Teach Me Like I'm Five: Investing Concepts Made Simple
Teach Me Like I'm Five: Investing Concepts Made Simple
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We’re on a mission to make investing concepts simple. In each episode, we bring in an expert to help us break down a key financial idea—whether it’s a rule of thumb, a market principle, or a tool investors use every day. We ask the questions you might be afraid to and focus on clear, accessible explanations that anyone can understand. If you’ve ever felt confused by financial jargon or just want a better grasp on how things really work, you’re in the right place. We’re learning right alongside you—one concept at a time.
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The podcast focuses on key financial ideas such as options trading, market principles, and investment tools, with episodes like 'The Hidden Logic of Options' that explains put-call parity using relatable analogies and 'Decoding Volatility with the Rule of 16' which breaks down volatility concepts for practical trading applications.
We’re on a mission to make investing concepts simple. In each episode, we bring in an expert to help us break down a key financial idea—whether it’s a rule of thumb, a market principle, or a tool investors use every day. We ask the questions you might be afraid to and focus on clear, accessible explanations that anyone can understand. If you’ve ever felt confused by financial jargon or just want a better grasp on how things really work, you’re in the right place. We’re learning right alongside you—one concept at a time.
In this episode of Teach Me Like I’m 5, options expert Kris Abdelmessih breaks down one of the most foundational—and misunderstood—concepts in options trading: put-call parity. Using Lego analogies, homemade spreadsheets, and Fast & Furious references, Kris shows how options are like building blocks you can combine to create any payoff you want—including replicating a stock itself.
Whether you’re a beginner trying to understand options basics or a seasoned investor looking for deeper insights into synthetic positions and implied interest rates, this episode is packed with practical lessons presented in the most approachable way possible.
What We Cover:
Why calls and puts are “the same” through the lens of put-call parity
How to visualize and replicate stock payoffs using only options
The concept of synthetic positions: synthetic stock, calls, and puts
How put-call parity collapses complex strategies into basic building blocks
The real mechanics behind covered calls—and what they really are
How professional traders use options pricing to infer interest rates and stock borrowing conditions
A deep dive into “box spreads” and how they replicate zero-coupon bonds
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