Option Trading for Beginners

Overview

Tired of watching your money go nowhere, or worse, disappear? You’re in the right place. Welcome to the Option Trading for Beginners program! You’re not alone in feeling frustrated with traditional investment advice. We were there too. Just six years ago, my wife and I were handing over a hefty $2,500 every single month to a broker , only to watch our portfolio consistently shrink. No proactive moves, no hedging – just losses, month after month. It felt like the worst financial nightmare.

Enough was enough. We pulled the plug, liquidated everything, and suddenly found ourselves with a big pile of cash and absolutely zero clue how to navigate the world of options trading. Sound familiar? So, like any resourceful person would, we dove headfirst into the YouTube rabbit hole, only to be bombarded by “gurus” promising Lamborghinis and private jets within weeks. Thankfully, a healthy dose of skepticism kept us from falling for those empty promises.

Our journey from frustrated investors to consistently profitable option traders wasn’t overnight, but it was real. And now, we’re here to guide you on that same path. You chose this program, and we’re committed to making it the best decision you could have made. Our goal is simple: to equip you with the knowledge and strategies to become a consistently profitable trader, without the hype and unrealistic expectations. Let’s get started!

Curriculum

26 Sections
26 Lessons
Lifetime

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Introduction
This introduction to an options trading program for beginners outlines the course's goal to help students become comfortable executing option trades (starting with paper trading within 25 days).
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- 1.1
  Introduction and Promise
  15 Minutes
Day 1
Bears and Bulls are terms used to describe market trends and the general mood of investors.
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- 2.1
  Day 1 – Bulls, Bears, and Market Movers
  13 Minutes
Day 2 - Pulse of the market
Understanding the Pulse of the Market - An Overview of the Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and S&P 500
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- 3.1
  Day 2 – What are the Nasdaq, Dow and S&P
Day 3 - Stocks vs Options
Why do traders use options?
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- 4.1
  Day 3 – Differentiating between trading traditional stocks and options
  49 Minutes
Day 4 - Buying and Option
Exploring what it means to buy an option
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- 5.1
  Day 4 – What it means to buy an option
Day 5 - The Greeks
Understanding the Greeks is vital for any options trader
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- 6.1
  Day 5 – Demystifying the options Greeks
Day 6 - Identifying highly liquid stocks
A critical skill for any options trader: Identifying highly liquid stocks with options liquidity and predictable patterns.
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- 7.1
  Day 6 – Identifying highly liquid stocks
  25 Minutes
Day 7 - Make Money Trading
A step back to provide a broader perspective by exploring different trading strategies, positioning options trading within this larger landscape.
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- 8.1
  Day 7 – Different Ways to Make Money Trading
Day 8 - How leverage works
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- 9.1
  Day 8 – Options trading leverage
  10 Minutes
Day 9 - Buying long calls
We'll begin by thoroughly understanding buying long calls. This strategy involves purchasing a call option contract
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- 10.1
  Day 9 – Buying a Long Call
  21 Minutes
Day 10 - Buying a Put
This strategy involves purchasing a put option contract. You would typically use this when you have a bearish outlook on the underlying asset – meaning you expect its price to decrease.
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- 11.1
  Day 10 – Buying a Put
  19 Minutes
Day 11 - Selling a Put Option
Focuses specifically on the strategy of selling a put option, also commonly referred to as a short put or, when managed with sufficient capital, a cash-secured put. This lesson will provide a deep dive into this particular option selling strategy.
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- 12.1
  Day 11 – Selling a Put option
Day 12 - Selling a Call Option
Delves into the strategies of selling call options (also known as writing calls). It's absolutely crucial to understand the WARNING associated with these strategies: They are NOT risk-defined strategies, meaning your potential losses are not capped at a specific amount.
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- 13.1
  Day 12 – Selling a call option
  19 Minutes
Day 13 - Bull Call Spread (Debit Vertical)
Introduces our first defined-risk option vertical strategy: the Bull Call Spread
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- 14.1
  Day 13 – Bull Call Spread (Debit Vertical)
Day 14 - Bear Put Spread (Debit Vertical)
This is a bearish strategy, meaning it's designed to profit when you expect the price of the underlying asset to go down.
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- 15.1
  Day 14 – Bear Put Spread (Debit Vertical)
  18 Minutes
Day 15 - Bear Call Spread (Credit Vertical)
Day 15 introduces the concept of Credit Verticals, focusing on a strategy designed to generate income primarily through time decay: the Bear Call Spread.
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- 16.1
  Day 15 – Bear Call Spread (Credit Vertical)
  25 Minutes
Day 16 - Bull Put Spread (Credit Vertical)
Day 16 continues our exploration of Credit Verticals, focusing on another income-generating strategy that benefits from time decay: the Bull Put Spread.
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- 17.1
  Day 16 – Bull Put Spread (Credit Vertical)
  29 Minutes
Day 17 - The King of Neutral Strategies
Day 17 introduces a popular and powerful defined-risk strategy often referred to as the King of Neutral Strategies: the Iron Condor.
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- 18.1
  Day 17 – Iron Condor
  34 Minutes
Day 18 - Useful tools and resources
A list of tools we recommend. Tools that we use for our trading
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- 19.1
  Day 18 – Useful tools and resources
  30 Minutes
Day 19 - Technical Analysis
Supply and demand zones. Trend lines. Technical indicators etc
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- 20.1
  Day 19 – Technical Analysis
Day 20 - Rolling a trade
Learn about rolling a trade and when to use it.
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- 21.1
  Day 20 – Rolling a Trade
Day 21 - How much capital is needed for options trading
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- 22.1
  Day 21 – Realistic Revenue Outlook
Day 22 - Scaling your revenue in option trading
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- 23.1
  Day 22 – Scaling Your Revenue
Day 23 - Opening a broker account for Oprion Trading
Opening a trading account and which broker may be best for you.
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- 24.1
  Day 23 – Opening a trading account
Day 24 - Trader Mindset
Introduction to trader psychology and the importance of mindset.
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- 25.1
  Day 24 – The Trader Mindset
Day 25 - Access to 2x 1 hour group coaching session
2x 1 hour group coaching session
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- 26.1
  Schedule to coaching

