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Options Strategies for Beginners

Covered calls, cash-secured puts, the wheel, spreads, 0DTE, and avoiding naked.

Beginner Track7 visible lessons

Covered calls, cash-secured puts, the wheel, spreads, 0DTE, and avoiding naked.

01Lesson cover: Getting Paid to Own Your Stock: The Beginner's Guide to Covered Calls

Getting Paid to Own Your Stock: The Beginner's Guide to Covered Calls

The calmest way to earn income from shares you already hold — explained from zero, no experience needed

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4,244 words19 min
02Lesson cover: Getting Paid to Wait for the Stock You Already Wanted

Getting Paid to Wait for the Stock You Already Wanted

The beginner's guide to cash-secured puts — earning income while you patiently wait to buy at your price

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4,063 words19 min
03Lesson cover: The Wheel Strategy: How Beginners Get Paid to Wait

The Wheel Strategy: How Beginners Get Paid to Wait

A slow, boring, rules-first way to earn income from stocks you'd actually want to own — explained from zero

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4,577 words21 min
04Lesson cover: The Safety Net Trade: How Beginners Buy Direction Without Betting the House

The Safety Net Trade: How Beginners Buy Direction Without Betting the House

Vertical spreads let you say "I think it goes up" — and know your worst day before you ever click buy

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4,200 words19 min
05Lesson cover: Paying vs. Getting Paid: The Beginner's Guide to Debit and Credit Spreads

Paying vs. Getting Paid: The Beginner's Guide to Debit and Credit Spreads

Two ways to trade options with a seatbelt on — and a simple rule for choosing between them

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4,444 words20 min
06Lesson cover: The Lottery Ticket That Expires at 4 O'Clock: A Beginner's Guide to 0DTE Options

The Lottery Ticket That Expires at 4 O'Clock: A Beginner's Guide to 0DTE Options

Why zero-days-to-expiration options are the fastest way to lose money in the market — and the ironclad rules if you ever touch them

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4,115 words19 min
07Lesson cover: Naked Options: The Trade That Can Take More Than You Put In

Naked Options: The Trade That Can Take More Than You Put In

A beginner's plain-English guide to why "naked" options are the fastest way to blow up an account — and the safer trades to use instead

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4,316 words20 min