Classroom Courses

We have combined two advanced subjects into one course over two days to ensure that each delegate receives the maximum information.

Today's volatile markets attract hordes of profit seeking traders with huge financial dreams, limited experience, and little or no knowledge of the discipline required for success. Experienced veterans welcome these new traders with open arms, quickly take their money, then send the majority home to lick their wounds and wonder where they went wrong. The Traded Options and Futures markets are highly geared and it is essential for those entering this fascinating world to fully understand the markets. We show newcomers the background to these markets, its products and the participants. We will show you trading strategies and techniques used by the professional traders.

Day 1

• Introduction to the Futures market
• Visit an open outcry market trading floor in the City of London
• Options Basics

Day 2

• Mechanics and Strategies of Traded Options
  

Find out:
Futures:

• What is a Futures Contract
• The Market Participants. Indices, Financials, Softs etc
• Types and content of "futures" with economic, weather and market variables. ( Indices, Financials, Softs etc)
• The Arithmetic of Futures Trading.
  Margins
• Basic Trading Strategies
• Participating in Futures Trading and deciding how to Participate. Regulation of Futures Trading. Establishing an Account
• What to look for in a Futures Contract
• The Contract Unit
• How Prices are quoted
• Minimum Price Changes
• Daily Price Limits
• Position Limits
• Understanding (and Managing) the Risks of Futures
• Liquidity
• Timing
• Stop Losses
• Orders. How to place them

Find out:
Traded Options

• What is an Option-Basic Put and Calls, constituent parts of an option such as strike, series, open interest and expiry
• Options Terminology - In the money, out of the money etc., intrinsic and extrinsic value, Delta and the Greeks, and combining options
• The Mechanics of Option Buying
• How to place trades in the market and get the best price and practical tips on trading options including Spread Betting
• The Risks of Options
• Writing Options & Margin Requirements
• How to write Options naked and as part of a strategy, and the margin requirements generated
• Volatility and Option Pricing. Know when to and when not to buy or sell Options depending on market volatility. Learn how to calculate volatility yourself
• Strategies: Learn how to combine options into strategies with defined profit loss objectives over a range of market prices
• Learn how to generate risk free trades. Many strategies are covered including: Spreads, Butterflies, Ratioed Spreads, Synthetics, Straddles and Strangles
• Learn how to take more revenue out of your stock portfolio with Stock and Options strategies and how to protect the value of your portfolio with Portfolio Insurance.