Upcoming Events

Options open up a different way of engaging with the market — but only if you understand what you're working with. 

Buying an option seems straightforward. Understanding what you paid for, why it moves the way it does and when investors might take action takes a closer look. This session covers the core mechanics behind option pricing and the key variables that influence a bought position from entry to exit. During this session, OIC instructor Mark Benzaquen will cover an outline that includes: 

• How option premiums are priced and what components make up their value 
• The role of implied volatility and time decay, and how each can shift the value of a position over time 
• Strike price and expiration selection: how different combinations affect the risk profile of a trade 
• Calculating break-even: what a position needs to achieve to be profitable at expiration 
• Planning an exit: the different ways a bought option position can be closed or managed before or at expiration 

Register today to join Mark for this educational session and gain access to our complete library of market resources. 

Have questions about options? This one's for you.

On September 10, OIC is hosting a live Q&A session — a relaxed, open forum where you can ask anything options-related and get clear answers straight from OIC Instructors.

New to options? Ask away. Looking to sharpen your understanding of strategy construction or risk? Bring it. There's no such thing as too basic or too advanced here. If a past OIC webinar left you with lingering questions, this is the perfect place to get them answered.

There's no replay — so mark your calendar and come with your questions ready.

Note: OIC does not offer investment advice and may not be able to address certain topics.

Selling options puts you on the other side of the trade — and comes with its own set of considerations. 

Selling options introduces a risk profile that looks and behaves differently from buying. From margin requirements to assignment, there are several factors worth understanding before entering a short options position. This session walks through the key mechanics and management considerations involved in selling options. During this session, OIC instructor Mark Benzaquen will cover topics including: 

• The risk profile of selling options and how it differs structurally from buying 
• Margin and capital requirements: what selling options may require from an account 
• How implied volatility and time decay influence a position from the seller's perspective 
• Assignment risk: what it is, when it can occur and how it may affect a position 
• Approaches to managing and exiting a short options position over its life 

Register today for this educational session and gain access to our complete library of market resources. 

Have questions about options? This one's for you.

On September 17, OIC is hosting a live Q&A session — a relaxed, open forum where you can ask anything options-related and get clear answers straight from OIC Instructors.

New to options? Ask away. Looking to sharpen your understanding of strategy construction or risk? Bring it. There's no such thing as too basic or too advanced here. If a past OIC webinar left you with lingering questions, this is the perfect place to get them answered.

There's no replay — so mark your calendar and come with your questions ready.

Note: OIC does not offer investment advice and may not be able to address certain topics.

An option position isn't locked in — rolling is one way to adjust it as the market moves. 

Rolling an option position means adjusting the strike, the expiration or both, in response to how the market has moved. This session breaks down the mechanics behind each type of roll and the factors that might go into that decision. During this session, OIC instructor Roma Colwell will cover an outline that includes: 

• Rolling up, down and forward: what each adjustment involves 
• Shifting strikes to reflect a changed market view 
• Rolling forward: how extending time changes a position's expiration 
• The trade-offs involved in rolling: cost, risk and what changes in the new position 
• Comparing a roll to letting a position expire or closing it out 

Register today to join Roma for this educational session and gain access to the complete library of on-demand OIC webinars. 

Buying more shares isn't the only way to work toward breakeven — stock repair looks at what options can do instead. 

A stock repair strategy uses options to try to lower the breakeven on a stock position, without buying more shares. It's built around a 1-by-2 call ratio spread and comes with its own set of trade-offs and risks. This session covers how the strategy is put together and what to weigh when considering it. During this session, OIC instructor Roma Colwell will cover topics including: 

• What a stock repair strategy involves and how it is structured 
• How options may be used to work toward a lower breakeven, and the trade-offs involved 
• Building a repair: constructing the position using a 1-by-2 call ratio spread 
• The risk and reward profile of a stock repair strategy 
• Factors to consider when evaluating whether a stock repair fits a given position 

Register today for this educational session and gain access to the complete library of on-demand OIC webinars.