Originally Posted by Big E 757

I started reading books about options back in the 90’s. I’ve read a lot of books on the subject...a LOT. What I’ve found is that 90% of the books out there contain the same basic information with examples made to look favorable to their system, if they have one. They almost always are hoping after reading their book that you want more, and guess what, they have a service that you can subscribe to. Every author is trying to sell more than their book, so you won’t learn everything you need in one single book. But you can learn all the basics and quite a bit about the 4-5 core options trading strategies, buying calls and puts, buying debit spreads, buying credit spreads, and selling naked options for premium. I’ve actually watched some pretty good YouTube videos about the subject too. Search SMB Capital on Youtube. They have pretty good content about the subject and you can learn a lot in a 10-15 minute video, vs spending a week reading a book. If you don’t understand what they’re talking about, search for basic option information on YouTube. You can learn a lot right there on your phone or iPad.

And as misspoken mentioned, a site like tasty trade, if you want to immerse yourself in it. I had heard of tastytrade but never used them. After misspoken mentioned them, I went to their site and it looks like a great place to learn and trade at the same time.

Good luck.