Advanced course
Option Open Interest Mastery
A structured path through futures, options, and CME open interest
Course curriculum
A deep, beginner-first course that progresses to option chains, Greeks, volatility, dealer hedging, and a testable OIV decision framework.
Level 1
Financial Market Foundations
Build the market vocabulary and structural foundation required before studying futures, options, and open interest.
Level 2
Futures from Zero
Learn to read futures contracts from specifications and settlement through contract rolls.
Level 3
Open Interest
Separate open interest from volume and interpret changes in outstanding positions without overclaiming.
Level 4
Options Foundations
Understand rights, obligations, premium, and moneyness before moving into the Greeks.
Level 5
Option Greeks
Measure option sensitivity to price, time, volatility, and interest rates.
Level 6
Volatility
Compare realized and implied volatility, then read skew, smile, and expected move.
Level 7
Dealer Hedging
Study liquidity-provider hedging mechanics without assuming any flow deterministically controls price.
Level 8
Reading CME Option Data
Turn an option chain into a map of strikes, OI clusters, volume, and expected move.
Level 9
OIV Trading Framework
Combine price, open interest, and volatility through Observe, Identify, and Validate.
Level 10
Risk Management and Validation
Turn the framework into a system with explicit sizing, risk, journaling, and backtesting rules.