SpotGamma Academy

In the Junior Trader course, you will acquire the skills to:

• Analyze profit profiles of call and put options.
• Comprehend the variables determining an option’s price.
• Distinguish between intrinsic and time value.
• Read an options chain and compare pricing across different strikes and maturities.

What skills will you gain upon completing this course?

As a Junior Trader, you’ll develop the ability to leverage capital by buying and selling individual options and understanding their payoffs. You’ll possess the skills to choose the right option through options chain evaluation, considering breakevens and relative premiums. Furthermore, you’ll be adept at utilizing SpotGamma key levels to guide trade timing.

In the Senior Trader course, you will learn how to:

• Evaluate each of the key Greeks and their role in risk management.
• Appreciate the impact of market makers on stock price movement through Delta hedging.
• Differentiate between realized and implied volatility and understand the associated Greeks.
• Apply multi-dimensional scenarios to project the path of an option’s value in terms of spot price, time, and volatility.

What skills will you acquire upon completing this course?

As a Senior Trader, you’ll be able to structure option positions around a general stock thesis with an understanding of the Greeks. You’ll quantify the risk-reward of options positions for all potential scenarios using volatility analytics. Additionally, you’ll know how to utilize SpotGamma EquityHub individual stock metrics for informed trading decisions.

In the Portfolio Manager course, you will learn to:

• Interpret the term structure’s shape.
• Understand forward implied volatility and its application to VIX futures.
• Assess volatility skew and its implications for tail risk in a specific asset.
• Grasp second-order Greeks, including Vanna and Charm, and their impact on markets due to dealer positioning.
• Implement new trading strategies, such as spreads, ratios, butterflies, and trading volatility and skew via straddles and collars.
• Identify and trade gamma squeezes before and after they occur.

What skills will you possess upon completing this course?

As a Portfolio Manager, you’ll have the ability to construct various well-defined risk options positions. You’ll understand the volatility surface comprehensively and create complex portfolios by trading multiple maturities and strike levels. Furthermore, you’ll be proficient in utilizing SpotGamma individual stock scanners for generating new ideas and structuring complex trades, such as calendar spreads. This course will aid you in finding the optimal trading strategy to align with your stock views and tailor the Greek profile according to your preferences. It achieves this by using key gamma levels to pinpoint entries, strikes, and potential expiry pins, helping you select trades that can maximize profit potential.

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