Module 1 — Foundations
What is a binary option?
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A binary option is one simple question: will the price be higher or lower at a set time?
You pick an asset (e.g. BTCUSD), a direction — CALL ▲ (up) or PUT ▼ (down) — a stake, and an expiry (e.g. 1 minute). When the timer ends:
CALL = up, PUT = down — all-or-nothing per trade
• Right direction → you get your stake back + the payout (e.g. 85%). • Wrong direction → you lose the stake. That's it — no margin calls, no liquidation.
Key idea
It's all-or-nothing per trade. Your max loss is always exactly your stake — known before you click. That's the discipline binary options force on you.
It's all-or-nothing per trade. Your max loss is always exactly your stake — known before you click. That's the discipline binary options force on you.
This course takes you from this single idea to placing confident, structured trades on Optionly — the same platform our VIP signals are built for.
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Course content
M1 — Foundations
M2 — Your Platform — Optionly Walkthrough
M3 — Reading the Chart
M4 — Entries & Timing
M5 — Risk & Money Management
M6 — Signals & Your Roadmap