As the leading pan-European market infrastructure, Euronext is committed to empower retail investors, providing them with valuable content to enhance their financial knowledge.
To further democratise derivatives trading and enrich the available content, Euronext launched an educational programme for individual investors in collaboration with key market players.
It aims to provide retail investors with the fundamentals, enhancing their understanding of how trading derivatives, especially options, can help manage and optimise portfolios.
As part of this initiative, Euronext has been organising a series of informative webinars, featuring expert speakers from the industry.
These webinars cover a range of topics, from the basics of options trading to advanced strategies, as well as CAC 40 Index Future trading, offering practical insights and tools for investors.
By offering these interactive sessions, Euronext seeks to empower retail investors, providing them with the knowledge and skills they need to make informed decisions in the financial markets.
In collaboration with key retail brokers
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Introduction to options
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
English
Webinar Introduction to options - replay with Interactive Brokers (EN)
Nederlands
Webinar "Introductie opties" - replay with Bolero (NL)
replay webinar part I (NL)
replay webinar part 2 (NL)
Webinar “De basis van opties” – replay with Flatex DEGIRO
Français
Webinar “Les bases des options” – replay with Flatex DEGIRO (FR)
Italiano
Webinar “Le basi delle opzioni” – replay with Flatex DEGIRO
The selling position in options trading
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?
English
Webinar The selling position in options trading - replay with Interactive brokers
Italiano
Webinar “Strategie di opzioni” – replay with Flatex DEGIRO
Mastering the time value in options trading
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
English
Webinar Mastering the time value in options trading - replay with Interactive Brokers
Italiano
Webinar “Valutazione delle opzioni” – replay with Flatex DEGIRO (IT)
Interested in more educational information about option trading?
More educational content about options can be found in our education section