4: How To Hack The Options Trading Learning Curve In 3 Months

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4: How To Hack The Options Trading Learning Curve In 3 Months

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Oct 25, 2014

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In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast I'm going to give you a complete step-by-step guide to learning how trade options in 3 months. You'll learn to focus on 1 concept each week for 12 weeks.

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Oct 25, 2014

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We are on a mission to help you make smarter investments and trades – it’s just that simple. So if that means pulling back the curtain on everything you know (or thought you knew) about options trading and the stock market then so be it.

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OAP 021 : 7 Smart Tips To Help Save You Time Trading Options While Working Your Day Job: In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast I want to help you be a better trader even if you are currently still working a full-time job. Because the reality that even though I stay at home with my daughter, she's a full time "boss" if you know what... by The Option Alpha Podcast
26 min listen
OAP 011 : Picking The Best Option Strategy Is A Process Of Elimination NOT Selection: In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast we are going to help you finally create an easy to use 3-step system for picking the best option strategy. Unlike most traders who try to fit their favorite strategy into every market situation, you'll find... by The Option Alpha Podcast
23 min listen
OAP 006 : If Every New Trader Did This 1 Thing They'd Make More Money: In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast I'll show you with real data why if every new trader was doing this 1 thing different they'd make more money. Plus I'll relate this to how why casinos have table limits because they know that limiting how... by The Option Alpha Podcast
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OAP 001 : Why The Option Alpha Podcast Is On A Mission To Help The Individual Options Trader: In our 1st session of The Option Alpha Podcast I'll cover a little more about my trading background and how we got this far from such a small blog to start. Plus my goals and expectations for this podcast. by The Option Alpha Podcast
18 min listen
OAP 008 : Breaking The "Zero-Sum" Probability Trading Cycle In Your Favor: In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast I'll answer one of the biggest questions I get when it comes to trading options with probabilities. You see with probability trading there can be this misconception that it's all a "Zero-Sum" game. But today... by The Option Alpha Podcast
26 min listen
OAP 009 : Mastering The 14 Emotional Stages All Investors Go Through: In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast we are going to cover the 14 stages that all investors go through with their emotions. Understanding that traders have specific emotions which have varying magnitude, is critical to learning how either you... by The Option Alpha Podcast
26 min listen
OAP 025 : Interview w/ John Carter: Balancing Trades & Financing Strategies for More Consistent Winners: In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast I have the great pleasure of interviewing long-time trader and industry veteran John Carter - founder of SimplerOptions.com. One of the many benefits of doing this... by The Option Alpha Podcast
46 min listen
OAP 023 : Overcoming The 3 Biggest Fears When Starting To Trade Options: Investing money can be scary (no doubt). . . In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast I want to help you overcome the 3 biggest fears that people have when they start trading options. You see, as kids we were scared of all kinds of things;... by The Option Alpha Podcast
17 min listen
OAP 005 : Why Technical Studies Are Dying And Charts Should Be Obsolete: In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast I'll start a huge discussion on why I think you don't need charting or technical studies to be successful trading options. Plus I'll use YHOO & INTC as examples. by The Option Alpha Podcast
21 min listen
OAP 010 : Are You Checking These 7 Things Before Each Trade You Enter?: In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast I'll give you a step-by-step guide to the top 7 things you should check before you make another trade. And this is not some quickly thrown together list; these are strategic steps that will help you make... by The Option Alpha Podcast
30 min listen
OAP 017 : The Worst Advice We've Ever Heard About Debit Spreads: In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast I completely break-down one of the worst trade alerts we've ever seen using a debit spread. And it honestly gets to the heart of why I started this website and blog more than 8 years ago; because there are... by The Option Alpha Podcast
20 min listen
OAP 007 : Why Implied Volatility Is The Key To Your "Edge" Trading Options: In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast we're going to have a very advanced conversation about implied volatility (IV) and why understanding IV is critical to gaining and edge in the market. Plus we'll use a very specific example with YHOO and HAL... by The Option Alpha Podcast
33 min listen
OAP 019 : Interview with Joshua Belanger - Profiting From Unusual Options Activity And Volume: In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast I had a chance to flip the script on Joshua Belanger from www.OptionSizzle.com. A former CME runner in Chicago, Josh has been a long time industry trader both on the professional and retail level. ... by The Option Alpha Podcast
48 min listen
OAP 002 : The Hard Truth About Your "Small" Account Size: In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast I'll cover one of the biggest misconceptions around trading and investing - account size. I'll explain why having more money actually makes you place worse trades. by The Option Alpha Podcast
