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QVL Education

Learn Trading by Actual Trading.

A 12-week guided program for beginners, followed by QVL Strategy Lab, where you learn options strategies and backtest your own ideas with QVL AI Co-Pilot. Practice in a paper portfolio while following the QVL SPY model. No real money at risk.

12 Weeks

+ Strategy Lab

12-Week Guided Program

Step-by-step lessons built for beginners, from market basics to your first strategies.

Paper-Portfolio Practice

Apply what you learn by following the QVL SPY model in a paper portfolio.

QVL Strategy Lab

Learn four options strategies, then backtest your own ideas with QVL AI Co-Pilot.

A Clear Path For Your Success

Your 12-Week Learning Journey

A guided beginner program that helps you build core trading knowledge, practice in a paper portfolio, and follow the QVL SPY model step by step. Then continue with QVL Strategy Lab to backtest your own ideas.

Phase 1 · Weeks 1–4

Market & Trading Foundations

Learn how markets work, how to place trades, and how to track and manage risk.

  • Market Foundations
  • Orders & Trade Mechanics
  • Understanding P&L
  • Risk & Position Size

Phase 2 · Weeks 5–9

QVL Models & Options

Understand QVL's data-driven models, then build options knowledge from the ground up.

  • Understanding QVL Models
  • Options Foundations
  • Why Options Move
  • Implied Volatility
  • Options Risk

Phase 3 · Weeks 10–12

Portfolio & Discipline

Build a balanced portfolio, develop a routine, and put your skills together.

  • Portfolio Foundations
  • Trading Process & Discipline
  • Put It All Together

Phase 4 · QVL Strategy Lab

Research Your Own Ideas

After the 12 weeks, learn four options strategies and backtest them with QVL AI Co-Pilot.

  • Covered Calls & Collars
  • Call Spreads
  • Short Puts & Put Spreads
  • Build Your Own Strategy

Same Markets. A Smarter You.

The Learning Loop

Trading education shouldn't end with a video.

Most platforms teach a concept and move on. QVL connects education directly to practice, with a guided learning loop that helps you build real skills.

1. Learn

Understand a concept in a short daily lesson, built for beginners.

2. Practice

Apply it with paper trades in your own resettable paper portfolio, following the QVL SPY model.

3. Review

Check what you learned with a Quick Check after each lesson, a weekly review and a Graduation Review at Week 12.

4. Improve

Go further in QVL Strategy Lab: backtest your own ideas with QVL AI Co-Pilot, compare the results, and refine your approach.

QVL Education

You Won't Just Learn It. You'll Do It.

See what you'll do inside QVL: weekly lessons, hands-on examples, Co-Pilot backtests and Quick Checks, all without risking real money.

12-Week Program

Follow the Path, Week by Week

Each week has the same simple rhythm: short lessons, a market watch, a practice task and a weekly review.

Week 6 · Options Foundations

Week 6 of 12

Day 1 · Lesson

What Is an Option?

8 min

Day 2 · Lesson

Strike, Expiration & Premium

7 min

Day 3 · Market Watch

Explore the SPY Options Chain

5 min

Day 4 · Practice

Find an ATM SPY Option

10 min

Day 5 · Weekly Review

Review What You Learned

5 min
QVL Strategy Lab

See How a Strategy Pays Off

Learn how a strategy is built, then see what happens at expiration. Every example is educational, not advice.

Sample Covered Call

Educational Example

Shares owned

100 SPY at $520

Call sold

535 strike

Max profit

+$1,850

SPYSharesCovered call
$510−$1,000−$650
$520$0+$350
$535+$1,500+$1,850
$550+$3,000+$1,850
Quick Check

Check What You Learned

Every lesson ends with a short Quick Check and instant feedback, so you know what stuck before you move on.

Lesson 1 — What Is a Covered Call?

Question 1 of 4

You sell a covered call on 100 shares you own. What obligation have you taken on?

