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Options liquidity & starting out in OZ vs. US?

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Hey guys,

I’m researching & educating myself on options trading and have a couple of questions.

Looking at the volume figures available on the ASX website, there are many option contracts with a volume of 0. Does that mean there have been no trades on that contract for that day, and if so, does that make it difficult to sell an option which I may own? Therefore are options (especially cheaper options, significantly away from the stock price) not very liquid on the ASX market? Given the volumes of shares traded and their liquidity I find this confusing :confused:

I’ve read the pro’s and con’s of trading in the US markets compared to the OZ market and understand the US is more liquid due to higher volumes, but I was planning on starting out small in the OZ market before taking on the US! Is that a good plan, or is it best to jump straight in to the US markets?

Any advice?

Many thanks.
 
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