Step-by-Step Tutorials

Practical step-by-step guides for successful options trading.

Buying Your First Option

30 minutesBeginner
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1. Open and verify broker account

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2. Enable options trading (knowledge test)

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3. Deposit capital

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4. Select underlying asset and strategy

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5. Choose option (strike, expiration)

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6. Place and confirm order

Selling a Covered Call

45 minutesIntermediate
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1. Buy 100 shares of the underlying asset

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2. Select call option with strike above current price

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3. Set expiration (typically 30-45 days)

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4. Place sell-to-open order

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5. Premium is credited immediately

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6. Monitor position until expiration

Setting Up a Broker Account

1-3 daysBeginner
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1. Select broker (see Broker Comparison)

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2. Complete online application

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3. Verify identity (VideoIdent/PostIdent)

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4. Provide financial status and experience

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5. Apply for options trading

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6. Account is opened (1-3 days)

Important Tips for Beginners

Education First

Learn the basics before investing real money. Use demo accounts to practice.

Start Small

Start with small positions and increase them gradually with your experience.

Trading Journal

Document all trades to learn from mistakes and repeat successes.

Risk Management

Never risk more than 2-5% of your capital in a single trade.

Learn this properly

Short lessons from the BeInOptions Academy — on exactly the questions this page raises. Free, and readable without an account.

What is an option?

If a tutorial starts too late for you, start here

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Types of Orders

Market, limit, stop: which order does what

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Build your trading plan

The plan every tutorial ends up inside

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The full curriculum — 119 lessons

Every lesson in the BeInOptions Academy, grouped by island. Each one is an article you can read straight through, with practice and a quiz after it. Free, and readable without an account.

Market Harbor

Market basics before options — prices, pips, spreads and orders.

Trading Pit

Forex up close — when to trade, market sessions and market hours.

Rookie Island

Meet options: calls, puts, moneyness and the option chain.

Volatility City

The Greeks — Delta, Theta, Vega and implied volatility.

Strategy Mountains

Spreads, condors, earnings plays and the wheel.

Options Master Arena

Risk, psychology and your trading plan.

Chart Cove

Read the chart — trends, support & resistance, candles and indicators.

Earnings Arena

Earnings, LEAPS, 0DTE and advanced plays.

Market Compass

What moves markets — macro, sentiment and your trading routine.

The Dealing Room

Where your order really goes, who prices it and who takes the other side.