Curriculum pillar

Equity Options

This pillar covers how to trade options on individual stocks with a repeatable, risk-first framework rather than guesswork. It teaches you to read an option's pricing, structure trades that fit a specific market view, and manage each position from entry to exit. Members use the framework as a checklist — defining their thesis, choosing the right strategy and strikes, sizing the position, and setting rules for adjustment and close before they ever place the order.

Sample topics

High-probability directional trades — using debit spreads and long calls/puts to capture a move with defined risk and better leverage than buying stock
Reading IV rank to time entries — knowing when an option is cheap enough to buy and when to stay out
Earnings and event plays — positioning around catalysts with defined-risk structures instead of gambling on direction
Reading unusual options flow and IV spikes to spot where the money is positioning before the move
The exit playbook that keeps you profitable — when to take profits, when to roll, and how to cut a loser before it doubles. The single biggest difference between traders who last and accounts that blow up, and where most courses go quiet.

Who it is for

Traders who want to actually make money trading options — not just understand how they work. It's for anyone serious about turning options into a profitable part of their trading, whether you've never placed an options trade or you've traded them for years without consistent results. Plenty of experienced traders know the mechanics and still lose money; if that's you, this pillar is about closing the gap between knowing options and profiting from them.

Outcomes

After this pillar you can read an option chain and price a trade with confidence, select a strategy and strikes that match a specific directional thesis, size a position to a defined maximum risk, time your entries around volatility and catalysts, and manage each position with pre-set rules for taking profit, cutting losses, and handling expiration or assignment.