Essentials of Calls — Buying, Selling, and LEAPs Basics
Dive into calls with this beginner course. Learn to buy and sell calls, calculate breakevens and risks, and explore LEAPs for long-term leverage — with real examples and an intro to covered calls.
Course Overview
If you've completed the Beginner's Guide and are ready to go deeper into calls, this is your next step. Course 101 walks you through buying and selling calls, understanding breakevens, managing risk, and using LEAPs for long-term leverage.
You'll work with real trade examples using BTO, STC, STO, and BTC order types, and get an introduction to covered calls. By the end, you'll be prepared for bullish strategies with a solid grasp of assignment rules and a preview of synthetic positions.
What You’ll Learn
Buying Calls — Entry, Exit & Order Types (BTO/STC)
Selling Calls — How STO/BTC Works
Calculating Breakevens & Managing Risk
Understanding LEAPs for Long-Term Leverage
Introduction to Covered Calls
Real Trade Examples with Live Walkthroughs
Assignment Rules & What to Expect
Preview of Synthetic Positions & Future Strategies
Course Curriculum
Lesson 1
Buying Calls
- Buying a Call and What It Means (Purpose, Speculative Use)
- Breakeven Calculations & Risk
- Long Call Example (Including BTO, STC)
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LEAPS Introduction (Long-Term Calls for Leverage)
Lesson 2
Selling Calls
- Selling a Call and What It Means
- Breakeven Calculations & Risk
- Short Call Example (Including STO, BTC)
- Covered Calls Intro (On Existing Portfolio; Preview Wheel Strategy)
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Rules of Assignment & Exercise (When It Happens, Early Risk)
Meet Laura
Twenty Eight Years of Real Trading.
Zero Interest in Hype.
Laura has trained beginners, active traders and experienced professionals. Her methods work because they are grounded in experience, not theory. Her rule has never changed. If the numbers do not support the trade, you walk away. No exceptions. But behind the intensity is someone driven by purpose.
Laura is a lifelong animal lover and a founding benefactor to many animal charities. She continues to support shelters and sanctuaries every month and still rescues anything with fur or feathers that crosses her path.
This mission fuels her trading. The better she trades, the more she can give. She could retire, but she chooses not to. She wants to pass on what she has learned so others can succeed with integrity and clarity.
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER
I am not a financial advisor or registered investment professional. This course is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, tax, or legal advice. All trade examples are illustrative only and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. You are solely responsible for your own research and decisions. By accessing this course, you agree that I and my company bear no liability for any financial losses or damages you may incur.