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Sunday, October 5, 2025

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Options Profit Calculator vs OptionStrat comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

Options Profit Calculator adds Options P&L, and Backtesting coverage that OptionStrat skips.

OptionStrat includes News, Alerts, Calendar, US Government Trades, Insider Data, and Options categories that Options Profit Calculator omits.

Options Profit Calculator highlights: Strategy calculators for basic, spread, and advanced option structures, including multi-leg setups (2–8 legs)., ROI tables show profit/loss across both price and time, with line charts that can include stock performance comparisons., and Option Finder scans liquid contracts and suggests optimal calls, puts, or spreads by target price/date, using implied volatility derived from mid/last prices..

OptionStrat is known for: Options strategy builder with profit calculators, chance of profit, net Greeks, and historical implied volatility (in real time on paid plans)., Strategy Optimizer searches thousands of trade setups by target price or date and ranks them by return or probability of profit., and Unusual options flow scanner detects multi-leg strategies (like spreads and condors), with saved filters, alerts, historical search, and performance tracking..

OptionStrat offers mobile access, which Options Profit Calculator skips.

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Options Profit Calculator

optionsprofitcalculator.com

Free web-based toolkit for visualizing options strategies and profit/loss scenarios. Quotes are delayed 15–30 minutes. A paid membership adds advanced calculators, a backtester with 20+ years of data, and an ad-free experience. Real-time data is listed as “coming soon.”

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Strategy calculators for basic, spread, and advanced option structures, including multi-leg setups (2–8 legs).
  • ROI tables show profit/loss across both price and time, with line charts that can include stock performance comparisons.
  • Option Finder scans liquid contracts and suggests optimal calls, puts, or spreads by target price/date, using implied volatility derived from mid/last prices.
  • Pricing based on Black–Scholes, with IV computed from option and underlying prices. Quotes delayed ~15–30 minutes; daily estimates use market-open snapshots.
  • Probability of Profit (PoP) uses a normative distribution based on 30-day IV rather than delta.

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OptionStrat

optionstrat.com

Options strategy builder and unusual flow scanner with plan-based feature tiers. The free plan provides delayed quotes and limited flow. Paid plans unlock real-time builder tools, full unusual flow with alerts, live news, and insider/Congress trades. Live data is available only for non-professional users, with a 7-day free trial on paid plans.

Platforms

Web
Mobile

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Options strategy builder with profit calculators, chance of profit, net Greeks, and historical implied volatility (in real time on paid plans).
  • Strategy Optimizer searches thousands of trade setups by target price or date and ranks them by return or probability of profit.
  • Unusual options flow scanner detects multi-leg strategies (like spreads and condors), with saved filters, alerts, historical search, and performance tracking.
  • Plan tiers: Free includes 15-minute delayed data and about 10% of flow; Live Tools adds real-time builder and optimizer features; Live Flow adds real-time flow, alerts, insider and Congress trades, and live news.
  • Market events integrated directly into the builder, including earnings and ex-dividend dates.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

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Both tools cover this research theme.

Where they differ

Options Profit Calculator

Distinct strengths include:

  • Strategy calculators for basic, spread, and advanced option structures, including multi-leg setups (2–8 legs).
  • ROI tables show profit/loss across both price and time, with line charts that can include stock performance comparisons.
  • Option Finder scans liquid contracts and suggests optimal calls, puts, or spreads by target price/date, using implied volatility derived from mid/last prices.
  • Pricing based on Black–Scholes, with IV computed from option and underlying prices. Quotes delayed ~15–30 minutes; daily estimates use market-open snapshots.

OptionStrat

Distinct strengths include:

  • Options strategy builder with profit calculators, chance of profit, net Greeks, and historical implied volatility (in real time on paid plans).
  • Strategy Optimizer searches thousands of trade setups by target price or date and ranks them by return or probability of profit.
  • Unusual options flow scanner detects multi-leg strategies (like spreads and condors), with saved filters, alerts, historical search, and performance tracking.
  • Plan tiers: Free includes 15-minute delayed data and about 10% of flow; Live Tools adds real-time builder and optimizer features; Live Flow adds real-time flow, alerts, insider and Congress trades, and live news.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeOptions Profit CalculatorOptionStrat
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Options & Derivatives

Unique: Options P&L, Backtesting

Shared: Options & Derivatives

Unique: News, Alerts, Calendar, US Government Trades, Insider Data, Options

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Options

Options, Stocks, Futures

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web

Web, Mobile

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Strategy calculators for basic, spread, and advanced option structures, including multi-leg setups (2–8 legs).
  • ROI tables show profit/loss across both price and time, with line charts that can include stock performance comparisons.
  • Option Finder scans liquid contracts and suggests optimal calls, puts, or spreads by target price/date, using implied volatility derived from mid/last prices.
  • Pricing based on Black–Scholes, with IV computed from option and underlying prices. Quotes delayed ~15–30 minutes; daily estimates use market-open snapshots.
  • Probability of Profit (PoP) uses a normative distribution based on 30-day IV rather than delta.
  • Support for Canadian markets via the Montréal Exchange (append “.to” to tickers).

Unique

  • Options strategy builder with profit calculators, chance of profit, net Greeks, and historical implied volatility (in real time on paid plans).
  • Strategy Optimizer searches thousands of trade setups by target price or date and ranks them by return or probability of profit.
  • Unusual options flow scanner detects multi-leg strategies (like spreads and condors), with saved filters, alerts, historical search, and performance tracking.
  • Plan tiers: Free includes 15-minute delayed data and about 10% of flow; Live Tools adds real-time builder and optimizer features; Live Flow adds real-time flow, alerts, insider and Congress trades, and live news.
  • Market events integrated directly into the builder, including earnings and ex-dividend dates.
  • Futures flow included with coverage of contracts like ES, GC, BTC, and 6E (data delayed ~15 minutes).
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Options Profit Calculator and OptionStrat both support?

Both platforms cover Options & Derivatives workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Options Profit Calculator and OptionStrat require subscriptions?

Both Options Profit Calculator and OptionStrat keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

OptionStrat ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Options Profit Calculator focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Options Profit Calculator differentiates itself with Strategy calculators for basic, spread, and advanced option structures, including multi-leg setups (2–8 legs)., ROI tables show profit/loss across both price and time, with line charts that can include stock performance comparisons., and Option Finder scans liquid contracts and suggests optimal calls, puts, or spreads by target price/date, using implied volatility derived from mid/last prices., whereas OptionStrat stands out for Options strategy builder with profit calculators, chance of profit, net Greeks, and historical implied volatility (in real time on paid plans)., Strategy Optimizer searches thousands of trade setups by target price or date and ranks them by return or probability of profit., and Unusual options flow scanner detects multi-leg strategies (like spreads and condors), with saved filters, alerts, historical search, and performance tracking..

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