OptionsEDU™ DEMO ONLY
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Beginner Level
Chapter 1
It All Begins with a Handshake
Call & Put Options
Size Matters - Contract Size
Currency Pairs
Long and Short Position
Chapter 2
FX Options Expire
European and American Style Options
Bid and Ask Prices
FX Call and Put Contract Specifications
In the Money, At the Money or Out of the Money
Intrinsic and Time Value
Payoffs and Cash Settlements
Chapter 3
FX option profits and returns
Risk
Naked versus covered or hedged short option positions
Margin trading leverages potential gains— and losses
When you trade on margin
Margin requirements for FX options vary
Level Review
Intermediate Level
Chapter 1
Multi-leg bullish and bearish strategies overview
Spreads
Credit spreads and debit spreads
Vertical call spreads
Vertical bull call spread
Vertical bear call spread
Vertical put spreads
Vertical bear put spread
Vertical bull put spread
Chapter 2
Spreads (cont)
Calendar spreads
Market-neutral call calendar spreads
Bullish call calendar spreads
Market-neutral put calendar spreads
Bearish put calendar spreads
Market-neutral butterfly call spread
Market-neutral butterfly put spread
Bullish butterfly call spread
Bearish butterfly put spread
Chapter 3
Beyond Spreads: Straddles and Strangles
Straddle
Strangle
Going short versus going long in spreads, straddles and strangles
Types of orders
Market orders
Stop orders
Limit orders
Order type durations for GTC, EOD and GTW,
Contingent orders
OCO: One cancels the other.
Level Review
Advanced Level
Agenda
Option values and risk management
The Greeks
Delta
Gamma
Theta
VegaRisk Management
What Is Hedging?
How Do Investors Hedge?
Advanced techniques
Level Review
Strategies for Spot Traders
Using Long Options as Protection
Using Short Options as Limit Orders
Using Short Options as Stop Orders
Using Options to ”Collar” a Spot Trade
Advanced Options Strategies
Bearish Options Trading Strategies
Buy Put
Sell Call
Bear Spread
Bear Diagonal Spread
Put Hedge
Bullish Options Trading Strategies
Buy Call
Sell Put
Bull Spread
Bull Diagonal Spread
Neutral Options Trading Strategies
Sell Straddle
Sell Strangle
Long Butterfly
Calendar Spread
Covered Call
Volatile Options Trading Strategies
Buy Straddle
Buy Strangle
Short Butterfly
Option Value Simulator (tool)
Option Calculator (tool)
Glossary
Resources