r/options is a subreddit with 1.4M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses options trading, looking for, struggling, options, and trading, and they frequently recommend/review options trading platform, trading book, and trading platform.
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Popular Themes in r/options
#1
Advice Requests
: "Feedback on an options UI I've been working on"
7 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "I built a free dealer-gamma + live options-flow terminal for SPX/SPY/QQQ. No signup. Tear it apart."
2 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "My son is selling uncovered options to pay for college tuition. Is this concerning?"
1 post
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I built a free SPX gamma heatmap (by strike × expiration) because I was tired of it being paywalled"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/options
#1
Options Trading
48 posts
#2
Looking For
47 posts
#3
Struggling
22 posts
#4
Options
16 posts
#5
Trading
8 posts
#6
Worst
7 posts
#7
Platform
6 posts
#8
Hate
6 posts
#9
Stock
5 posts
#10
Time
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/options
Options Trading Platform
121 reviews
#1
Thinkorswim
4.2★ from 23 reviews
#2
Tastyworks
4.5★ from 16 reviews
#3
Robinhood
2.1★ from 9 reviews
Trading Book
11 reviews
#1
Steve Nison
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Dan Passrelli
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Oliver Velez
4.0★ from 1 review
Trading Platform
7 reviews
#1
Falcon Funded
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Thinkorswim
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Interactive Brokers
4.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/options
Yearly
+112k members(8.4%)
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Last updated: September 3, 2026