The majority of internet tutorials teach gimmicky strategies used in options trading.  Why is this?  That would be the equivalent to doctors learning medicine by concentrating on exotic diseases instead of learning the basic strategies of diagnosing treating a cold or high blood pressure.  Professional traders, as evidenced by the hosts of Options Action on CNBC should show you the path to success in options trading.  While it might might be times where a trader wants to use strategies like iron butterflies, condors, and strangles, real profession traders make use of the most basic options tools that we want to teach you here.