Modules

Short, plain-English lessons on options and risk, grouped into modules. No jargon unless we explain it first. New lessons get added over time, and this list will grow.

1

Options Basics

4 lessons published

What an option actually is, why some traders buy and others sell, how time decay works, and what happens if a contract runs to expiry.

2

The Greeks

4 lessons published

Delta, theta, gamma, vega and implied volatility: what each Greek measures and why traders watch it before placing a trade.

3

Risk & Position Sizing

4 lessons published

How much to risk on one trade, the habits that keep one bad trade from becoming a bad month, correlation risk, and why win rate alone is misleading.

4

Credit Spreads

4 lessons published

What a credit spread is and why sell one, strike selection, expiry selection, and index vs. single-stock spreads.

5

Trade Management

3 lessons published

Closing early vs. holding to expiry, when and how to roll a position, and what to do when a trade moves against you fast.

6

Reading Market Context

3 lessons published

Macro events that move the market, using VIX as a regime signal, and sizing positions differently around earnings weeks.