Options Trading for Beginners (The ULTIMATE In-Depth Guide)
Options trading is a very difficult thing to learn as a beginner, as there are many moving parts and many concepts to learn simultaneously. In this video, my goal is to bring you from zero to hero in a few hours, even if you don't know anything about trading options.
We are going to explore the world of options through many examples and graphical illustrations, and explanations simplified as much as possible. My goal for this video is to provide you with an overview of the biggest options trading ideas and get you to a point where you understand the concepts intuitively, and not just things you've memorized.
In this video, we will advance through the following sections:
0:00 - Introduction
0:50 - Basic Option Characteristics (Expiration, Strike Price, Contract Multiplier)
3:31 - Call Option Introduction
4:47 - Basic Call Option Example (With a House)
10:13 - TSLA Call Option Example
15:43 - Do You Have to Exercise an Option to Make a Profit?
23:42 - What We've Learned About Call Options
27:19 - Losing Money Buying Calls
27:52 - ADBE Call Option Example
31:57 - Put Option Introduction
33:35 - IWM Put Option Example
40:47 - Losing Money Buying Puts
42:00 - NVDA Put Option Example
45:35 - Buying Puts vs. Shorting Stock
48:47 - Option Price Components (Intrinsic & Extrinsic Value)
53:27 - Extrinsic/Time Value Explained
58:50 - Extrinsic Value Comparison Using AAPL Options
1:05:21 - In-the-Money (ITM), Out-of-the-Money (OTM), At-the-Money (ATM)
1:07:13 - Introduction to Shorting Options
1:09:06 - IWM Short Call Option Example
1:14:00 - NFLX Short Call Example (Big Loss)
1:18:26 - Short Call Breakeven Price Explanation + Illustration
1:21:12 - Shorting Put Options Introduction
1:22:15 - ATVI Short Put Example
1:28:00 - Thoughts on Holding Short Options Through Expiration
1:30:12 - Implied Volatility Introduction
1:41:54 - Visualizing a Change in Implied Volatility
1:49:20 - More on Exercise & Assignment
1:53:04 - Expiration and Automatic Exercise/Assignment
1:54:44 - Why Options Are Rarely Exercised Before Expiration (Quick Example)
1:58:02 - Which Options to Trade? Consider Liquidity (Volume/Open Interest)
1:59:35 - Example Stocks/Products With Great Option Markets
2:01:49 - tastyworks Offer - Get a Free projectoption Course
2:02:45 - tastyworks Trading Platform Demonstration (Buying & Shorting Calls/Puts, Analyzing Volume/Open Interest, Trade Execution Best Practices, Bid/Ask Spread, Using Limit Orders)
I really hope you enjoyed this video and learned a ton. I put a lot of effort into this video and my goal is to clear up a lot of the confusion around options trading, particularly for beginner traders.
It's not a perfect video, and we didn't talk about everything, but we walked through the biggest options trading ideas. For additional information, please check out the videos linked below!
Feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions, or just want to say hello.
Options Trading for Beginners (PDF DOWNLOAD w/ Slides & Additional Info): www.dropbox.com/s/dzeq2gko4glrd5r/options_for_beginners.pdf?dl=0
@Chris Butler
=== RECOMMENDED VIDEOS/RESOURCES ===
Call Options 101: fistream.info/work/videot/nLaSgc6vdaexmGA
Put Options 101: fistream.info/work/videot/pbmJasOVpnKT12Q
Implied Volatility Explained: fistream.info/work/videot/fo6GgbvWYaTOq58
Vertical Spread Tutorials: fistream.info/main/PL33AZa4cv-o6r4wU-2pMzz_vjdvI94AYU.html
The Option Greeks: fistream.info/main/PL33AZa4cv-o7muM0tB8TSAJ4qsBU4cr6F.html
Why Options Are RARELY Exercised Before Expiration: fistream.info/work/videot/htSSrNLOdnfR0p8
How to Buy a Stock: fistream.info/work/videot/a9qMppK-n5PGyH0
How to Short a Stock: fistream.info/work/videot/m7iynavUeXO0qac
My More General Finance/Investing Channel: fistream.info/stream/QIPHXnm7ODW0HAdfCr1yDw.html
Options Trading For Beginners (PLAYLIST): fistream.info/main/PL33AZa4cv-o58ldr-5zSn4ROx4SZG7Jyo.html
tastyworks Tutorials (PLAYLIST): fistream.info/main/PL33AZa4cv-o56a2BO3jpK_PBUFe3FdvxP.html
=== TASTYWORKS Course Offer ===
Get one projectoption course for free when you open and fund your first tastyworks brokerage account with $2,000 or more: www.projectoption.com/free-options-trading-course/
Learn More About tastyworks: www.projectoption.com/tastyworks/
I didn't wake up one day and say "I need a 2 hour, 53 minute video on my channel." But that's what happened when it was all said and done. I have made two "options for beginners" videos over the past few years, but both of them missed the mark for many (and myself when I rewatch them). While a lot of people learned from them, there were many left more confused, as I spoke really fast and used obnoxious animations, and didn't use concrete examples to enforce concepts. My goal with this video was to take all of that feedback and create a video that was truly helpful for beginners, and who are serious about sitting down to learn. I really hope all of the explanations, examples, and graphical illustrations in this video help you finally understand some of the most confusing parts of options trading. And, I hope the brokerage platform demonstration at the end showed you how actually entering/exiting trades works. We didn't cover everything in this video, but I believe this video can help build a great foundation for the rest of your learnings in the options world. As always, feel free to leave me a comment if you have questions, and be sure to download the PDF counterpart of this video for studying! -Chris
GREAT VID!!!
