The Newbie’s Guide To Options Trading

If you are new to options trading and would like to learn the fundamentals of options trading that help you to grow your capital exponentially (with managed risk), then this article will be useful to you.

I have compiled all the knowledge that you need in this page so that you can learn them progressively or come back to refer to them, should you be confused in your trading journey.

Episode 1: Intro To Options
Why Options Trading Is Not As Scary As You Think

Episode 2: What Is A PUT Option?
How does PUT Option Works?

Episode 3: What Is A CALL Option?
Understanding How CALL Option Works

Episode 4: What Is Wheel Strategy?
How Does The WHEEL Strategy Works?

Episode 5: What Is A LEAPS Option?
How Does LEAPS Works?

Episode 6: What Is Implied Volatility (IV)?
What Is Implied Volatility (IV)?

Episode 7: Covered CALL Vs. Cash Secured PUT
Why Are CALL and PUT Options Commonly Known As Covered CALL and Cash Secured PUT?

Episode 8: ITM, OTM, ATM
What Is In-The-Money (ITM), At-The-Money (ATM) And Out(of)-The-Money (OTM)?

Episode 9: Which Trading Platform To Choose?
Which Platform Do I Use For Options Trading?

Episode 10: Getting Started On Options Using Interactive Brokers Platform
How To Buy Options on Interactive Brokers (Step-By-Step)

Episode 11: Video Tutorials For Newbie Traders
Watch These Videos To Learn Options Trading

Episode 12: App I Use To Monitoring Share Price
Apps I Use to Monitor Share Price

Episode 13: Comparing 2 Options Strategies
[Option Strategy] LEAPS Vs. WHEEL

Episode 14: How To Close An Options Contract Before Expiration?
4 Reasons To Close An Options Contract And How To Do It

Episode 15: What Delta Values Do I Use?
What Delta Value Do I Use For My Trades?

Episode 16: My Secret Weapons For Options Trading
My Secret Weapons For Options Trading: I Watch These YouTube Financial Channels Every Day

Episode 17: The Risk of Buying LEAPS
The Risks Of LEAPS Options Trading & How I Mitigate Them

Episode 18: What Is My LEAPS Growth Formula & How I Use It To Pick My LEAPS
What Is My LEAPS Growth Formula | Read This Before Buying LEAPS

Episode 19: Why You Should Not Hold Your LEAPS Till Expiration
Why Holding LEAPS Option Till Expiration Is A Bad Idea

Episode 20: Can I Trade Options With A Small Account?
Can I Do Options Trading With A Small Account?

Episode 21: The Modified Wheel Strategy
Modified Wheel Strategy

Episode 22: Risk Of Trading With Margins
Understanding The Risk Of Margins, Selling Naked CALL & PUTS

Episode 23: 3 Reasons To Sell LEAPS
3 Reasons To Sell My LEAPS

Episode 24: How I Trade In A Bear Market
How I Do Earn Even When The Stock Market Is Bearish?

Episode 25: Rolling PUT Contract To Earn More Premium When Share Price Increases
Why I Choose To Roll My PUT Option Contract When Share Price Rises

Episode 26: Rolling CALL Contract To Earn More Premium When Share Price Drops
Why I Choose To Roll My CALL Option Contract When Share Price Falls

Episode 27: Facebook Group Options Trading Communities
Facebook Groups That You Can Join To Learn & Discuss Options Trading Strategies

Episode 28: Trading Strategies For Different Market Conditions
How Not To Lose Money In Trading? | My Trading Strategies For Bullish, Bearish And Volatile Market

Episode 29: How Options Trading Can Provide A Sideline Income
How Options Trading Can Help You Earn A Sideline Income | Written In Layman Term For Beginners

Episode 30: How To Generate Higher Returns From Low IV Stocks
I Discovered A Way To Generate Higher Returns From Selling Covered CALL For Low IV Stocks Like Apple

Episode 31: Why Selling Covered CALL Is The Best Strategy In Market Downturn
Q&A: Your Covered CALL Contracts Are Generating Good Returns But Your Shares Are Losing Money!

Episode 32: How Options Trading Can Complement Investing
4 Ways How Options Trading Can Complement Your Investment Portfolio

Episode 33: The Truth About Options Trading That Newbies Should Know
The Truth About Options Trading That The Gurus Never Told You | What Newbie Options Trader Must Know Before Getting Started

Episode 34: The Newbie’s Guide To Vertical Spreads
Vertical Spreads Options Strategies Explained For Newbies | A Simple Way To Understand And Remember Vertical Spreads

Episode 35: How Does Bear CALL Spread Work?
How Does Bear CALL Spread Work? | CALL Credit Spread Explained For Newbies (Part 1 of 4)

Episode 36: How Does Bull PUT Spread Work?
How Does Bull PUT Spread Work? | PUT Credit Spread Explained For Newbies (Part 2 of 4)

Episode 37: How Does Bear PUT Spread Work?
How Does Bear PUT Spread Work? | PUT Debit Spread Explained For Newbies (Part 3 of 4)

Episode 38: How Does Bull CALL Spread Work?
How Does Bull CALL Spread Work? | CALL Debit Spread Explained For Newbies (Part 4 of 4)

Episode 39: What To Do When One Leg Of Vertical Spread Gets Assigned Early Before Expiration
What To Do (& Not To Do) When One Leg Of Vertical Spread Gets Assigned

Episode 40: How To Possibly Not Lose Money In Options Trading
How You Can Possibly Not Lose Money In Options Trading? | How To Trade Options Safely For Passive Income

Episode 41: How I Use My Margins Account Safely?
How I Use My Margins Account To Earn Extra Income (Safely)? | How My Margins Account Help In My Selling PUT Strategy?

Episode 42: My High Win-Rate Options Strategy For 2023
My Options Trading Strategy For 2023 | Introducing SOP Options Trading Strategy

Episode 43: The Risk Of Selling Covered CALL Options
How A Wrong Move In Options Trading Stopped Me From Taking $66k Profit | Disadvantages (Risks) Of Selling Covered CALL Options

Episode 44: Review Of My Options Strategies Since 2021
Which Options Trading Strategy Works The Best For Me? (Review of Wheel, LEAPS & Vertical Spreads)

Episode 45: What is Early Assignment Risk In Options Trading and How To Mitigate?
What Is Early Assignment Risk In Options Trading? Who Is Affected & How To Mitigate It?

Episode 46: Can Options Trading Provide A Sustainable Sideline Monthly Income?
Options Trading For Passive Income: Truth Or Myth?

Episode 47: What To Do When You Get A Margin Call?
I Was Margin Called & Got Liquidated For Owing My Brokerage USD1.44M | What To Do When You Get Margin Call | How To Prevent Liquidation

Episode 48: What To Do If You Get A Liquidation Warning?
Getting Liquidation Warning | Why I am Getting Liquidation Warning & What You Can Do If You Get Liquidation Warning

Episode 49: How To Fix Broken Covered CALL or Naked Options Gone Wrong?
I Found A Way To Fix My Broken Covered CALL & Naked CALL Positions, While Releasing Stuck Shares, Unrealised Profits, Without Hurting Liquidity

Episode 50: My New Options Strategy for 2024 | Buying ITM CALL Spread
Trying Out A New Options Strategy | If Nvidia Closes Above USD820 On 26 April 24, I Earn USD3.2k

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