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title: "17_options_there-are-only-two-kinds-of-options_FINAL"
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# 17_options_there-are-only-two-kinds-of-options_FINAL

[00:00] There. There's only two, there's only two types of options. Puts and calls, or calls and puts. See what I just circled there? Calls on the, on the left side, puts on the right side.
[00:15] Mhm. Of the options chain. If you were to open up your own options chain on your platforms, you'd be able to see it.
[00:29] Okay, so that's an options chain.
[00:33] So if you were