Options - Module 5
Options analysis foundations
The underlying's analysis plus the option layer: direction, timing and volatility as three separate judgements. A cheap-looking option and a good trade are different things. Surface-level IV reading here; the full surface in module 8.
9 lessons, about 58 minutes
- 1The three judgements an options view requires7 min
- 2Why direction is not enough6 min
- 3Timing as a judgement6 min
- 4Volatility as a judgement7 min
- 5Reading the skew6 min
- 6The structure expresses the view7 min
- 7The common analytical errors6 min
- 8The underlying analysis beneath6 min
- 9Building an options view7 min