About r/options
Let's Talk About: Exchange Traded Financial Options -- Options Fundamentals -- The Greeks -- Strategies -- Current Plays and Ideas -- Q&A -- **New Traders**: See the Options Questions Safe Haven weekly thread
The community at a glance
r/options is a Subreddit for Investors and Stock Investors with roughly 1.4M members. It has been around since 2009. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 7th largest community in the Stocks topic page and the 10th largest community in the Investing topic page.
Roughly 113K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Options Trading, Looking For, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention options trading resource, book, and options trading book.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 61 members
- 2014: 1K members
- 2015: 4K members
- 2016: 6K members
- 2017: 15K members
- 2018: 55K members
- 2019: 69K members
- 2020: 243K members
- 2021: 437K members
- 2023: 274K members
- 2024: 132K members
- 2025: 130K members
- 2026: 70K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 9K members
- Oct: 13K members
- Nov: 11K members
- Dec: 9K members
- Jan: 11K members
- Feb: 11K members
- Mar: 8K members
- Apr: 8K members
- May: 10K members
- Jun: 9K members
- Jul: 8K members
- Aug: 5K members
Themes
- Advice Requests2 posts in the past month
- Cboe Options Institute - free courses on options
- Stock Repair - Looking for Advice
#12Advice RequestsCboe Options Institute - free courses on options · Stock Repair - Looking for Advice - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- Does anyone know good brokers for options trading in Canada?
#21Solution RequestsDoes anyone know good brokers for options trading in Canada?
Topics
- Options Trading48 posts in the past month#148Options Trading
- Looking For47 posts in the past month#247Looking For
- Struggling22 posts in the past month#322Struggling
- Options15 posts in the past month#415Options
- Worst7 posts in the past month#57Worst
Product recommendations
- options trading resource21 posts in the past month
- Could anyone recommend a book about how to read options flow?
- What other service do you guys recommend
- Can some recommend a good book for learning the greeks
#121options trading resourceCould anyone recommend a book about how to read options flow? · What other service do you guys recommend · Can some recommend a good book for learning the greeks - book15 posts in the past month
- What are the best books that explain how market makers/specialists work?
- Which is the best book for options as a hedge?
- What are the best books and podcasts for Options education?
#215bookWhat are the best books that explain how market makers/specialists work? · Which is the best book for options as a hedge? · What are the best books and podcasts for Options education? - options trading book14 posts in the past month
- Which is the best book for options as a hedge?
- What are the best books and podcasts for Options education?
- Could anyone recommend a book about how to read options flow?
#314options trading bookWhich is the best book for options as a hedge? · What are the best books and podcasts for Options education? · Could anyone recommend a book about how to read options flow? - broker7 posts in the past month
- Best broker for trading options 2025
- Best broker for binary options trading?
- What is the best Broker/platform you use for Scalping and for Faster Buy/Sell transactions?
#47brokerBest broker for trading options 2025 · Best broker for binary options trading? · What is the best Broker/platform you use for Scalping and for Faster Buy/Sell transactions? - platform7 posts in the past month
- Best platform for option buying that you like and works?
- Trading platforms with best features
- Best platforms and YouTube channels for learning options trading from scratch?
#57platformBest platform for option buying that you like and works? · Trading platforms with best features · Best platforms and YouTube channels for learning options trading from scratch?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/options for?
- Best for Investors and Stock Investors enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/options free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/options have?
- Roughly 1.4M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/options on?
- r/options runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/options cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/options is organized under Investors, Stock Investors.
- How do I join r/options?
- You can join r/options by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Investing communities like?
- Communities for investors covering stocks, real estate, options, and broader personal finance. Reddit has some of the most active investing communities on the internet, from value investing to dividend strategies, alongside Discord servers for trading signals and more niche investment approaches. Range of experience from total beginners to seasoned traders.
Monthly Stats
- 12
- Views /mo (-52%)
- 11
- Visitors /mo (-39%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo (-50%)
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