You set the rules. The software follows them.
Most of the work in an options trade is sticking to the plan once the trade is open. OptionBug holds your plan as a short list of rules and carries them out the same way every time.
Select any highlighted answer on the sheet to see other choices.
- Get in when .
- Hold no more than at a time.
- Take profit .
- Get out if the price falls to .
- Close anything still open .
Example settings to show how rules read. They are not a recommendation and say nothing about results.
How it works
Four steps, in order. Nothing to install: OptionBug runs in your web browser.
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Connect your own brokerage account
Tradier or Alpaca today. We check your details with the broker, then store them encrypted.
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Set your rules
How a trade starts, how it ends, and how many contracts you are willing to hold.
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Watch it in paper trading
Paper trading uses practice money. You see what your rules do before anything real is at stake.
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Trade with real money Not open yet
This opens after our legal and regulatory review is finished, and not before.
Your broker. Your account. Your rules.
OptionBug is software you run. It is not a fund, and it is not an adviser.
What stays with you
- Your money and your positions, held at your broker in your name.
- Every decision about which rules to use and when to switch them on or off.
- The choice to stop at any time.
What OptionBug does
- Places and manages orders according to the rules you set.
- Keeps a journal of each closed trade, with an optional daily email.
- Keeps your broker connection details encrypted.
Built in the open
What is finished, with the date it was finished, and what is still ahead. More than 900 automated tests have to pass before any change goes out.
- Trade journal added, with a daily journal email sent at the time you choose.
- Phone app built for iPhone and Android. It is not in the app stores yet.
- Alpaca added as a second broker you can connect.
- Sign-in, guided broker connection and password reset by email.
- First practice order placed and closed from start to finish through our own system.
Still ahead
- Subscriptions and billing
- The phone app in the app stores
- Servers sized for many clients at once
- More brokers, including Interactive Brokers and Schwab (not yet scheduled)
Trading with real money also waits on something that is not engineering: regulatory registration and legal review. That does not move faster because the software is ready.
Questions
Is this investment advice?
No. OptionBug is software you set up and run against your own brokerage account. Nothing on this page, or in the product, is a recommendation to buy or sell any security.
Do you ever hold my money?
No. You connect your own brokerage account, and your money stays there. We never take custody of funds or securities.
Will I make money with it?
Nobody can promise that. Options trading involves substantial risk of loss, and your results depend on the markets and on the rules you choose. OptionBug carries out your rules. It does not choose them for you.
Do I need to install anything or know how to code?
No. OptionBug runs in your web browser, and your rules are set with ordinary settings, not code.
Which brokers can I connect?
Tradier and Alpaca today. More brokers are planned and not yet scheduled.
When can I trade with real money?
After our regulatory review, including possible investment adviser registration, is complete. Paper trading opens first.
What do I get for joining the waitlist?
Updates as each piece is finished, first access when paper trading opens, and founding-member pricing when paid plans begin.
Join the waitlist
One list, the same as the form at the top of the page. Joining twice will not send you double mail.