VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
A CURATED DIRECTORY OF FINANCIAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES
OptionCharts Review, Pricing, and Features
OptionCharts
OptionCharts visualizes option payoffs, Greeks, volatility skew, expected moves, gamma and delta exposure, contract history, and market-wide trends. It is for options research and chart exports, not brokerage, a public data API, or guaranteed real-time access on every plan.
Best for
- Options traders looking for visual P&L, Greeks, IV skew, max pain, GEX/DEX, expected move, contract history, and market-wide options trend screens.
- Options researchers comparing the free tier, Premium chart and export plan, and Ultimate real-time OPRA plan.
- People who need options charts and data downloads but not broker execution in the same tool.
Watch out
- Free and Premium use delayed OPRA data. Real-time options data requires Ultimate and completed exchange agreements.
- Market Trends updates about every 10 minutes, even on Ultimate. Open interest updates once per day because exchanges do not publish it in real time.
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Pricing
Free • From $240/yr · 4 plans
Free
Premium
Ultimate (Real-time Options Data)
Ultimate Professional (Real-time Options Data)
Key features
- Build and compare multi-leg options P&L charts with covered call, vertical spread, iron condor, calendar, and other templates.
- Review ticker-level options charts for volume, open interest, Greeks, implied-volatility skew, max pain, expected move, and probability distribution.
- GEX and DEX visualizations to understand where listed option positioning may concentrate gamma and delta exposure around a ticker.
- Inspect option contract history for price, volume, open interest, and Greeks, including intraday history where available by plan and dataset.
- Scan market-wide options trend tables for active tickers, active contracts, high open interest, IV and IV rank, unusual activity, and options flow.
- Support for saving watchlists and trades on paid plans so active options ideas can be monitored without rebuilding the same views each session.
- Export support for chart data to CSV and use full-screen, ad-free charting on Premium when spreadsheet follow-up or presentation-ready views matter.
- OPRA latency: Free and Premium use 15-minute delayed options data, while real-time options require Ultimate plus exchange agreement eligibility.
- Premium and Ultimate charts refresh automatically. Ultimate option quotes can refresh as often as once per second.
- Market Trends updates about every 10 minutes, and open interest updates daily, regardless of the selected real-time setting.
- OptionCharts is analytics, not execution; it does not place trades, connect to brokers, manage tax lots, or rebalance portfolios.
- It is not a redistribution source: public materials advertise chart CSV exports, but no self-serve developer API is published.
FAQ
Is OptionCharts free?
Not entirely. OptionCharts includes a free tier, but its paid subscription options unlock more capacity. Visit the vendor site for current limits and pricing.
Who is OptionCharts best for?
It suits beginner, intermediate, and advanced users.
What platforms and connections does OptionCharts support?
You can use OptionCharts on Web.
Which markets does OptionCharts cover?
OptionCharts covers North America. Examples include US. It tracks Options, Stocks, and ETFs. Identifiers include Ticker.
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