Legend.
Someone who cares actually. They explain halfway most of the time but this guy right here actually selling gold you can decipher!!!
What software are you using in the video for viewing options?
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Gotta say this was an amazing (long) video to digest. Still having trouble totally getting the concept of shorting Selling Put Options. But I guess I can always rewatch that portion. I really appreciate how clear and thorough you are with your explanations and examples. It's by far the best intro and even I'd say a bit advanced video I've seen to date on Options Trading. And I've seen quite a few. I'm new to this and learned a ton from you. THANK YOU so much!
Thanks for the great VID!! It is still so scary but you made it understandable and relatable!
This was a fantastic video and you're ability to translate the knowledge is very impressive. I watched the entire video. I will probably watch it a few more times in the future. Thank you so much and all the best forward.
Definetly the best video about options on youtube, thank you very well done
I want this guy to explain everything I don’t know in life to me. I’ve watched like 5 videos on options. This one is better than all 5 together.
Good Video, did it in a week. Broke it down in 6 or 7 sessions. Learned very much. thank you for doing it!
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This video is teaching me so much, thank you! Subbed
Great video. Thanks.
great video! thanks for creating it!!
I have learned more from your video than from my entire bachelor's degree in finance. You are an amazing teacher. Thank you!
That video was outstanding. Easy to digest, thorough, smooth pace and the knowledge given was immeasurable. Thanks, Chris!
Thanks for the video, great job, I learned a lot from it!👍👍👍
Very helpful video I appreciate you posting this! And the PDF with the screenshots is a big help. You are a legend!
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I greatly appreciate your presentation. Best regards,
Thanks for your excellent work - very informative video.
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Great content, thank you!
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How do you sell your call options? open a different position or close the existing one?
Great video. I will need to refer back to it as I learn more for sure. Thanks Chris.
I was expecting GUH video on that options shorting part of the course lmao 😂😂
thank you for the video, i really appreciate your time and effort to make this tutorial. 👍
Thank you for your lovely clips, I had one question, I am new to options, in short call option (or short put option) what guarantee there is that write could do his/her commitments to contract? does brokers block some money of writers to expiration time? if yes, how can know how many money is needed for one contract that brokers blocked?
2 hours ..
The best course on options trading, period!
Thank you so much! This is an awesome video, I learned a great deal on options.
Should have used a ticker for this example instead of a house example
Thank you so much! Super helpful and easily explained!
Awesome video
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Can I start with $1000?
A guest on The Wall Street Journal Report spoke sometime last week about making over $431,000 in 4months with a capital of $100,000, which made me realize that as a beginner i have alot to learn, so please assist me with any pointers or tips that would help me make this much profit.
Wow, great house analogy! Thank you!
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21:45 but you would make more money using the call option to get the shares and selling them?? Because the difference ($25) times 100 is $2500 instead of 1240 from the call option??
oh wait I'm stupid because you bought the call option for $8000 so you would lose money if you went the "getting the stocks" way.
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Thanks Chris. I learned a lot.
How do y'all make this huge amount of profit, been losing a lot
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Mr Johnson is quite good, his strategy makes him stand out. I'm currently investing with him.
I've seen a lot of people testify about him, any means to reach him?
Thank you. I really appreciated the side by side comparisons.
Thanks a lot! Great work. Just starting to switch from CFD Trading to Options, this was exactly what I needed to double check i understood everything correctly! Thank U
Excellent content 👍
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Great video, I would like to see your strategies when you are doing options trading. And how it played on any stock.
thanks a lot for sharing. great work
let me get this right: if you buy a call or a put the most you can lose is what you put into the premium? so if the option is worthless and exercised you don't have to buy 100 stock at the strike price you bought it at?
In the tesla example where the option went up by 25, why wasn't the sale worth 2500?(25x 100 option multiplier). I'm really confused by this
You lost me with the house analogy.
So when u buy an option, the most you can lose is the price that was paid for the contract?
yes. options are way to often hedge your bets basically.
Thanks for your great video!
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thank you for your knowledge
Your video helped me immensely. Thanks for providing this video. Feedback: The video maybe could have been broken up into different videos rather than sitting through 1 - 3 hour long video.
Regardless you would have still been sitting down watching 3hrs of video if it was broken down .. 🤦🏽♂️
I'm 12 and found this video very helpful. Teasing, I'm 59 and found this video very helpful. It was long, but I watched every day on the treadmill. Thanks Chris!
I was GREAT
I have watched many videos and have even taken some trading classes this was by far the most understanding one for me I really think I got some valuable information to take out of the video thank you very much!
You're amazing for this. Thanks a lot.
Nice video. Explained it better then my college instructor lol
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Do you have a Greeks video?
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Do we have to already own minimum 100 shares of a stock to buy options?
No you can make alot of money with options and never buy a single stock (aside from the 100 you control with the option)
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Thank you so much!!
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I’m going to have to watch this video 10 times over
Why he repeats everything 20x
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Chris explained a trade he made on Tesla during this video. Initial call option and later added a put to create a spread. Is there a name for this? Any help would be appreciate it
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So u dont have to buy the shares if it hits you can sell the contract u dont have to pay 80 I
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What a gem of a video, and what great editing for those of us who hae knowledge and want to skip forward, he went back and repeated things for us!
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