To buy more shares if the price falls
To sell your 100 shares at the strike price if the option is exercised
To buy back the call at the strike price
No obligation, because the call is covered
Correct — Selling a call obligates you to deliver the shares at the strike price if the option is exercised. Owning the shares is what makes the call covered.

Your Progress

Know What You're Actually Learning

Quick Checks, weekly reviews and module reviews reinforce each concept, while your progress shows the weeks and lessons you've completed.

12-Week Program

100%

12 of 12 weeks

Strategy Lab

50%

2 of 4 modules

Current Module

60%

3 of 5 lessons

Current milestone

Strategy Lab: 2 of 4 modules

Sample progress

50%
12-Week Program
Completed
Strategy Lab lessons
13 of 20
Current module
Module 3

Starting From Zero?

That's the Point.

QVL Education is designed so you don't need previous trading experience. Concepts start simple and build gradually as you progress.

Plain-English Lessons

Learn concepts without unnecessary jargon.

Practice Before Real Money

Use paper trading while you're still learning.

Built Step by Step

New concepts build on what you've already completed.

All Skill Levels Welcome

Whether you're brand new or refreshing your knowledge, learn at your pace, then go further in Strategy Lab.

Go Further With QVL Strategy Lab

Continue Your Learning

Finish the 12-week program, then go further with QVL Strategy Lab: learn four options strategies and backtest your own ideas with QVL AI Co-Pilot.

Module 1

Covered Calls & Collars

Generate income, manage risk, and explore downside protection.

Covered CallCollar

Profit or loss at expiration

ProfitLoss$0

Stock price at expiration →

Shares aloneCovered call

A covered call caps your gain at the strike price, but the premium you collect softens small losses.

Module 2

Call Spreads

Learn bull and bear call spreads with defined risk and reward.

Bull Call SpreadBear Call Spread

Profit or loss at expiration

ProfitLoss$0

Stock price at expiration →

Bull call spreadBear call spread

Mirror images: the bull spread gains when the stock rises, the bear spread when it stays low. Risk is defined on both.

Module 3

Short Puts & Put Spreads

Explore premium strategies and assignment risk.

Cash-Secured PutBull Put Spread

Profit or loss at expiration

ProfitLoss$0

Stock price at expiration →

Cash-secured put

You collect a premium, so your profit is capped. If the price falls, you may be assigned shares and can lose.

Module 4

Build Your Own Strategy

Create custom rules and backtest your own trading ideas with QVL AI Co-Pilot.

Custom RulesBacktestCompare

Example strategy rules

  • Enter when implied volatility is below 20%
  • AND SPY is above its 20-day moving average
  • Exit at 50% of maximum profit
  • Or 7 days before expiration

You write clear entry and exit rules, then backtest them with QVL AI Co-Pilot.

Shapes shown are educational examples. A backtest is a historical simulation, not a forecast.

Pricing

Simple, Fixed-Length Pricing.

One program, three monthly payments. It is a separate plan, not included in any QVL model plan. You see the price again at checkout before you pay.

QVL Education

12-Week Guided Program

$100CAD / month

Outside Canada: $80 USD / month

3 monthly payments · $300 CAD in total ($240 USD)

  • 12-week guided program for beginners
  • Practice in your own resettable paper portfolio
  • Quick Checks after lessons and weekly reviews
  • Graduation Review at Week 12

Billed in CAD for Canadian accounts and in USD otherwise. Taxes may apply. Educational content only.

Frequently Asked Questions

Got Questions? We've Got Answers.

Everything you need to know about QVL Education and how it works.

QVL Education is a 12-week guided program for beginners, followed by QVL Strategy Lab. You learn markets, orders, risk and options step by step, practice in a paper portfolio while following the QVL SPY model, then learn four options strategies and backtest your own ideas with QVL AI Co-Pilot.

Start Your 12-Week Journey.

Learn the fundamentals and practice in a paper portfolio, then go further with QVL Strategy Lab and backtest your own ideas with QVL AI Co-Pilot.

No prior knowledge required

No real money at risk. Practice in a paper portfolio