The Fundamentals of Options Trading Workshop

Course Objective

A Fundamentals of Options Trading Workshop

The purpose of this workshop is to provide the delegates with a sound grasp of the nature of options and to highlight the benefits and risks of trading options. The workshop goes beyond the basics of options theory and come to grips with the application of options as trading tools and hedging instruments. This program is aimed at those individuals involved in financial markets who wish to use options for trading direction or who wish to exploit current market volatility. The workshop also offers a sound explanation of how options can be used by corporations to hedge price risk in the commodity or currency markets. The workshop will also be very useful for those individuals who are involved in the risk management function within their organisation and who wish to understand the risks inherent in using options.

The workshop will utilise practical exercises to cement the concepts.

Course Outline

Day 1

• Revisiting the basics of options
• The Option Greeks
• Put-call Parity

Day 2

• Option Directional Trading Strategies
• Option Volatility Trading Strategies
• Hedging strategies using options