Firstrade, in partnership with OptionsPlay, is excited to bring our exclusive Beginner Options Trading Course to investors. Learn how to utilize options strategies to generate a consistent stream of income for your portfolio and take advantage of speculating with leverage. Explore the methods and best practices used to grow a small options trading account and wrap up the lessons with real-time market analysis along with Q&A to answer your questions!

Here’s the outline of each episode:

Adding Yield to your Portfolio using Options – July 7

OptionsPlay helps investors understand covered calls and cash secured puts strategies. During this exclusive seminar, Tony Zhang, Chief Strategist Strategy of OptionsPlay will walk you through the best practices and show how to find potential income opportunities.

What you’ll learn:

• How to utilize Covered Calls in your portfolio

• How to utilize Cash Secured Puts in your portfolio

• Combining both to maximize income and capital appreciation

Add Leverage to your Portfolio with Limited Risk – July 21

Explore the fundamentals of buying call and put options to gain leverage for your bullish and bearish trades with limited risk. Join Tony Zhang, Chief Strategist of OptionsPlay and CNBC Contributor to learn best practices and see how you can analyze any options trade with confidence in seconds!

What you’ll learn:

• Basic bullish and bearish strategies

• How to gain exposure to a stock while limiting risk

• How to use options to add leverage while limiting risk

Grow a Small Account using Options – August 4

Learn to Grow a Small Options Account sustainably and build your confidence in trading. Join Tony Zhang, Chief Strategist at OptionsPlay and CNBC Contributor, to see how credit spreads and the rules we utilize to find opportunities suited for trading accounts under $5,000.  Learn the 4 rules that you need to use to prevent account blowups.

What you’ll learn:

• Credit spread best practices

• Account management and best practices

• The 4 rules of trading using a small account

Live Market Examples with Q&A – August 18

Join us for the final part of the Beginner Options Trading Course – Live Market Analysis with Q&A. Tony Zhang, Chief Strategist at OptionsPlay and CNBC Contributor, will dissect the current market environment while discussing how to apply the strategies taught during the course. This event is not to be missed!

What you’ll learn:

• Recap of options strategies and concepts covered in the previous 2 webinars

• Applying above strategies to current market environment

• Get your questions answered during the live Q&A session!

Join us every other Wednesday at 4:00 PM EST and see how we can help you jump start your options trading journey. These events are not to be missed, so be sure to book your spot here. We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

The insights that are discussed during these events are for information and education purposes only and should not be interpreted as recommendations to trade particular options, but merely part of our commitment to bring education to investors.

Options trading involves risk and is not suitable for all investors. Options trading privileges are subject to Firstrade review and approval. Please review the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options brochure and the Supplement before you begin trading options.