Six ways to get options trade ideas instead of guessing, all fully reviewed through the same process (real facts, current pricing, the same published rubric every time).
| Rank | Service | Price | Format | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Option Strategies InsiderChris Douthit | $99/mo | Options + stocks, alerts + education | 9.4Editor's Pick |
| 02 | Mindful TraderEric Ferguson | $47/mo | Swing alerts | 8.1 |
| 03 | Benzinga OptionsNic Chahine | $97/yr¹ | Alerts, 2x monthly | 7.0 |
| 04 | TheoTrade Ultima AlertsDon Kaufman | $997/yr¹ | Alerts + platform | 6.7 |
| 05 | Cabot Options TraderJacob Mintz | $497/yr² | Directional alerts | 6.0 |
| 06 | Schaeffer's Option AdvisorSchaeffer's Investment Research | $149/mo | Monthly newsletter, 10/issue | 5.9 |
Weekly options trade alerts, a stock portfolio, daily market updates, and a genuinely free beginner-to-advanced curriculum. The most broadly built service in this category.
A one-person swing-trading alert feed across stocks, options, and futures, at a flat monthly price with no long-term contract. Its headline 20-year backtest is self-published and unverified.
A tiered options-alert product from Nic Chahine, cheap to start but only 2 alerts a month, with a renewal price that triples after year one and an unverified 90% win-rate claim.
Don Kaufman's volatility-alert product bundled into TheoTrade's broader education platform. Strong education pedigree, but the most expensive service we've reviewed, with unverified win-rate and return claims.
Run by Jacob Mintz, a former CBOE market maker, across three tiers. Only the entry-level Essentials tier is open to new subscribers today; Cabot Options Trader and Cabot Options Trader Pro are both waitlist-only at $2,497-$2,997/yr.
A long-running monthly options newsletter from Schaeffer's Investment Research, pairing 10 new trade ideas per issue with the firm's proprietary sentiment-analysis tools. Doesn't lead with an unverified win-rate claim, but its current byline is unclear and its refund policy is a partial 90-day/75% guarantee.
Prices and facts verified September 2026. Scores come from our published methodology. This isn't personalized investment advice.