Programs
Stock Trading vs. Options Trading: choose where to start
Dion College offers two tracks. The Stock Trading track builds the foundation: how markets move, how to read a chart, and how to manage a position from entry to exit. The Options Trading track goes further, into pricing, volatility and multi-leg strategies that let you define risk before you place a trade.
Both are taught live, in small groups, by instructors who show their reasoning rather than just their results. Not sure which fits? Compare them side by side.
Track one
Stock Trading: built for market readers
For stock market students who want a disciplined, repeatable way to trade equities, starting from how the market actually works.
Read the market
Market structure, order types, price action and volume. Learn what a chart is telling you before you act on it.
Build a plan
Turn an idea into a written trade plan with an entry, an exit and a reason for both.
Protect your capital
Position sizing, stop placement and the habits that keep one bad trade from becoming a bad year.
What you'll study
- How markets workExchanges, liquidity, order flow and who is on the other side
- Technical analysisTrends, support and resistance, volume and momentum
- Fundamentals that move priceEarnings, sector rotation and the economic calendar
- Risk managementSizing, stops and risk-to-reward on every trade
- Trading psychologyJournaling, review and staying with the plan
Anyone can find an entry. We teach the part that comes after it.Request more information about Stock Trading →
Track two
Options Trading: built for strategists
For students ready to trade with defined risk, using contracts whose price depends on time and volatility as much as direction.
Understand the contract
Calls, puts, strikes and expirations, and what really drives an option's price.
Trade volatility and time
The Greeks in plain language: how delta, theta and vega change a position day by day.
Structure the trade
Spreads and multi-leg positions that set your maximum loss before you enter.
What you'll study
- Options foundationsCalls, puts, assignment, exercise and the option chain
- Pricing and the GreeksDelta, gamma, theta, vega and implied volatility
- Core strategiesCovered calls, cash-secured puts and vertical spreads
- Advanced structuresIron condors, calendars and adjusting a live position
- Portfolio riskHedging, sizing and managing exposure across trades
An option is a decision about risk first, and a bet on direction second.Request more information about Options Trading →
Side by side
Which track is right for you?
| Stock Trading | Options Trading | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Students new to trading, or self-taught traders who want structure | Students who already understand stocks and charts |
| Core skill | Reading price action and managing a position | Pricing risk and structuring a trade around it |
| Instruments | Stocks and ETFs | Equity and index options |
| Prerequisite | None | Stock Trading track or equivalent experience |
| Format | Live online classes in a small cohort, with instructor review of your work | |
Admissions
A selected class, every cohort
We keep classes small so every student gets attention from the instructor. That means seats are limited and admission is by application.
Request info
Tell us which track interests you and how much trading experience you have.
Apply
Complete a short application about your goals and background.
Conversation
Meet with our admissions team to confirm the program is the right fit.
Join your cohort
Accepted students receive a seat and a start date for live classes.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Do I need trading experience to apply?
Not for the Stock Trading track, which starts from the foundations. The Options Trading track assumes you already understand stocks and basic chart reading.
Are the classes live or recorded?
Classes are taught live online, so you can ask questions and work through examples with the instructor and your cohort in real time.
Why is enrollment limited?
Trading is learned through feedback. Small classes let instructors review each student's reasoning, not just lecture to a crowd.
Will this program make me a profitable trader?
No program can promise that. Trading involves real risk, including the loss of your capital. What we teach is a disciplined process for analysing markets and managing that risk.
How do I find out about dates and tuition?
Use the request information form and our admissions team will send details for the next cohort.
Seats are limited
Tell us about yourself and we'll send you details on the next cohort and how to apply.
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