Options for beginners
Options enable investors to buy shares at a discount
- English
- 3 teachers
- 12 hours
- Certificate
You can use options to protect your shares against a drop in value. Name one other type of insurance where that is possible.
Options enable investors to buy shares at a discount!
So why do only a few private investors use these instruments, but professional investors do with great success?
The answer is simple. Private investors need to take the time to grasp how they work.
Options are more complex financial products than Stocks. Therefore it is even more important to learn the basics before investing in them.
Our teachers at Academy for Investors are from the Netherlands. The Netherlands is the country in Europe where options are used most by private investors. Options go back 400 years!
Use our teachers’ in-depth knowledge and experience to your benefit and start with the course ‘Options for Beginners’.
Why should you start this course?
By completing this beginner’s course on options you will learn the theory, but you will especially begin to know how to put it into practice. You will gain a firm understanding of the basics of options contracts that will form the foundation as you gain experience and knowledge.
You can take advantage of this opportunity to gain a competitive edge in the market as an investor, or if you are a student, this course and the certificate can increase your employability in the jobs market.
After following this course, you will understand:
- The history of options
- How options work, what their characteristics are, and what it means to invest in options
- What call and put options are and buying or selling them
- How and why to invest in options as part of your portfolio, and when to buy or sell
- How options are priced: its intrinsic and time value
- How to trade options in practice and simple strategies
The chance of becoming a successful investor increases significantly after completing this training.
Course curriculum
- Background & History
- What is an option?
- Why invest in options?
- What is a call-option?
- What is a put-option?
- Characteristics of option contracts
- The price of an option
- When to buy and sell call options?
- When to buy and sell put options?
- Summary and conclusion
Free extras:
- Bonus lessons
About this course
- 3 teachers with 60 years of experience
- Courses based on real-life training experiences
- 44 videos on how to earn money using options
- Live-Chat on the website
- E-mail support
- Personalized Certificate of Achievement
From our students
Instructors
Kaspar Huijsman
Kaspar worked for BinckBank for over 22 years. He launched the Spanish Branch of the bank in 2006, initially to support Dutch ex-pat investors in Spain – a service that subsequently expanded to include other ex-pat residents and non-residents throughout the country. Kaspar is a seasoned expert in investing. He is passionate about investing and is often invited to lecture for groups, universities and rotary clubs about financial education.
Martin Totté
Martin is an experienced account manager who was part of the Spanish BinckBank team for over 12 years (BinckBank is now Hugo Investing). “For me, the most important thing is that clients keep their portfolios together when markets are bearish. Resisting reflex impulses is more often than not rewarded in the mid to longer term. My main goal is teaching our clients which instruments to use at what moment.”
Taco te Gussinklo
Taco was an active trader before he joined the team as an account manager. “It’s nice to pass that knowledge on and show people how to invest, whether they are experienced investors or people who have simply decided to take more control of their money. Our door is always open to them.”
What our students have to say
from Belgium
Your certificate of achievement
If you are a professional or student looking to get an edge in the financial industry, you can easily publish your certificate of achievement to LinkedIn after completing your course.
Options for Beginners
The value you receive-
3 professional teachers with 60 years of experience
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Content based on 20 yrs of working with investors
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31 videos on how to earn money using options
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10-12 hours' worth of content
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Personalized Certificate of Achievement
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Reader with all lessons learnt
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Bonus lessons
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Live-Chat on the website
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E-mail support