercise/assignment 33:13 Margin 34:08 Options are volatility 39:20 Volatility as synthetic time 40:18 Two types of volatility 41:48 Black-Scholes 52:12 The Greeks 55:44 Delta 58:24 Gamma 1:03:41 Theta 1:07:08 Vega 1:10:00 Rho 1:11:50 Greeks summary 1:15:41 Option structures 1:16:48 Calls 1:18:24 Puts 1:19:42 Straddles 1:21:31 Strangles 1:22:53 Debit spreads 1:24:20 Credit spreads 1:24:56 Iron butterfly 1:25:58 Infinite combinations 1:26:38 Put-call parity & synthetics 1:29:58 Option-specific risks 1:30:23 Pin risk 1:31:41 Early exercise risk 1:34:47 Liquidity risk 1:36:01 Gap risk 1:37:23 Borrow cost risk Volatility 1:38:32 Introduction 1:39:19 Implied vs. Realized volatility 1:39:43 Root time 1:41:38 Defining the two volatilities 1:44:17 Variance risk premium (VRP) 1:46:03 Measuring RV 1:49:19 RV is an estimate 1:53:45 Common RV estimators 1:56:33 Annualizing volatility 1:58:13 Measurement vs. Edge 1:58:40 Importance of forecasting 2:02:29 Volatility characteristics 2:07:42 Volatility surface 2:09:17 Skew 2:13:28 Term structure 2:15:28 Forward volatility 2:18:06 Delta hedging 2:20:45 Practical hedging methods 2:25:22 Not hedging; directional bets 2:26:16 Static vs. Dynamic hedging Market Efficiency & Edge 2:28:03 Introduction 2:29:21 Market efficiency 2:31:58 Forms of market efficiency 2:34:12 The realities of professional trading 2:35:21 What is trading, fundamentally? 2:36:28 Adverse selection 2:37:23 Edge 2:38:24 Imperative of quantification & data 2:39:06 Navigating liquidity 2:41:58 Expected value 2:43:26 Risk management is not an edge 2:45:53 Dynamic nature of edge 2:47:35 Risk premia vs. Inefficiencies 2:53:22 Insurance analogy 2:54:38 Exploiting inefficiencies 2:57:08 Characteristics of inefficiencies 2:57:46 Building a trading business Real Trading 2:59:45 Introduction 3:00:23 Margin 3:04:00 VRP predictive features 3:05:32 Real position analysis & execution ==== Disclaimer ==== ⚠️ This channel is intended solely for research and educational purposes. It does not constitute financial advice. The content reflects personal opinions and is not a recommendation or solicitation to buy, sell, or hold any securities. Any examples, performance results, or trade references are hypothetical, simulated, or unverified, and should not be relied upon for investment decisions. Always conduct your own due diligence or consult a licensed financial professional before making any investment. ⚠️ ==== Tags ==== #optionstradingcourse #optionstrading #optionselling