Educational programme for individual investors in collaboration with key market players
This section aims to provide retail investors with the fundamental, financial information, enhancing understanding of how trading derivatives, especially options, can help manage and optimise portfolios.
The webinars, podcasts, and articles provided cover a range of topics, from the basics of options trading to advanced strategies, and futures trading, offering practical insights and tools for investors.
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What are options and how are they traded?
Options markets are where rights to buy and sell an underlying are traded. The buyer has the right, however the seller has an obligation, as they must deliver the contract if the option is exercised by the buyer.
Main features of the options
- What are the benefits and risks on options trading?
- Options trading on the exchange: the role of Euronext
- Which options are available for trading at Euronext?
Discover Index options and stock options - Options maturities and trading hours
The types of options: call vs put options
- What is a call option?
- What is a put option?
- How do I read the option quote?
- Buying a call option and a put option
Contract specifications & definitions
- What are the most important contract specifications?
- The style of options: American vs European
- Important terms in the options industry:
In the Money, At the Money, Out of the Money - The leverage effect of options: comparison with a stock
- Buying options: pros and cons
- Introduction to options - Interactive Brokers (EN) - WATCH NOW
- Introductie in het handelen van opties - Bolero (NL) - WATCH PART I WATCH PART 2
- De basis van opties – Flatex DEGIRO (NL) - WATCH NOW
- Les bases des options – Flatex DEGIRO (FR) - WATCH NOW
- Le basi delle opzioni – Flatex DEGIRO (ITA) - WATCH NOW
- Découvrir les Options : comment réduire les risques et dynamiser son portefeuille - Bourse Direct (FR) - WATCH NOW
- Les options sur actions en Europe - Café de la Bourse (FR) - READ THE ARTICLE
The selling position allows investors to increase their portfolio performance with additional value.
Hedge your portfolio
- The outcomes of a short option position
- Selling a call option
Boosting portfolio performance
- Selling a put option
- Important elements to consider when taking a short option position
- What are the key motivations and advantages?
Option trading strategies impacting portfolio
- Protective call & put options
- Covered call & put options
- Straddle strategies
- Calendar spreads: long call and put spreads
- Selling Options to Add Value to Investor Portfolios - Interactive brokers (EN) - WATCH NOW
- Wie schrijft die blijft, opties verkopen of schrijven - Bolero (NL) - WATCH NOW
- Strategie di opzioni – Flatex DEGIRO (IT) - WATCH NOW
- Stratégie d'options - Flatex DEGIRO (FR) - WATCH NOW
- Three Options Strategies To Power Any Portfolio - Interactive Brokers (EN) – WATCH NOW
What are the six factors that affect an option premium? And what are the components of an option premium?
Time value: a key component of the premium
- Time value in numbers
- Important components of time value
Time value is linked to an option maturity
- Options on CAC 40 Index, FTSE MIB Index and AEX Index: what are the available maturities?
- Longer expiries leading to higher premiums
- Extrinsic value increases with the life of the option
Combining options with different maturities to enhance strategies
- What is a calendar spread?
- Why use calendar spreads?
- Buying a call spread calendar
- Selling a put calendar spread
- Introduction au trading sur le future CAC 40 - WH Selfinvest (EN) WATCH NOW
- Comment négocier les contrats à terme sur l’indice CAC 40 ? - Café de la Bourse (FR) READ THE ARTICLE
- Comment optimiser ses investissements avec les contrats futures CAC 40 ? - Café de la Bourse (FR) WATCH NOW
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