Futures and Options Fundamentals
Understand derivatives properly, including where their risk comes from.
- Duration
- 6 wks
- Lessons
- 6 lessons
- Modules
- 3 modules
Taught by Derivatives Faculty
See how an option's value changes with price, time and volatility.
Delta, gamma, theta, vega and implied volatility, and how they interact in real positions, with worked payoffs and risk scenarios.
Learning outcomes describe knowledge and skills. They are not a promise of trading results.
Delta and gamma
Sensitivity to price.
Theta and vega
Sensitivity to time and volatility.
Spreads
Shaping risk with two or more legs.
Stress-testing a position
What if the market gaps?
Futures, options and expiry-day risk (placeholder profile)
View profileNo. It teaches how the market and the product work and how to manage risk. Results in markets are never guaranteed.
No. There are no tips, signals or personal recommendations. You learn to build and judge your own process.
Understand derivatives properly, including where their risk comes from.
Taught by Derivatives Faculty
Why expiry days are different, and how not to be surprised by them.
Taught by Derivatives Faculty