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OIC presents Interactive Online Webcasts
We now offer over a dozen interactive webcasts covered topics such as:
- Options Fundmentals
- Options Myths
- The Psychology of Trading
- Equity Collars
- Many more (see full listing below)
To view our webcasts you must create a (free) OIC Education account. Your free OIC Education account gives you immediate access to select OIC content such as premium webcasts and podcasts. If you have questions, please email options@theocc.com or contact our options specialists at (888) OPTIONS.
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(Duration: 30 min)
In this latest webcast from OIC, Instructor Peter Lusk from the CBOE discusses the Equity Collar. Peter will explain what an Equity Collar is, some of the benefits and risks with using it, as well as when you might want to employ it as a trading strategy. You'll see an example on how to use an Equity Collar and various scenarios leading up to options expiration. Login to OIC Education and Watch Now |
(Duration: 46 min)
In this informative webcast, Repair & Exit Strategies, OIC Instructor Marty Kearney explains how to use stock repair strategies such as doubling up and buying more to help fix an option position. You’ll hear about the risks and rewards in implementing these strategies into your trading plan. You’ll learn the differences between long and short options and what to consider when exiting a long call or put position at or near expiration. Login to OIC Education and Watch Now |
(Duration: 30 min)
This webcast, featuring Dan Sheridan of Sheridan Options Mentoring, will take a look at third quarter 2008, a period of
uncertainty characterized by extraordinarily high volatility. Dan will discuss real-life examples of increased implied volatility levels investors have had to contend with, as well as how this volatility impacts the risk vs. reward profiles of certain specific option strategies. Login to OIC Education and Watch Now
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(Duration: 43 min)
In this latest offering from The Options Industry Council, Dan Sheridan of Sheridan Options Mentoring discusses two ways to protect unrealized stock profits from a declining market, using real-life, historical examples. You will also hear Dan's ideas on adjusting a time spread that has taken a turn for the worse in a down market. Login to OIC Education and Watch Now
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(Duration: 15 min)
In this brand new offering from The Options Industry Council, Peter Lusk of the Chicago Board Options Exchange discusses time spreads, also known as a calendar or a horizontal spread. If you're neutral on an underlying stock, learn how you might use this hedged position to profit from decay in an option's time value, but with a limited, maximum loss amount that you know up-front. Peter will also address management of this spread in the event of unfavorable moves in the underlying stock's price. Login to OIC Education and Watch Now
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(Duration: 34 min)
The Options Industry Council (OIC) is conducting a pilot webcast utilizing new technology and interactive elements.  This webcast covers Options Basics and is presented by Bill Ryan, a member of Investor Services (1-888-OPTIONS). This high resolution, Flash-based webcast brings you the fundamentals of options with vivid examples, diagrams, and interactive participation. From the history of options to the basics of puts and calls, Bill Ryan engages you in a webcast unlike anything we've offered before. Login to OIC Education and Watch Now
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(Duration: 41 min)
Join Dan Sheridan of Sheridan Options Mentoring and Alan Grigoletto of the Boston Options Exchange as they discuss this exercising for the dividend. Listen to Dan and Alan explain the dividend process and provide practical guidelines on when investors should exercise their call options in order to capture dividends. They explain why professionals have a distinct advantage in capturing dividends and why the retail client needs to examine both the costs and risks associated with options exercise. Dan and Alan share practical examples and personal experiences to bring light to this often misunderstood topic. Login to OIC Education and Watch Now
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(Duration: 10 min)
OIC Instructor Aubree Greenspun of NASDAQ OMX PHLX reviews important trading mechanics that every investor should know including how to understand cash requirements, which services are available through your brokerage firm and what to do once your position is established. She also provides an overview of the various types of option orders including market, limit and spreads.
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(Duration: 14 min) In the last part of this three part series on Option Contract Adjustments, OIC Instructor Todd Wilemon of NYSE Arca discusses what happens when a contract adjustment is made as a result of a merger or acquisition. He will review general concepts such as aggregate contract value and take you through examples of an all cash merger as well as a stock and cash merger. Login to OIC Education and Watch Now
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(Duration: 18 min) In part two of this three part series on Option Contract Adjustments, OIC Instructor Todd Wilemon of NYSE Arca discusses what are special dividends and distributions as it relates to contract adjustments. Todd will review general concepts including aggregate exercise amount and cash-in-lieu. He also provides examples of what can take place when a company announces a special cash or stock dividend/distribution. Login to OIC Education and Watch Now
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(Duration: 23 min)
OIC Instructor Todd Wilemon of NYSE Arca discusses what happens when a corporate action results in a stock split. Todd will review general concepts including aggregate exercise amount also known as aggregate contract value and the impact of an adjustment on a position. He also provides examples of what takes place when an underlying stock undergoes an even, odd or reverse stock split. Login to OIC Education and Watch Now |
(Duration: 12 min)
OIC Instructor Aubree Greenspun of NASDAQ OMX PHLX discusses the mechanics of buying equity call options and explains some of the benefits and trade-offs. Using a long call scenario as an example, Aubree details how the long call can perform in certain market situations and the impact of time and volatility. Login to OIC Education and Watch Now |
(Duration: 40 min)
You've probably heard that options trading is risky and only for the seasoned trader. Or that options traders lose money because most options contracts expire worthless. Now hear the real truth as OIC instructor Todd Wilemon dispels the myths that often deter investors from trading options. Investing in options is often less risky than investing in stocks and this webcast will explain why - along with other facts about options that may be shrouded in myths. Login to OIC Education and Watch Now |
(Duration: 24 min)
OIC Instructor Steve Meizinger delves into the topic of covered call writing and discusses some of the motivations behind using this strategy in trading options. You’ll learn about calculating static and if-called returns as well as some common misconceptions about covered writing. Steve will also share some points to consider when putting together your own personalized plan for using this neutral to slightly bullish strategy. Login to OIC Education and Watch Now |
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