Overview
Jacob Mintz runs three tiers of options alerts through Cabot Wealth Network, a family-owned financial publisher founded in 1970: Essentials, the original Cabot Options Trader, and Cabot Options Trader Pro. As of this review, only Essentials is actually open to new subscribers, the other two are marked "closed to new subscribers" on Cabot's own page, with a waitlist in place of a signup button. That matters if you came looking for Pro specifically: right now you can join a waitlist for it, not buy it.
Mintz's background is genuinely strong and independently corroborated across multiple sources: he spent roughly 10 years as a Designated Primary Market Maker on the CBOE trading floor, led a 2008 consolidation of three trading crowds there, then built his own proprietary trading desk in 2009. Cabot cites 17+ years of options trading experience for him, and he's also written for outlets like Stocktwits and founded a coaching site, OptionsAce.com. Cabot Wealth Network itself is a legitimate, long-running publisher, BBB-accredited since 1997 with an A+ rating and no red flags in our research.
The three tiers, and what's actually available
Essentials, $497/yr
Calls, puts & covered calls. 10-12 alerts/yr via email and SMS, plus a daily watchlist. Built for newcomers.
Cabot Options Trader, $2,497/yr
Same strategy set as Essentials, but up to 25+ alerts/yr. Closed to new subscribers.
Options Trader Pro, $2,997/yr
Adds spreads, straddles, and iron condors on top of calls/puts/covered calls, up to 25+ alerts/yr. Closed to new subscribers.
All three tiers include a weekly advisory covering market outlook and open positions, direct email access to Mintz for your own questions, and access to his library of trading lessons drawn from his CBOE floor experience. A 30-day money-back guarantee badge appears on the signup page, though the detailed terms aren't spelled out there.
Track record
Cabot has published subscriber-facing "year in review" content for the original Cabot Options Trader, highlighting specific winning trades (gains cited in the hundreds of percent on names like ZS, SBUX, MSFT, and SE) alongside acknowledged losers. That's cherry-picked highlight content rather than a complete, audited track record. The current signup page leans on informal member testimonials naming specific tickers (PTON, QCOM, JD, UBER, GM) rather than any stated win rate or return percentage, no formal performance report exists for any of the three tiers, but Cabot also isn't marketing an inflated, unverifiable win-rate number the way some competitors do.
Pros and cons
What stands out
- Jacob Mintz's CBOE market-maker background is specific and independently corroborated, not just a marketing claim
- Pricing is now clearly published for all three tiers, with a straightforward open-vs-waitlist status
- Weekly advisory plus direct email access to Mintz himself is a genuine differentiator
- Doesn't market an inflated, unverifiable win-rate figure
Where it falls short
- The tier most people ask about, Pro, is closed to new subscribers, waitlist only
- The one open tier (Essentials) is fairly expensive per idea, around $45 per alert at 10-12 alerts a year
- No audited track record for any tier, just informal testimonials
- 30-day guarantee is advertised as a badge without detailed terms on the signup page itself
Verdict
Mintz's credentials are real and independently checkable, and Cabot's pricing is now fully transparent across all three tiers, a meaningful improvement over what we could find in our first pass. But the product most people want, Pro, isn't for sale right now, and the one you actually can buy today, Essentials, is a low-frequency, fairly expensive-per-idea service without an audited track record. Worth a look if you specifically want Mintz's floor-trading perspective and don't mind a light alert cadence, less competitive on pure cost-per-idea against services that alert more often for less.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Cabot Options Trader Pro cost?
$2,997/yr, but it's currently closed to new subscribers, waitlist only. The open tier, Cabot Options Trader Essentials, runs $497/yr ($49.97/mo) with a narrower strategy set and fewer alerts.
Can I actually sign up for Cabot Options Trader Pro right now?
No. As of this review, both Cabot Options Trader Pro and the original Cabot Options Trader are marked closed to new subscribers on Cabot's own page, with a waitlist in place of a signup button. Only Essentials has an active "Join Now" button.
Who is Jacob Mintz?
A former Designated Primary Market Maker on the CBOE floor for about 10 years, who later built his own proprietary trading desk in 2009. Cabot cites 17+ years of options trading experience for him; this background is corroborated across multiple independent sources.
Curious about Cabot Options Trader?
Essentials is open now at $497/yr. Pro and the original Trader are waitlist-only at $2,497-$2,997/yr.
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