If you find a strategy that looks good, ask yourself why someone would take the other side and assume that individual is smart and informed. If you cannot figure out why then you don't fully understand the risks of your strategy.
Actually, there's a LOT of free information about options and options trading. The point has already been made to you - and I will highlight it again here - that you should have a successful background in equities trading before tackling options. Why? Because options, for the most part, are a derivative of the underlying equities. But they are more complex instruments, and thus can get you into serious trouble if you don't have a good foundation of knowledge and EXPERIENCE. So consider the 10,000 hour rule. 10K experience in equities, and 10K experience in options, and you'll be ready to go.
Truth is that I have little information on options trading and I find this very useful . Would delve more into trading options with this infor.
Setup an account with TD Ameritrade No account minimum for new accounts (IB has a $10,000 minimum for new accounts). Plenty of opportunity with $100 trades. $100 trades are vastly superior to paper-trading, books, option theory, etc. Real trades behave differently than paper-trades. The higher commission rates with TD Ameritrade versus IB is not a hindrance to successful option trading. JUST DO IT
Here's another important tip for newbies: never use market orders, use limit orders instead, and try to get the stuff at midprice between the Bid and Ask. You have to monitor the price development a while before submitting your own limit order.