VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Thursday, September 25, 2025

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Top Options & Derivatives Tools for Investing

Community-ranked options & derivatives software ordered by net upvotes with starred picks breaking close calls.

Every entry here is part of our living directory of options & derivatives software for investors, traders, and analysts. We surface tools that earn consistent upvotes from the community, highlight trusted platforms we’ve personally vetted, and track popularity shifts so research, screening, and execution workflows stay current. Use this page to compare pricing tiers, platforms, and capabilities side by side, then dive into individual reviews for deeper due diligence.

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Ranked tools

1
Alpha Vantage
REST APIs delivering global market data in JSON and CSV. The free tier allows 25 requests per day, while premium plans remove limits and unlock real-time and 15-minute delayed US equities plus real-time US options. Entitlements and account management are handled through the Alpha X Terminal.
Pricing: Free, SubscriptionPlatforms: Web, API
Categories: Data APIs • News • News Sentiment • Calendar • Dividends • Splits • IPO • Delisted • Inflation Rates • Unemployment Rates • GDP • Interest Rates • Options & Derivatives • ETF Holdings • Transcripts • Insider Data • APIs & SDKs • Sheets / Excel Add-ins
2
Interactive Brokers
A global, multi-asset direct-access broker with coverage across 160 markets in 36 countries and 28 currencies. Crypto trading and some services vary by region (IBKR Crypto is powered by Paxos or Zero Hash where supported). Client APIs include the Client Portal Web API and TWS API; retail users authenticate via the local Client Portal Gateway, while OAuth2 applies to approved web integrations.
Pricing: OtherPlatforms: Web, Mobile, Desktop, API
Categories: Brokerage • Paper Trading • Advanced Order Types • Smart/Direct Routing • Order Book / Level II • APIs & SDKs • Data APIs • Portfolio • Watchlist • Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown) • Scenario & Stress Tests • Performance Attribution • Options & Derivatives
3
TradingView
A global, multi-asset charting and trading platform with advanced analytics, strategy backtesting, and broker connectivity. Features include Pine Script® v6 for custom indicators, server-side alerts, options chains with strategy builder, and multi-asset screeners. Real-time data feeds are sold as add-ons, with availability and pricing varying by exchange and region.
Pricing: Free, SubscriptionPlatforms: Web, Mobile, Desktop
Categories: Screeners • ETF Screeners • Stock Ideas • Data Visualizations • Options & Derivatives • Portfolio • Watchlist • Backtesting • Paper Trading • Advanced Order Types • Smart/Direct Routing • News • Alerts • Calendar • Order Book / Level II • Dividends • Splits • Financials • ETF Overview • Forums • Education
4
Unusual Whales
Real-time options flow and dark-pool analytics built for active traders. Free plans view delayed data; paid tiers stream live flow, with annual plans unlocking data downloads. The public API is sold separately, and “Periscope” (market-wide SPX exposure) is available as an add-on.
Pricing: Free, SubscriptionPlatforms: Web, Mobile, API
Categories: Screeners • Options & Derivatives • Portfolio • Paper Trading • Dark Pool & Off-Exchange • Alerts • News • US Government Trades • Insider Data • 13F • APIs & SDKs • Data APIs • Education • Calendar • Dividends
5
OpenBB
Open-source data and analytics platform with a REST API, Python SDK, and an enterprise workspace for custom dashboards and apps. The free Community plan includes unlimited dashboards and 20 AI Copilot queries per day. Pro adds collaboration features, Excel integration, secure deployment (VPC/on-prem), and export options. Infrastructure is SOC 2 Type II certified, with SSO support and a public status page.
Pricing: Free, SubscriptionPlatforms: Web, API
Categories: APIs & SDKs • Sheets / Excel Add-ins • Custom Dashboards • Data APIs • News • IPO • Dividends • Splits • Interest Rates • GDP • Inflation Rates • Unemployment Rates • Commitment of Traders (COT) • Dark Pool & Off-Exchange • Data Visualizations • Options & Derivatives • Quant • Financials • Transcripts • ETF Overview • ETF Performance • ETF Holdings • Analyst Forecasts • Analyst Price Targets • Regulatory Filings Monitoring • AI • AI Chat
6
Charles Schwab
