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 117K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Options, Trading, and Options Trading. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention book, broker, and platform.
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: 54K members
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 11K members
- Aug: 10K members
- 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: 7K members
Themes
- Advice Requests5 posts in the past month
- Advice on RKLB leaps
- where do i start to trading macro?
- Tips on tail hedging portfolio
#15Advice RequestsAdvice on RKLB leaps · where do i start to trading macro? · Tips on tail hedging portfolio - Solution Requests3 posts in the past month
- Help Me Find the Issue with this Strategy | SPCE
- Best website/provider for IV surface data?
- Trade log visualizer for IBKR traders
#23Solution RequestsHelp Me Find the Issue with this Strategy | SPCE · Best website/provider for IV surface data? · Trade log visualizer for IBKR traders - Pain & Anger2 posts in the past month
- Rebuild time. After blowing 100k account.
- I hate 0DTE options!
#32Pain & AngerRebuild time. After blowing 100k account. · I hate 0DTE options! - Self-Promotion1 post in the past month
- Created an Open Source Options Trading Platform - OptionsCanvas
#41Self-PromotionCreated an Open Source Options Trading Platform - OptionsCanvas - News1 post in the past month
- Oracle $ORCL Vol Crush Post Mortem - This one goes into the win column!
#51NewsOracle $ORCL Vol Crush Post Mortem - This one goes into the win column!
Topics
- Options99 posts in the past month
- SPCE: The options market is still paying a massive premium for upside.
- Created an Open Source Options Trading Platform - OptionsCanvas
- Do selling OTM options really work? If yes, which delta options you guys sell??
#199OptionsSPCE: The options market is still paying a massive premium for upside. · Created an Open Source Options Trading Platform - OptionsCanvas · Do selling OTM options really work? If yes, which delta options you guys sell?? - Trading61 posts in the past month
- Any use of LLMs in option trading / analysis?
#261TradingAny use of LLMs in option trading / analysis? - Options Trading57 posts in the past month
- Anyone using AI agents for options trading? Hitting some execution issues
- Options Trading
#357Options TradingAnyone using AI agents for options trading? Hitting some execution issues · Options Trading - Looking For49 posts in the past month#449Looking For
- Struggling32 posts in the past month#532Struggling
Product recommendations
- book13 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?
#113bookWhat 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? - broker5 posts in the past month
- Best broker for trading options 2025
- Best broker for binary options trading?
- Best brokerage for spread fills
#25brokerBest broker for trading options 2025 · Best broker for binary options trading? · Best brokerage for spread fills - platform5 posts in the past month
- Best platform for option buying that you like and works?
- Trading platforms with best features
- What's the best options trading platform?
#35platformBest platform for option buying that you like and works? · Trading platforms with best features · What's the best options trading platform?
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.
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- Visitors
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- Referrals
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