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Schaeffer's Options Education


Ready to start learning about options? You've come to the right place. Here at Schaeffer's Investment Research, we have over three decades of experience trading equity options.

Whether you're looking to bone up on basic option concepts or explore an advanced spread strategy, we're here for you. Our Education section is constantly being updated with new material, so be sure to check back with us regularly for the latest options news and information.

Options Basics

Getting Started with Options
What Are Stock Options?
What Is a Call Option?
What Is a Put Option?
Uses of Stock Options
Advantages of Stock Options
Mini Options
Weekly Options

Key Option Concepts
Leverage
Understanding Volatility
Understanding Option Pricing
Open Interest and Volume
Option Greeks
Dividends, Stock Splits, and Other Option Contract Adjustments

Options Trading Mechanics
Entering an Option Trade
Exiting an Option Trade
Options Expiration, Assignment, and Exercise
Automatic Exercise
Rolling Options Out, Up, and Down
Money Management

Basic Options Vocabulary
Basic Option Terms
The Greeks

Options Strategies

Bullish Options Strategies
Long Call Options
Long Call Spread
Call Ratio Spread
Short Put
Short Put Spread
Synthetic Long

Bearish Options Strategies
Long Put Options
Long Put Spread
Put Ratio Spread
Short Call
Short Call Spread
Synthetic Short

Volatility Options Strategies
Long Straddle
Long Strangle
Call Ratio Backspread
Put Ratio Backspread

Sideways Options Strategies
Short Straddle
Short Strangle
Long Call Calendar Spread
Long Put Calendar Spread
Iron Butterfly
Iron Condor

Hedging Options Strategies
Protective Put
Protective Call
Covered Call
Collar
Pairs Trade

Volatility Basics

What Is Volatility?
Historical Volatility
Implied Volatility

Volatility and Options
Impact of Implied Volatility on Options
Volatility Crush
VIX Options

Volatility Indexes and ETNs
VIX and VXO
Volatility ETNs

Volatility Strategies
Straddle
Strangle

Expectational Analysis

Introduction to Expectational Analysis

Technical Analysis
Chart Support and Resistance
Moving Averages
Gaps
Oscillators
Relative Strength
Retracement and Fibonacci Levels
Trends vs. Trading Range
Options-Related Support and Resistance

Fundamental Analysis
Buybacks and Stock Splits
Earnings Surprises and Earnings History
Management Changes and New CEOs
Interest Rates and Fed Moves

Sentiment Analysis
Option Volume and Put/Call Volume Ratios
Short Interest
Analyst Rankings
Open Interest Configuration
Sentiment Surveys
Cover Stories
Mutual Fund Flows
New Highs and New Lows

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