Trading Weekly Options Video Course

The Trading Weekly Options Video Course takes segments of the actual book that apply to all levels of traders and expands on these essential topics. This 90-minute course includes a comprehensive introduction to short dated or weekly options. Short and long option strategies are also covered in this section to highlight how options, with just a few days remaining until expiration, can be traded.

Nothing is more exciting for market participants than stock price reactions to earnings announcements. The second section of this video course discusses what every trader should know about earnings announcements—from clarifying why they are so important for short-term stock and option traders to different strategies that may be implemented around an earnings event. Rounding out the course is an informative section involving short-term trading with index options. After introducing these unique options, strategies appropriate for index options are covered.

• An accessible video product focused solely on weekly options
• Outlines the most effective trading strategies associated with weekly options, including taking advantage of the accelerating time-decay curve when an option approaches expiration
• Filled with the practical, real-world insights of Russell Rhoads, an expert in this field
• Traces the likely path of the stock market through 2025

Engaging and insightful, Trading Weekly Options Video Course will put you in a better position to excel at this demanding endeavor.

Russell Rhoads, CFA has had a diverse career in trading and financial analysis that has spanned almost twenty years. In 2009 he retired from trading to become a full time course writer and instructor for the Options Institute at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. He also is a certified instructor for the Options Industry Council teaching courses on behalf of this organization. He conducts about 90 classes yearly and in addition conducts webinars on behalf of the CBOE and brokerage firms such as E-Trade, Charles Schwab and OptionsExpress. Previously, he worked at Peak Trading Group as a commodity trading advisor. In addition he has contributed to publications including Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities magazine, Active Trader magazine, and The Street.com. Finally, he is the author of three books, Candlestick Charting for Dummies (2008), Options Spread Trading (2011) and Trading VIX Derivatives (2011). Mr. Rhoads has a MS in Finance from the University of Memphis and a Masters Certificate in Financial Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.