ThinkOrSwim Basics Tutorial - How to Buy Options

ThinkOrSwim Basics Tutorial - How to Buy Options Another quick introduction video walking you through the Think Or Swim (TOS) Platform. Here I walk you through how to buy and sell options with the TOS Trade tab. ThinkOrSwim, ThinkOrSwim Basics, ThinkOrSwim Beginner, ThinkOrSwim Tutorial, ThinkOrSwim Platform, ThinkOrSwim Chats, ThinkOrSwim Technical Analysis, ThinkOrSwim How To, ThinkOrSwim Learn, ThinkOrSwim Introduction, ThinkOrSwim TOS, ThinkOrSwim Think Or Swim, ThinkOrSwim Stock, ThinkOrSwim Options, ThinkOrSwim Trade, ThinkOrSwim Trading, ThinkOrSwim TD Ameritrade, ThinkOrSwim Buy, ThinkOrSwim Sell, ThinkOrSwim How To Buy, ThinkOrSwim Order Entry, ThinkOrSwim Execute Order, ThinkOrSwim Cancel Order

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1. what is the difference between a call or put? and what do they mean?
2. So I understand placing a call order, in the money/out of the money but how do you actually let someone take the option +1 (100 shares) once it's matured enough off of you to make a profit?
3. get a thinner pen
4. so if you bought the contract for $2 what is your Max profit and loss
5. can you show the profit and loss chart in TOS before executing the order? And how would you do that? thank you..
6. Could you please show how to put a stop loss on a call option you already own.Great video !!!!!!
7. The only thing that im not understanding is how much money do i know that im investing if it doesn't say quantity money in the option chains once you make a call or a put on a contract..
8. I have a Mac can't right click?
9. If I want to put a stop loss and a sell limit once I've already purchased an option without having put those before, do I just right click on the order and then click on "Create Closing Order"? Is that what it's for or is there a different way to go about it?
10. If I buy an in the money call option, do I technically not receive that option until the expiry?
    I was under the impression that if I bought a call option, I would receive it and be able to exercise it at any point up until the expiry.
    Thanks for the video!
11. You didn't explain how to get the option chain to show.
12. cant see anything on your screen..
13. Will TDAmeritrade let me buy during after hours or pre-market?
14. I have tier 2 approval with TD Ameritrade. However, my option buying power is showing $0 even though I have money in my account. Why?
15. TD Ameritrade is pathetic..I swear they run their website off a Commodore 64 . Their Tech support does not have a clue.
    We had one of their "salesmen" call my wife at work (Pathetic) trying to get her to open a 401K with them.
    Also when the market was taking a huge dip..their website went down (way to be there in critical times AMTD) and when I called to inform the tech...he was clueless.
    Google Ameritrade sucks....
    Wait !! they have gotten even more Pathetic...Scum just like their CEO imho.
16. Hey when you buy options. Like a call or put. Can you lose more than what you invest like " shorting"? Or just the money you put in
17. tos is short for toss in the trash the platform sucks really my screen looks nothing like this there video tab takes me to nbc and help dosent open anything at all no platform should be this difficult to operate in the retail trader industry
18. Hey Clay, just started watching your videos and I'm pretty interested ! I was just wondering, what options do you buy if you predict a stock will go up and which ones do you buy if you predict they will go down? Are these the calls and the puts ? Thanks !
19. I'm confused as to why pay $200 for "1 contract", when you can pay $28.30 for "1 share". Are there multiple shares in "1 contract" or something?
20. Great video!! If I think the stock will go down, do I buy a put option and after it goes down I buy a put option? Im a little bit confused.