Understanding Options

Join JJ Kinahan, Chief Market Strategist at TD Ameritrade, and guests as they discuss option trading and an important part of options pricing, volatility. Check out www.essentialoptionstrategies.com for more options education. Click here for a transcript of this episode: http://www.essentialoptionstrategies.com/podcasts/option-trading-volatility-with-jj-kinahan.html Options are not suitable for all investors as the special risks inherent to option trading may expose investors to potentially rapid and substantial losses. Please read CHARACTERISTICS AND RISKS OF STANDARDIZED OPTIONS: http://www.optionsclearing.com/about/publications/character-risks.jsp before investing in options. Option trading privileges in your account subject to TD Ameritrade review and approval. Not all account owners will qualify. Spreads, straddles, and other multiple leg option strategies, such as butterflies and condors, can entail substantial transaction costs, including multiple commissions, which may impact any potential return. These are advanced option strategies and often involve greater risk, and more complex risk, than basic option trades. The information is not intended to be investment advice or construed as a recommendation or endorsement of any particular investment or investment strategy, and is for illustrative purposes only. Supporting documentation for any claims, comparisons, statistics, or other technical data will be supplied upon request. TD Ameritrade, Inc., member FINRA: http://www.finra.org | SIPC: http://www.sipc.org. TD Ameritrade is a trademark jointly owned by TD Ameritrade IP Company, Inc. and The Toronto-Dominion Bank. © 2018 TD Ameritrade.

JJ Kinahan, Chief Market Strategist at TD Ameritrade, is joined by guests to cover the ins and outs of the cash-secured put option trading strategy. Check out www.essentialoptionstrategies.com for more options education. Click here for a transcript of this episode: http://www.essentialoptionstrategies.com/podcasts/the-cash-secured-put-strategy-with-jj-kinahan.html Options are not suitable for all investors as the special risks inherent to option trading may expose investors to potentially rapid and substantial losses. Please read CHARACTERISTICS AND RISKS OF STANDARDIZED OPTIONS: http://www.optionsclearing.com/about/publications/character-risks.jsp before investing in options. Option trading privileges in your account subject to TD Ameritrade review and approval. Not all account owners will qualify. Spreads, straddles, and other multiple leg option strategies, such as butterflies and condors, can entail substantial transaction costs, including multiple commissions, which may impact any potential return. These are advanced option strategies and often involve greater risk, and more complex risk, than basic option trades. The information is not intended to be investment advice or construed as a recommendation or endorsement of any particular investment or investment strategy, and is for illustrative purposes only. Supporting documentation for any claims, comparisons, statistics, or other technical data will be supplied upon request. TD Ameritrade, Inc., member FINRA: http://www.finra.org | SIPC: http://www.sipc.org. TD Ameritrade is a trademark jointly owned by TD Ameritrade IP Company, Inc. and The Toronto-Dominion Bank. © 2018 TD Ameritrade. All rights reserved. Used with Permission

JJ Kinahan, Chief Market Strategist at TD Ameritrade, and guests break down the importance of understanding probabilities when building an option trading strategy. Check out www.essentialoptionstrategies.com for more options education. Click here for a transcript of this episode: http://www.essentialoptionstrategies.com/podcasts/probabilities-and-option-trading-with-jj-kinahan.html Options are not suitable for all investors as the special risks inherent to option trading may expose investors to potentially rapid and substantial losses. Please read CHARACTERISTICS AND RISKS OF STANDARDIZED OPTIONS: http://www.optionsclearing.com/about/publications/character-risks.jsp before investing in options. Option trading privileges in your account subject to TD Ameritrade review and approval. Not all account owners will qualify. Spreads, straddles, and other multiple leg option strategies, such as butterflies and condors, can entail substantial transaction costs, including multiple commissions, which may impact any potential return. These are advanced option strategies and often involve greater risk, and more complex risk, than basic option trades. Probability analysis results are theoretical in nature, not guaranteed, and do not reflect any degree of certainty of an event occurring. The information is not intended to be investment advice or construed as a recommendation or endorsement of any particular investment or investment strategy, and is for illustrative purposes only. Supporting documentation for any claims, comparisons, statistics, or other technical data will be supplied upon request. TD Ameritrade, Inc., member FINRA: http://www.finra.org | SIPC: http://www.sipc.org. TD Ameritrade is a trademark jointly owned by TD Ameritrade IP Company, Inc. and The Toronto-Dominion Bank. © 2018 TD Ameritrade. All rights reserved. Used with Permission

