What is an Option?

Never traded options before? Want to know the difference between a call and a put option? In this video we will teach you all the basics that you need to know to get started with options.

Options have long been used by sophisticated investors to get the most out of their portfolios, generate extra incomes and transfer risk. In fact, options form the basis of a big part of financial instruments, such as insurance products.

In this video, we introduce to you what options are so you can get started with your first options trade.

After watching this video, you should be able to understand how options work and when you would use these instruments to participate in a directional view of the market. As we learn more about options, this video will serve as an introduction to some of the terminology that is used in the world of options trading.

Video Contents

• What is an option?
• Introduction to call options
• Introduction to put options
• Option types
• Where to find option prices in the Implied Volatility platform?