Option Combination Strategies - Online

This module will show you some intricate strategies that allow investors to speculate on the direction of prices or volatility, or to hedge exposures, by combining several options together, or by combining an option with an underlying security. These combination strategies fall into three main categories: spread positions, portfolio management strategies, and volatility plays.

This course replicates the content from lesson 3 of Options - Online

This is an asynchronous eLearning course that can be accessed 24/7 from any internet enabled computer. Subscription period for this course is 90 days.


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Students will be able to:
  • Recognize ways that spreads can be used as combination strategies.
  • Identify traits of specific portfolio management strategies.
  • Identify how different kinds of volatility plays make money.
Derivative instruments - Online or equivalent knowledge
"I am very excited the way this class is starting out. This online class exemplifies what online classwork should be."
  • Forwards & Futures - Online
  • Risk Management Using Derivatives - Online
  • Swaps - Online
  • Credit Derivatives - Online
  • Options Markets I
  • Option Combination Strategies
    Topics covered include:
    • Horizontal and vertical spreads: bull and bear spreads
    • Portfolio strategies: protective puts and writing covered calls
    • Volatility plays: straddles and strangles
    Duration: 1 hour

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