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Option Basics

Chapter - 1
Lessons in Options Trading
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7 min read

Options can be intimidating. Most people wonder where to even begin. This is where.

Chapter - 2
Types of Options
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7 min read

Now that we have broken the ice, let's look at the types of Options.

Chapter - 3
All About Call Options
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6 min read

This chapter will shed light on what are call options and when to buy or sell them

Chapter - 4
All About Strike Price
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6 min read

What is a strike price, how to fix a strike, and why it is important to fix a strike price in trading? Read on to know the answer to these questions and more.

Chapter - 5
Open Interests
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6 min read

Open interest is an important indicator that traders track. In this chapter, we look at Open Interest meaning, and how what it indicates.

Chapter - 6
Option Expiry – Importance of Duration and Rollovers
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4 min read

Wouldn't it be wonderful if Options lasted forever? But they don't. They expire. Read on to all about option expiry.

Chapter - 7
Buying options vs Selling options
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6 min read

We have previously talked about both buying and selling Options. Let's now dive deeper into the two sides of the trade.

Chapter - 8
Call option payoff diagrams
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5 min read

Trading in Options is a zero-sum game. Let's understand how much you can earn (or lose) buying and selling Call Options.

Chapter - 9
All About Put Options
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6 min read

Now that we are familiar with Call Options, it's time to meet Puts. Read on.

Chapter - 10
Put payoff diagram
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4 min read

As Billy Gibbons said - I Gotta get paid. But how much? Let's find out.

Chapter - 11
All About Option Moneyness
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6 min read

Moneyness tells us about the intrinsic value of an option's premium in the market. Read on to know more.

Chapter - 12
The intrinsic and extrinsic value of options
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6 min read

An option's premium comprises of intrinsic value and extrinsic value. Let's discuss what they are and the difference between them.

Chapter - 13
All About Volatility
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6 min read

Cognizance of volatility allows investors to better understand why option prices behave in specific ways. Read on to know more.

Chapter - 14
Option Greeks and theoretical prices of options
हिन्दी
5 min read

To become a master trader in Options, we must not shy away from Option Greeks. Let's find out what they are and why they are so important.

Chapter - 15
All About Option Greek-Delta
हिन्दी
5 min read

This chapter dives deeper into the first Options Greek - Delta. Read on to know how you can use it in your trading.

Chapter - 16
All About Option Gamma
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6 min read

Gamma is an Options Greek that helps us evaluate how Delta will change when the underlying moves. Read more here.

Chapter - 17
All About Theta in Options
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4 min read

Have you wondered why Options lose value as they near expiry? Theta is the culprit. Let's talk about it.

Chapter - 18
All About Vega in Options
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3 min read

Vega measures an option's sensitivity to implied volatility. Read on to know more.

Chapter - 19
Relationship between option Greeks
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6 min read

Now that we have looked at each Greek. Let's decode the relationship between them. This is the one chapter you may want to refer to over and over again.

Chapter - 20
Using Greek calculators
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4 min read

Options Greeks can be difficult to calculate manually. We understand this and have created a calculator to make your life easy. Let us take you through each of these calculators in this chapter.

Chapter - 21
All About Max Pain
हिन्दी
6 min read

No, we are not talking about the video game here. Max Pain is an interesting trading concept which helps us evaluate the price at which option buyers would lose the most money. Read on to know more.

Chapter - 22
All About Put Call Ratio
हिन्दी
4 min read

Also known as PCR, the Put Call Ratio is a popular Options indicator that helps us evaluate the market's overall sentiment.

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