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Trading Earnings with Options

The expected move, IV crush and defined-risk event trades.

Intermediate · 4 video lessons · 7 minutes · 5-question video exercise · certificate

What you'll learn

• Read the expected move straight from the option chain.
• See exactly why option buyers lose even when they're right.
• Build a defined-risk trade that profits from IV crush.
• And handle CPI and Fed days with index options.

Lessons

1. The expected move (2 min) — Option prices tell you how big a move the market expects. Learn to read it in ten seconds — and compare it with history.
2. Buying options into earnings (1 min) — Calls, puts and straddles before the report — what has to happen for them to pay, shown with real math.
3. Defined-risk earnings trades (2 min) — Let IV crush work for you without risking a disaster gap. Learn the iron condor and where to place it.
4. CPI, Fed days & index options (2 min) — Macro events move the whole market. Learn how index options price them, and how to trade event days with care.

Exercise and certificate

The course ends with a 5-question video exercise. Submit your answers, see your score and the reasoning instantly, and pass with 80% to earn the Trading Earnings with Options certificate.

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