Instructor

Ricardo Collison

Ricardo is a mindset mentor known for his authentic, results-oriented approach. He connects with genuine empathy, empowering individuals to unlock their full potential and realize the capabilities already within them.
Ricardo's life story is a powerful illustration of overcoming adversity. Rising from abject poverty, his journey through diverse cultures and into global leadership was shaped by the consistent application of the mindshift principles he now teaches – proven techniques that led him to the successful and fulfilling life he enjoys today.
Drawing on over three decades of experience spanning five countries and three continents, Ricardo's methods are forged in real-world transformation. The mindshift techniques that created the life he and his family enjoy are the same powerful tools he offers to help you create yours.

Requirements

Willingness to dedicate consistent time daily (or regularly) for learning and practicing the concepts and strategies.
Reliable internet access and a computer or device capable of running trading and analysis platforms.
Basic understanding of financial concepts and the stock market is helpful but not strictly mandatory, as fundamental concepts appear to be covered

Features

Structured Daily Lessons: The course is broken down into digestible daily modules
Focus on Fundamentals: Covers essential background knowledge including market indexes, comparing stocks vs. options, and understanding the Greeks.
Emphasis on Defined-Risk Strategies: Introduces beginner-friendly strategies like Bull Call Spreads, Bear Put Spreads, Bull Put Spreads, Bear Call Spreads, and Iron Condors, where maximum potential loss is known upfront.
Income Generation Focus: Explores strategies specifically designed to generate income through premium collection and leveraging time decay (e.g., Credit Spreads).
Practical Application: Includes guidance on identifying suitable stocks (liquidity) and introduces helpful trading and analysis tools.
Progressive Learning: Builds knowledge step-by-step, moving from basic concepts to specific strategies.
Two x 1hr group coaching session included once the course has been complete

Target audiences

Complete beginners with little to no prior experience in options trading.
Individuals who are new to investing or trading and are exploring options as a potential path.
Investors frustrated with traditional investment performance or fees and looking to take control of their finances.
People seeking alternative ways to generate income or grow wealth.
Learners who prefer a structured, step-by-step approach to understanding complex topics.
Those seeking a realistic introduction to options trading, wary of "get rich quick" schemes.

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$395.00$149.00

Course Features

Lectures 26
Quiz 0
Duration Lifetime access
Skill level All levels
Language English
Students 11
Assessments Yes

Featured Review

This course was really quite surprising, as it made me think about options in a completely different way - probabilities. Also the way the profit/loss and breakeven points were explained was different from other explanations, I have read and I found it a much more useful way to understand each. I'm looking forward to taking the next courses.

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