Options Trading Essentials
Mike Akeroyd
Level
Intermediate & Advanced
Learn
On Demand
Access
90 days or till subscription
Language
English
About this Course
Ready to master options trading? This course has you covered, starting with the basics and how to make smart trades. You'll learn professional risk management techniques, including specific areas of options trading like choosing the right strike price, leveraging option delta, and understanding the risks of time decay. We'll also dive into advanced strategies like hedged and low-volatility options.
You will learn:
Key Takeaways
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Learn key risk management principles
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Choosing the right strike prices, leveraging option delta, and understanding time decay
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Implementing Option strategies, handling low market volatility, and more
Modules
6 Modules•27 mins content
This course is for
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Traders looking to advance their Options trading skills with more sophisticated strategies
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Investors seeking to diversify their portfolio and enhance their risk management techniques
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Individuals interested in gaining in-depth knowledge of Options trading and actively participating in the market
Meet your instructor
Meet your Mentor
Mike Akeroyd
VP - Product, Upstox
20+ years of experience
Mike has traded equities and options for over 20 years both as a retail and institutional trader. His professional experience includes 15 years in product management and data science working for companies like Amazon and Disney. Prior to this, he ran an institutionally backed quantitative equity and derivatives fund along with a former Goldman Sachs options trader. Mike also spent 5 years as an active-duty army officer where he led a tank platoon during the invasion of Iraq. He has an MBA from the University of North Carolina and BS in Economics and Computer Science from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.