Listen to JJ Kinahan, Chief Market Strategist at TD Ameritrade, and guests talk about the covered call strategy and how it can be used to potentially generate additional income from stocks you own. Check out www.essentialoptionstrategies.com for more options education. Click here for a transcript of this episode: http://www.essentialoptionstrategies.com/podcasts/the-covered-call-strategy-with-jj-kinahan.html Options are not suitable for all investors as the special risks inherent to option trading may expose investors to potentially rapid and substantial losses. Please read CHARACTERISTICS AND RISKS OF STANDARDIZED OPTIONS: http://www.optionsclearing.com/about/publications/character-risks.jsp before investing in options. Option trading privileges in your account subject to TD Ameritrade review and approval. Not all account owners will qualify. The covered call strategy can limit the upside potential of the underlying stock position, as the stock would likely be called away in the event of substantial stock price increase. Additionally, any downside protection provided to the related stock position is limited to the premium received. (Short options can be assigned at any time up to expiration regardless of the in-the-money amount.) The information is not intended to be investment advice or construed as a recommendation or endorsement of any particular investment or investment strategy, and is for illustrative purposes only. Supporting documentation for any claims, comparisons, statistics, or other technical data will be supplied upon request. TD Ameritrade, Inc., member FINRA: http://www.finra.org | SIPC: http://www.sipc.org. TD Ameritrade is a trademark jointly owned by TD Ameritrade IP Company, Inc. and The Toronto-Dominion Bank. © 2018 TD Ameritrade. All rights reserved. Used with Permission

In this option-trading education podcast, JJ Kinahan, Chief Market Strategist at TD Ameritrade, and his guests discuss charting basics and some of the key terms to know. Check out www.essentialoptionstrategies.com for more options education. Click here for a transcript of this episode: http://www.essentialoptionstrategies.com/podcasts/option-trading-charting-101-with-jj-kinahan.html Options are not suitable for all investors as the special risks inherent to option trading may expose investors to potentially rapid and substantial losses. Please read CHARACTERISTICS AND RISKS OF STANDARDIZED OPTIONS: http://www.optionsclearing.com/about/publications/character-risks.jsp before investing in options. Option trading privileges in your account subject to TD Ameritrade review and approval. Not all account owners will qualify. Spreads, straddles, and other multiple leg option strategies, such as butterflies and condors, can entail substantial transaction costs, including multiple commissions, which may impact any potential return. These are advanced option strategies and often involve greater risk, and more complex risk, than basic option trades. The information is not intended to be investment advice or construed as a recommendation or endorsement of any particular investment or investment strategy, and is for illustrative purposes only. Supporting documentation for any claims, comparisons, statistics, or other technical data will be supplied upon request. While this podcast discusses technical analysis, other approaches, including fundamental analysis, may assert very different views. TD Ameritrade, Inc., member FINRA: http://www.finra.org | SIPC: http://www.sipc.org. TD Ameritrade is a trademark jointly owned by TD Ameritrade IP Company, Inc. and The Toronto-Dominion Bank. © 2018 TD Ameritrade. All rights reserved. Used with Permission

Hear JJ Kinahan, Chief Market Strategist at TD Ameritrade, and guests discuss option exit strategies that are designed to help minimize risk. Check out www.essentialoptionstrategies.com for more options education. Click here for a transcript of this episode: http://www.essentialoptionstrategies.com/podcasts/explore-the-options-market-with-jj-kinahan.html Options are not suitable for all investors as the special risks inherent to option trading may expose investors to potentially rapid and substantial losses. Please read CHARACTERISTICS AND RISKS OF STANDARDIZED OPTIONS: http://www.optionsclearing.com/about/publications/character-risks.jsp before investing in options. Option trading privileges in your account subject to TD Ameritrade review and approval. Not all account owners will qualify. Spreads, straddles, and other multiple leg option strategies, such as butterflies and condors, can entail substantial transaction costs, including multiple commissions, which may impact any potential return. These are advanced option strategies and often involve greater risk, and more complex risk, than basic option trades. The information is not intended to be investment advice or construed as a recommendation or endorsement of any particular investment or investment strategy, and is for illustrative purposes only. Supporting documentation for any claims, comparisons, statistics, or other technical data will be supplied upon request. TD Ameritrade, Inc., member FINRA: http://www.finra.org | SIPC: http://www.sipc.org. TD Ameritrade is a trademark jointly owned by TD Ameritrade IP Company, Inc. and The Toronto-Dominion Bank. © 2018 TD Ameritrade. All rights reserved. Used with Permission

