The Options Industry Council (OIC)

The Options Industry Council (OIC) OIC is an industry resource provided by OCC that offers trustworthy education about the benefits and risks of exchange-listed options.

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Buying an option gives you the right to buy (call) or sell (put) the underlying stock — with risk limited to the premium...
09/04/2026

Buying an option gives you the right to buy (call) or sell (put) the underlying stock — with risk limited to the premium paid. Selling an option creates an obligation to buy or sell the underlying — and may require margin to support the position.

Learn more → https://bit.ly/3BpzM5k

09/03/2026

Two sides. Two risk profiles. One month of learning. 📊

September dives into buying and selling options with OIC instructor Mark Benzaquen. Learn what's really at stake on both sides.

Two webinars plus live Office Hours throughout the month.

Register → https://bit.ly/4xs7P5a.

09/02/2026

Careers in options don't all start the same way. Some start in a classroom. 🎓

This week, OIC Instructor Roma Colwell stopped by the University of Chicago to talk quant career paths in the industry.

Want to bring the conversation to your campus?

Email us at [email protected]

School is back in session. 📚 This month, OIC instructor Mark Benzaquen is back to explore buying and selling options — t...
09/02/2026

School is back in session. 📚 This month, OIC instructor Mark Benzaquen is back to explore buying and selling options — the capital and risk each side requires, how they function differently and when each makes sense. Two webinars. Two Office Hours.

Let's build up the fundamentals → https://bit.ly/3T1CzZn

09/01/2026

How did strategies once reserved for hedge funds end up in endowment portfolios? 🏛️ Sara Levin of WallachBeth Capital tells host Mark Benzaquen how the ETF wrapper changed that—giving endowments and foundations access to strategies they once kept at arm's length, with the transparency to match.

Listen → https://bit.ly/4wkkaqA

08/31/2026

The question you almost skipped is often the one worth asking. This week, OIC instructor Ken Keating worked through quadruple witching and tied it back to why those four days a year tend to bring bigger moves and heavier volume.

Have one of your own?

Office Hours is the place → https://bit.ly/4x44Lv9.

A long straddle holds two options, so it feels time decay from both. As expiration approaches, Theta works against the p...
08/28/2026

A long straddle holds two options, so it feels time decay from both. As expiration approaches, Theta works against the position if the underlying stays still. This is why timing and the size of the expected move matter to strategies built on buying premium.

Learn more → https://bit.ly/3MtSVph

Terminology Tuesday: Breakeven Point [BRAYK-ee-vuhn point] Learn More ➡️ https://bit.ly/3J12JVT
08/25/2026

Terminology Tuesday: Breakeven Point [BRAYK-ee-vuhn point]

Learn More ➡️ https://bit.ly/3J12JVT

How well do you know the wheel? ☸️ Jump into OCC Learning to revisit covered calls, cash-secured puts and how they fit t...
08/22/2026

How well do you know the wheel? ☸️ Jump into OCC Learning to revisit covered calls, cash-secured puts and how they fit together—then put it to the test with a short knowledge check.

See what you remember → https://bit.ly/43mDOpd

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