Option chain

Options & Futures
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Is there any specific topic in the courses that covers reading option chain?

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Hi,

Here are the Quantra options courses, arranged beginner to advanced. Most sit within the “Quantitative Trading in Futures and Options Markets” learning track:

  1. Options Trading Strategies in Python: Basic (Free)
    Foundations of calls, puts, and payoffs, and how to read the option chain (strike, expiry, premium). A good starting point.

  2. Options Trading Strategies in Python: Intermediate
    Spreads, straddles, strangles, and payoff construction in Python.

  3. Options Trading Strategies in Python: Advanced
    More complex multi-leg strategies and their implementation.

  4. Systematic Options Trading
    Builds an options screener directly from the option chain using open interest, bid-ask prices, and liquidity. Also covers probability of profit, expected profit, implied volatility percentile, and backtesting strategies such as butterfly and iron condor. This is the most option-chain-focused course.

  5. Trading using Options Sentiment Indicators
    Uses signals derived from options data, such as open interest, to gauge market sentiment.

  6. Options Volatility Strategies: Greeks, GARCH and Python Backtesting
    Greeks, implied volatility, and volatility-based strategies with backtesting.

  7. Advanced Options Volatility: Delta-Neutral Skew and Portfolio Hedging
    Volatility skew, delta-neutral positioning, and portfolio hedging.

If your main interest is working with the option chain itself (strikes, open interest, IV, bid-ask, Greeks), start with the free Basic course, then move to Systematic Options Trading and Trading using Options Sentiment Indicators. You can also view the full track here: Quantra by QuantInsti | Courses on Algorithmic and Quantitative Trading

Feel free to reply if you would like a suggested order based on your current level.