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Learn options by playing with them.

A structured options course that starts from zero. Each lesson explains one idea, then you drag a slider, watch the price move and see exactly why. You practice with $10,000 in virtual money, so every mistake costs you nothing.

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From the author of Live to Sell Another Day, a former Amazon bestseller

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Zero real money at risk

Every decision moves a $10,000 virtual bankroll, not yours.

Plain English first

Calls and puts before Greeks. One idea per lesson, every term explained when you meet it.

Small first step

Start with one short lesson. Stop any time, pick up where you left off.

Watch one real lesson, start to finish

2 minutes 23 seconds. No signup, no card.

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How a lesson works

Read it. Touch it. Prove it. Then move on.

01

Learn one idea

A short explanation with an everyday analogy. A put works like insurance, and the lesson shows you why.

02

Play with it in a live lab

Drag the stock price, the strike or the days left. Prices and the profit curve redraw instantly, like the lab at the top of this page.

03

Prove you've got it

Quick checks along the way, then a quiz that moves your virtual bankroll. Right answers grow it; wrong ones show you why.

Same shape, deeper topic · Level 2, Greeks

Delta: how much the option moves when the stock moves $1

A 0.50 delta call gains about $0.50 when the stock rises $1. Drag spot or strike in the panel and the Greeks recompute on every tick.

  • Call Delta: 0 to 1.0 (0 = OTM, 0.5 = ATM, 1.0 = deep ITM)
  • Put Delta: −1.0 to 0 (negative because puts gain when the stock falls)

Why doing beats watching: in a meta-analysis of 225 STEM studies, students in traditional lectures were 1.5× more likely to fail than students in active-learning classes.

Freeman et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2014)

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There are free options videos everywhere. Why this?

Free videos are great for hearing about options. This is where you practice them until they stick.

How you learn
Watching a video: You watch someone explain it
Labs inside the lessons, where you move the sliders yourself
Checking you understood
Watching a video: Up to you
Quizzes that move a $10,000 virtual bankroll
Order
Watching a video: You choose what to watch next
A set order: passing a topic's quiz opens the next one
Applying it
Watching a video: You plan it yourself
3 capstone projects
Tools
Watching a video: Whatever you set up separately
5 interactive labs built in
Your path

From "what's an option?" to running your own trades.

10 topics, 87 lessons, 3 levels. Each level ends with a capstone project. Beginners start at Level 1. If you already trade, the Pro plan opens every level, so you can start where you need to.

Level 1 · Start here
4 topics · 37 lessons

The basics

  • Know what a call and a put actually promise you
  • Read an options chain without feeling lost
  • Earn income from stock you own, with your max loss known before you click
Level 2
3 topics · 26 lessons

Why prices move

  • See the Greeks change live as the market moves
  • Understand why your trade lost value when the stock didn't move
  • Spot the post-earnings drop in option prices before it hits you
Level 3
3 topics · 24 lessons

Multi-leg trades and risk

  • Build and manage multi-leg trades like iron condors
  • Fix a losing position calmly instead of panicking
  • Size your risk across a whole portfolio

What learners say after it clicks

Join 100+ active traders learning options here.

“A valuable course for anyone with basic-to-intermediate options knowledge — the logic clicks without being buried in jargon. I'm a teacher myself, and from a learner's perspective there's no confusion, no information left hanging in the air. As soon as you grasp a concept, there's a chance to apply it. Genuinely built around how learning works — professionally done.”
— E.E., subscriber
“The book was excellent — it made me see options in a whole new way. That trust is what got me to sign up for OptionsLabPro too. Advanced strategies and the Greeks used to confuse me; now everything is clear.”
— B.K., subscriber
“Everyone talks about the Wheel strategy, but I never knew the components. Now I actually understand each step — cash-secured puts, covered calls, and the Wheel as a strategy. I've even started running zero-cost collars in tough markets to cut my risk.”
— A.S., subscriber
Built by Dr. Arda Züber

A practicing options trader who couldn't find a course he'd recommend —
so he built one.

Twenty years trading US equity options, mostly with a Wheel-style strategy. Taught operations and information management at the University of Connecticut. Author of Live to Sell Another Day (a former Amazon bestseller). Every lesson reflects how options actually behave in real markets — the trap of cheap OTM options, gamma risk near expiration, IV crush after earnings.

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Questions beginners ask

I've never traded anything. Is this for me?

Yes. Level 1 starts from "what is an option?" and assumes nothing. Try the first lesson without signing up and decide for yourself.

Can I lose real money here?

No. Everything happens with a $10,000 virtual bankroll. You don't need a brokerage account to learn.

Isn't options trading too risky?

It is when you don't understand it. That's the point of practicing first: you see the risk on screen before it ever touches your account.

What if I get stuck?

Every wrong quiz answer explains why, so a mistake turns into the next thing you learn.

Is it available in Turkish?

Yes. The lessons and labs are in English and Turkish, and you can switch languages from the menu at any time. Dr. Arda Züber also publishes Turkish-language explainer videos on YouTube.

Can I cancel?

Any time. On a paid plan, access continues until the end of your billing period. The free plan never expires.

What is OptionsLabPro?

OptionsLabPro is a structured options course built by Dr. Arda Züber. Each lesson explains one idea, then lets you practice it in a live lab: drag the stock price, volatility or days to expiry and watch prices, payoff diagrams and Greeks update. The curriculum has 10 topics across three levels, with 87 lessons, 5 interactive labs and 3 capstone projects.

What does OptionsLabPro cost?

The Free plan is permanent and includes all 5 standalone labs plus Module 1 (10 lessons with embedded labs). Basic is $20/month and adds all of Level 1: 4 topics (37 lessons), all quizzes and Capstone 1. Pro is $29/month and unlocks the full course: 87 lessons across 10 topics, plus all 3 capstones. Annual billing saves up to 30%. Cancel anytime.

What interactive tools are included?

Five interactive labs: the Strategy Sandbox (live payoff diagrams for 12+ built-in strategies), the Probability & EV Calculator (5,000-path Monte Carlo), the Options Chain Simulator (a full strike chain that reprices in real time), the Delta Hedge Simulator (step-by-step hedging with running P&L) and the Greeks Explorer (Delta, Gamma, Theta and Vega charts with a time-decay slider).

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