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Trading · Advanced

Options and futures

Instruments that let you shape a payoff — and that punish anyone who trades them without understanding the mechanics.

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16 lessons · ~175 min

What a derivative is and why they exist

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Futures: contracts, margin, and mark to market

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Hedging with futures, and basis risk

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Options: calls, puts and the right without the obligation

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Intrinsic value, time value and moneyness

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The option pricing intuition behind Black-Scholes

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Implied volatility and what the market is charging for uncertainty

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Delta and directional exposure

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Gamma and why short options positions accelerate against you

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Theta: time decay and who it pays

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Vega and trading volatility itself

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The volatility smile and what it says about tail risk

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Covered calls, cash-secured puts and income strategies honestly assessed

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Spreads: verticals, calendars and defined-risk structures

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Assignment, expiry and the operational details that hurt people

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Structured products in Switzerland: what you are really buying

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