This page is a neutral checklist for assessing any same-day options alert service. It does
not name or rank other providers, does not recommend subscribing to any service including
this one, and is not investment advice.

## How to use this

The questions below are about **verifiable properties** of a service — what it does, what it
discloses, and what it commits to. They deliberately avoid asking whether a service is
"good," because that is not a property you can check from the outside before subscribing.

A service that answers these clearly is easier to evaluate than one that does not. That is
the only claim being made here.

## 1. What does it actually send?

- Does an alert show its inputs — ticker, direction, specific contract, bid/ask/midpoint,
  quote timestamp — or only a conclusion?
- Is there a quote timestamp, so staleness is visible rather than assumed?
- Is the message format consistent between alerts?
- Are follow-ups sent when conditions change, or only entries?

## 2. Is the output personalized or impersonal?

This is the most consequential question on the list.

- Does every subscriber receive identical output, or is it presented as tailored to you?
- Does the service ask about your finances, objectives, or risk tolerance — and if it does,
  what is it doing with that?
- Does the service describe itself as providing information, or as providing advice?

Impersonal, identical, rules-based output and personalized investment advice are different
things with different regulatory treatment. A service should be unambiguous about which it
is.

## 3. Does it connect to your brokerage?

- Does it place trades, or only send information?
- If it executes, what authority does it have over your account, and how is that revoked?

Execution authority is a materially different relationship from notification. Both exist;
they should not be confused for one another.

## 4. How are performance claims handled?

- Are performance claims made at all?
- If so, are they substantiated — and do they account for spread, slippage, commissions,
  fees, missed fills, and the subscription cost itself?
- Are losing and invalidated setups visible in the public history, or only winners?
- Is a "score" or "confidence" figure presented as a probability of profit?

A score produced by rule-matching is a ranking, not a probability. Any service presenting
one as a likelihood of profit is making a claim that needs support.

Selective history — showing wins and omitting losses — is the most common way an alert
feed misleads without stating anything false.

## 5. What does it guarantee?

- Is a minimum alert frequency promised? Rules-based scanning produces alerts when
  conditions match, so a guaranteed volume implies either loose filters or a schedule
  rather than a filter.
- Is delivery guaranteed? No service controls the messaging platform, your connectivity, or
  your device's notification settings.
- Are quotes guaranteed executable? A displayed midpoint is a calculation, not an offer.

Fewer guarantees is often the more credible posture here, not the weaker one.

## 6. Disclosure quality

- Is there a plain risk disclosure covering total loss of premium?
- Is a conflicts-of-interest position stated — does the operator or affiliates trade the
  instruments they alert on?
- Is there disclosure of compensation from any issuer, broker, exchange, or data provider?
- Are terms, privacy, and subscription policies versioned and dated?

## 7. Billing and exit

- What does it cost, and is there a trial?
- Does it auto-renew, and on what cycle?
- Can you cancel yourself, without contacting support?
- What is the refund position, stated plainly?
- What happens to access when you cancel?

## 8. Access and authenticity

- How is the alert channel gated to paying subscribers?
- Is access revoked when a subscription ends?
- Is there an authenticated path to the channel from the provider's own site? Messaging
  platforms are a common vector for impostor channels, and a forwarded invite is not
  verification.

## How OptionsNow answers each

Stated factually, so the checklist can be applied to it directly.

| Question | OptionsNow |
|---|---|
| What is sent | Ticker, observed direction, observed contract, bid/ask/midpoint snapshot, quote timestamp, setup score when available, plus updates when a monitored setup changes |
| Personalized? | No. Identical, impersonal, rules-based output for every subscriber. Not investment advice |
| Brokerage connection | None. Cannot place, size, adjust, or close a position |
| Performance claims | None. No performance is promised or implied; no alert guarantees a profitable or available trade |
| Setup score | A ranking of rule match, explicitly not a probability of profit |
| Alert frequency | Not guaranteed. Some sessions produce none |
| Delivery | Best-effort. May be delayed, duplicated, incomplete, or unavailable |
| Conflicts | Owner or affiliates may hold or trade an alerted instrument before, during, or after an alert. No compensation currently received from any issuer, broker, exchange, or data provider |
| Price | $199/month, no trial, auto-renews monthly |
| Cancellation | Self-service through the Stripe Customer Portal; access normally continues through the current paid period |
| Access | Private Telegram channel, gated by authenticated connection flow tied to an active subscription, revoked when it ends |
| Legal documents | Versioned and dated |

## The instrument, regardless of provider

No alert service changes what the underlying instrument is. Same-day contracts expire at
the end of the session in which they trade, and a contract that is out of the money at
expiration is worth nothing. Total loss of premium is a routine outcome. Execution costs
are paid on entry and exit and are certain in a way that returns are not. See
[what 0DTE means](/guides/same-day-expiration-options).

Read the full [risk disclosure](/risk-disclosure) before subscribing to OptionsNow.