One of the largest US brokerages, combining commission-free stock and ETF trading with deep functionality through the thinkorswim® platform suite (desktop, web, and mobile). Options are priced at $0.65 per contract, with 24/5 trading on over a thousand stocks and ETFs. Investors can trade futures and forex (approval required), use paperMoney® for risk-free practice, and even buy fractional shares of S&P 500 companies starting at $5 through Stock Slices®. Schwab also provides flexible alerts, advanced order types, tax integrations, and access to research and screeners—all backed by decades of brand trust.
Pricing: OtherPlatforms: Web, Mobile, Desktop
Categories: Brokerage • Portfolio • Watchlist • Options & Derivatives • Paper Trading • Advanced Order Types • Smart/Direct Routing • News • Alerts • Calendar • Order Book / Level II • Videos • Blogs • Newsletters • Screeners
7
Earnings Whispers
A long-standing platform (founded in 1998) best known for its proprietary earnings sentiment data and predictive tools. Free members get weekly earnings calendars, daily summaries, and a personal watchlist. Paid Investor Services add the Whisper Report, expanded earnings calendar with implied volatility and average move data, sentiment heat maps, downloads, and more. Trader Service goes further with trading ideas, scores, ratings, and option tools, with a two-week free trial available. Investor pricing is listed at $49.95/month or $499.95/year.
Pricing: Free, SubscriptionPlatforms: Web
Categories: Calendar • News • Market Sentiment • Screeners • Watchlist • Scores • Stock Ideas • Options & Derivatives • Management Guidance • Short Interest • Newsletters • Data Visualizations
8
Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC)
A leading U.S. brokerage offering commission-free stock and ETF trades, plus robust platforms for both casual investors and active traders. Options contracts are priced at $0.65 each. Advanced conditional order types and streaming Level II data are available through Active Trader Pro, Fidelity’s professional desktop platform.
Pricing: OtherPlatforms: Web, Mobile, Desktop
Categories: Brokerage • Portfolio • Watchlist • Advanced Order Types • Smart/Direct Routing • Order Book / Level II • News • Financials • Options & Derivatives
9
FlowAlgo
Realtime options order flow with equity block and dark pool data. All plans include the same feature set with monthly, quarterly, or annual billing. Paid trial available for two weeks. Dark pool prints are reported with delays (anywhere from hours to the next day), and equity block data can lag by up to ~20 minutes under exchange rules.
Pricing: SubscriptionPlatforms: Web
Categories: Options & Derivatives • Dark Pool & Off-Exchange • Alerts
10
Intrinio
Financial data vendor offering flexible dataset-level subscriptions and bulk one-time downloads. Real-time options require OPRA licensing, though a lighter 'OptionsEdge' product avoids that complexity. Data is delivered via REST, WebSocket, CSV, or integrations like Snowflake, S3, and FTP.
Pricing: Subscription, One-timePlatforms: Web, API
Categories: Data APIs • Options & Derivatives • News • Financials • ETF Holdings • Institutional Data • Dividends • Splits • Analyst Forecasts • Analyst Recommendations • Analyst Price Targets

Showing the top 10 of 20 tools with votes. View the full Options & Derivatives directory for the complete list.

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Hey! Thanks for stopping by. I'm an independent investor with a soft spot for coding and the stock market - especially value investing (as you can probably tell from the tools I've collected here, haha). Hopefully you'll find something useful or interesting along the way.

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Starred Tools

These are my top picks. Tools I've tested thoroughly and found to be excellent. They do their job really well, and I use them a lot. If you're not already familiar with them, I highly recommend checking them out.

Tested Tools

These are tools I've tried and found to be solid, but not standout. Think of them as passing an initial quality screen: worth exploring, though not all will be exceptional.

Curation & Accuracy

This directory blends AI‑assisted discovery with human curation. Entries are reviewed, edited, and organized with the goal of expanding coverage and sharpening quality over time. Your feedback helps steer improvements (because no single human can capture everything all at once).

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