Investopedia Academy – Options for Beginners

Course DescriptionYou’ll learn to:

• Improve flexibility in your portfolio by adding options
• Approach Calls as down-payments, and Puts as insurance
• Interpret expiration dates, and distinguish intrinsic value from time value
• Calculate breakevens and risk management

This course includes:

• Over 5 hours of on-demand video, exercises, and interactive content.
• A free Excel spreadsheet that helps you calculate the value of your options over an inputted time and value.

This course is for: intermediate and experienced traders, and a brokerage account is a prerequisite. It simplifies options buying and selling and—above all—shows you how to “wait for the slow pitch.”

Course Curriculum