Start Here · The Basics
Never touched options before? Start here and build a foundation that makes every strategy easier.
Four short lessons cover the absolute basics: how stock prices actually form, what an option contract is, how probability of profit works, and how to run a safe first income trade. By the end you'll understand enough to know what you're looking at on any options chain and whether a given trade fits your situation.
Lessons in this series
- 01
What is an option?
The four moving parts every option has, plus calls vs. puts.
- 02
Covered calls, explained
Get paid monthly for stock you already own.
- 03
How markets price stocks
The auction, the bid-ask, and why price is just the last trade.
- 04
Probability of profit, explained
POP, probability of ITM, and why high-POP can still lose money.
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