Stock options are rapidly gaining in popularity. Why? People who study options realize that they do not need to be risky or complicated. And the benefits they add to your portfolio are astonishing! This course starts with a basic options primer and then shows how you can use options to leverage your purchasing power, produce a steady, low-risk income stream and even protect your portfolio from losses. 

All investors must consider adding stock options to their investing toolkit. This course shows you how to do so with confidence.

Target Return from this Portfolio Segment: 20%+

Below are the Forward from the course and the Table of Contents. Below the Forward are a list of some of the types of Web Resources referenced in the course.

Stock options are one of the most misunderstood and under-utilized investing vehicles available to individual investors today. They are too often seen as investments for speculators only. And the truth is that they can be very risky for individuals who are not familiar with how they work. For those who take the time to study options, however, they can be a valuable addition to even the most conservative investor’s portfolio.

The purpose of this course is to provide you with a basic knowledge of stock options. In the lessons that follow we will show you what options are, how they are traded and how they can be used for a variety of investing purposes. We also point you to some of the best resources on the Web that can support your options trading activities.

Options Are Not Necessarily Risky

As a graduate of this course you will understand that options do not need to be extremely risky investments. Options can be used to generate steady income streams with low risk. Options can be used to protect your portfolio against losses. Options can enable you to control large amounts of stock for relatively little money. In this course you will see that options can be among the most conservative and effective investments available to you.

It is not the goal of the NAOI to try to convince you to trade options. How could we? We don’t know your unique investing goals, financial situation, risk tolerance and willingness to become involved in the investing process. Our goal is to give you the knowledge, structure and resources to decide if options trading is a capability that fits your investing profile. If so, this course will enable you to approach options trading with confidence.

Understand, Then Decide

So, prepare to enter the fascinating world of Stock Options. The lessons before you are not difficult to understand but they will require your attention and a dedication of your time to complete. As a course graduate you will have the power of Stock Options at your fingertips. How, or if, you use this power will be completely up to you.

Table of Contents

Forward

Part I: An Introduction to Stock Options

Lesson 1 - What Are Stock Options? An Introduction 

Lesson 2 - A Stock Options Primer 

Lesson 3 - Accessing and Understanding Options Pricing Information 

Lesson 4 - Understanding LEAPs: Long-Term Options 

Part II: Trading Stock Options

Lesson 5 - Trading Options Online: An Overview 

Lesson 6 - Finding and Evaluating an Options Broker 

Part III: Stock Option Strategies for the Average Investor

Lesson 7 - Simple Call Strategies 

Lesson 8 - Simple Put Strategies 

Lesson 9 - Simple Combination Strategies 

Part IV: Options Pricing Theory and Getting Help

Lesson 10 - Options Pricing Theory: Beneath the Surface 

Lesson 11 - Resources for Enhancing Your Options Trading Activities 

Part V: Implementing Your Options Trading Strategy

Lesson 12 - Allocating Money To Your Options Portfolio Segment 

Lesson 13 - Planning Your Strategy and Getting Started 

Course Summary

Your Graduation Reward !