PART ONE
Learning the Fundamentals
Part One provides the fundamentals necessary to build a solid foundation before you begin trading options. It includes how to get ready to trade, the all-important basics of options, factors that affect an option’s price, the Greeks, the advantages and disadvantages of buying versus selling options, spread terminology, and more. After learning the fundamentals, you should be ready to move on to other parts of this book and learn the four basic option strategies, advanced spread strategies, how to apply what you have learned to different underlying instruments, and advanced concepts.