I'm just starting to look into options trading, and at MPOE, it can be a little intimidating for advanced trading noobs like me. After briefly chatting with mircea_popescu, he took the time to write a detailed mini-tutorial on trading options and using the MPOE options exchange.
If you're considering options trading,
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=67302.0 is a great place to start! Thanks to mircea_popescu for taking the time to post this informative "beginners guide".