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OAP 012 : Covered Calls - Limit Your Upside Gain, Increase Your Chance of Success: In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast I'm going to change the way you think about buying stock forever. Because just buying shares isn't effective anymore and with the help of options you can both increase your probability of success and reduce... by The Option Alpha Podcast
28 min listen
OAP 020 : How I Negotiated A 17% Reduction In My Trading Commissions: In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast we'll have an in-depth talk about trading commissions and broker fees. Specifically, people always ask me about commission and with more members now than ever it’s becoming more and more important to... by The Option Alpha Podcast
16 min listen
OAP 044 : Do You Know Which Options Greeks Are The Most Important?: Show Notes: http://www.optionalpha.com/show44 Options traders often reference the "Greeks" which include delta, gamma, vega and theta of their underlying positions as a way to measure the sensitivity of an option's price to... by The Option Alpha Podcast
29 min listen
OAP 014 : Why "Stop-Loss" Orders Could Actually Be Creating More Losing Trades: In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast I'll explain why most traders think stop-loss orders help manage risk and protect them when in fact they end up creating more losing trades. Using the "Lazy Trader" program I'll show you with concrete... by The Option Alpha Podcast
26 min listen
OAP 013 : Mastering Stock Beta And Underlying Asset Correlations: When you start to trade more often and with more positions, remaining as neutral as possible will help smooth out your returns over time. This doesn't mean that you can't get directional (betting on a move up or down in something) but it does mean... by The Option Alpha Podcast
30 min listen
OAP 016 : Interview with Henrick Santander - Full-Time Job & Creating A Trading System That Fits Your Lifestyle: In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast I had a chance to interview Henrick Santander, the guy behind http://www.the-lazy-trader.com who currently works a full-time job but is passionate about creating a trading system that fits his lifestyle.... by The Option Alpha Podcast
40 min listen
OAP 004 : How To Hack The Options Trading Learning Curve In 3 Months: In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast I'm going to give you a complete step-by-step guide to learning how trade options in 3 months. You'll learn to focus on 1 concept each week for 12 weeks. by The Option Alpha Podcast
24 min listen
OAP 034: The Shocking Truth About Becoming A Consistently Profitable Options Trader: Being a consistent, profitable options trader doesn't take much. In fact, I'd even go as far to say it takes very little time and effort on a weekly basis. Yet, we've been told in the media (and through other publications and websites) that you have... by The Option Alpha Podcast
26 min listen
OAP 015: How Often Does The Stock Market "Crash"?: Ever wonder how often going back in history the stock market "crashes"? I mean we know that cyclical markets means another one will eventually happen (it's just a matter of time) but when? Or how often? We did the research for you and analyzed the... by The Option Alpha Podcast
17 min listen
OAP 030 : The Zero Cost Way To Protect Stock Gains With Options: You've got a stock position that you want to protect (or shield) from any impending market sell-off or crash. But buying protection or insurance typically costs money right? And in nearly all cases you've been told to buy put options that are far OTM.... by The Option Alpha Podcast
16 min listen
OAP 047 : Options Trading Risk Management & The Indisputable Math Behind Optimal Position Sizing: Show notes: http://optionalpha.com/show47 One of the key elements of becoming a more successful trader is the ability to absolutely master options trading risk management. And, contrary to what you might assume, it comes down to a couple simple... by The Option Alpha Podcast
24 min listen
OAP 031 : What Michael Jordan Can Teach Us About Options Trading: You know the name, and the legacy. But what you don't know about Michael Jordan and his impressive career might actually help you become a more successful options trader. I know what you're thinking already. Kirk, how on earth does basketball relate... by The Option Alpha Podcast
21 min listen
OAP 003 : Learning How Options Work With Simulated Real Estate Deals: In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast I'll cover some key foundational concepts about Call and Put options contracts by highlighting a classic simulated real estate deal. by The Option Alpha Podcast
22 min listen
OAP 022 : Interview w/ Kim Klaiman - Strategies for Buying Options Ahead of Earnings: In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast we talk with long-time trader Kim Klaiman from SteadyOptions.com. As you'll hear in this interview, Kim's goal is to trade trade variety of non-directional trades with low correlations. One topic that we... by The Option Alpha Podcast
36 min listen
OAP 018 : Why You Shouldn't Be Afraid Of Getting Assigned Stock: In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast I'll explain why you shouldn't be afraid of the assignment and exercise process when it comes to trading options. You see, all too often it's just a lack of understanding as to how the process really works.... by The Option Alpha Podcast
22 min listen
OAP 027 : How Inverse And Leveraged ETFs Actually Work: In the past couple years inverse and leveraged ETFs have been some of the most highly traded securities because of their seemingly "cool" concept for speculation. I mean where else can you get such high exposure to financials or gold than with a 3X... by The Option Alpha Podcast
22 min listen

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