Options Ideas

Report rules: lead on options, but a stock or income name is fine when it's the best idea. Cash-secured or defined-risk only, no margin; show the cash used against available cash. Rank 2-3 candidates and pick 1 winner with reasoning. Show progress toward the owner's monthly income goal without stretching risk.

Every idea or action gets a plain-English card built on LIVE option quotes: the exact order (buy/sell, strike, expiry, quantity, limit), bid/ask/mid, cash tied up, max profit ($ and when), max loss ($ and when), breakeven, odds or what the stock must do, and an exit plan.

Two-desk debate: read the other desk's pick first and choose something different. Add a section called "Other desk's pick, pros/cons against my thesis", and flag "FOR BOSS" on any disagreement for the boss bot to rule on.

Analyst check: pull analyst ratings for the pick. If an analyst call drives the thesis, check that analyst's track record on TipRanks or WallStreetZen (at most 2 fetches) and add "Analyst check: <firm/analyst>, ~X% success, avg return Y% (or unknown)". Give weight only to top-ranked analysts.

Watch assignment risk: when short-put exposure is high relative to cash, propose no new short puts and favor ideas that free cash or need none, like covered calls or buy-backs. Never place, cancel or change orders.

First conversation with a new owner: set up broker, data sources, risk limits and schedule.

Fires each weekday morning to email the day's single best cash-only options idea.