Listen to JJ Kinahan, Chief Market Strategist at TD Ameritrade, and his guests explain portfolio risk management strategies that use options. Check out www.essentialoptionstrategies.com for more options education. Click here for a transcript of this episode: http://www.essentialoptionstrategies.com/podcasts/explore-the-options-market-with-jj-kinahan.html Options are not suitable for all investors as the special risks inherent to option trading may expose investors to potentially rapid and substantial losses. Please read CHARACTERISTICS AND RISKS OF STANDARDIZED OPTIONS: http://www.optionsclearing.com/about/publications/character-risks.jsp before investing in options. Option trading privileges in your account subject to TD Ameritrade review and approval. Not all account owners will qualify. Spreads, straddles, and other multiple leg option strategies, such as butterflies and condors, can entail substantial transaction costs, including multiple commissions, which may impact any potential return. These are advanced option strategies and often involve greater risk, and more complex risk, than basic option trades. The information is not intended to be investment advice or construed as a recommendation or endorsement of any particular investment or investment strategy, and is for illustrative purposes only. Supporting documentation for any claims, comparisons, statistics, or other technical data will be supplied upon request. TD Ameritrade, Inc., member FINRA: http://www.finra.org | SIPC: http://www.sipc.org. TD Ameritrade is a trademark jointly owned by TD Ameritrade IP Company, Inc. and The Toronto-Dominion Bank. © 2018 TD Ameritrade. All rights reserved. Used with Permission

In this option-trading education podcast, listen to JJ Kinahan, Chief Market Strategist at TD Ameritrade, and his guest panel discuss breakevens, a fundamental concept of option trading. Check out www.essentialoptionstrategies.com for more options education. Click here for a transcript of this episode: http://www.essentialoptionstrategies.com/podcasts/explore-the-options-market-with-jj-kinahan.html Options are not suitable for all investors as the special risks inherent to option trading may expose investors to potentially rapid and substantial losses. Please read CHARACTERISTICS AND RISKS OF STANDARDIZED OPTIONS: http://www.optionsclearing.com/about/publications/character-risks.jsp before investing in options. Option trading privileges in your account subject to TD Ameritrade review and approval. Not all account owners will qualify. Spreads, straddles, and other multiple leg option strategies, such as butterflies and condors, can entail substantial transaction costs, including multiple commissions, which may impact any potential return. These are advanced option strategies and often involve greater risk, and more complex risk, than basic option trades. The information is not intended to be investment advice or construed as a recommendation or endorsement of any particular investment or investment strategy, and is for illustrative purposes only. Supporting documentation for any claims, comparisons, statistics, or other technical data will be supplied upon request. TD Ameritrade, Inc., member FINRA: http://www.finra.org | SIPC: http://www.sipc.org. TD Ameritrade is a trademark jointly owned by TD Ameritrade IP Company, Inc. and The Toronto-Dominion Bank. © 2018 TD Ameritrade. All rights reserved. Used with Permission

Explore the state of the options market today with JJ Kinahan, Chief Market Strategist at TD Ameritrade, and guests. Check out www.essentialoptionstrategies.com for more options education. Click here for a transcript of this episode: http://www.essentialoptionstrategies.com/podcasts/explore-the-options-market-with-jj-kinahan.html Options are not suitable for all investors as the special risks inherent to option trading may expose investors to potentially rapid and substantial losses. Please read CHARACTERISTICS AND RISKS OF STANDARDIZED OPTIONS: http://www.optionsclearing.com/about/publications/character-risks.jsp before investing in options. Option trading privileges in your account subject to TD Ameritrade review and approval. Not all account owners will qualify. Spreads, straddles, and other multiple leg option strategies, such as butterflies and condors, can entail substantial transaction costs, including multiple commissions, which may impact any potential return. These are advanced option strategies and often involve greater risk, and more complex risk, than basic option trades. The information is not intended to be investment advice or construed as a recommendation or endorsement of any particular investment or investment strategy, and is for illustrative purposes only. Supporting documentation for any claims, comparisons, statistics, or other technical data will be supplied upon request. TD Ameritrade, Inc., member FINRA: http://www.finra.org | SIPC: http://www.sipc.org. TD Ameritrade is a trademark jointly owned by TD Ameritrade IP Company, Inc. and The Toronto-Dominion Bank. © 2018 TD Ameritrade. All rights reserved. Used with Permission