Options data and analytics for institutional desks
Options Monitor captures listed and FLEX options prints, groups related legs into packages, and describes each trade in plain English: structure, likely side, and size against open interest. Live flow, historical archive, and end of day data on one platform.
Current suite
A real-time tape of listed and FLEX options activity. Each print is enriched on arrival with aggressor side, premium, theoretical value, implied volatility, and dollar Greeks. Includes Sentence View, Unusual Activity, stock ties, watchlists, and historical search.
An option monitor for institutional desks following listed and FLEX options flow.
Tracks where implied financing rates are trading and flags reversal and conversion prints next to live flow.
End of day closing prices with contract-level Greeks, historical extracts, and custom datasets. Delivered as CSV for internal research. Redistribution is not permitted.
Planned scope
Options Monitor plans to add options screening, strategy backtesting, and structured note pricing for funds and registered investment advisers.
Planned screening tools for protective puts, call spreads, put strategies, and covered calls.
Planned backtesting tools for evaluating options strategies using historical data.
Planned pricing tools for structured notes.
These products are planned and are not included in the current subscriptions. Availability and pricing have not been announced.
Use the notes field to tell us which planned products you are interested in.
Connectivity
Options Monitor plans to add API access and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration for institutional workflows.
Planned programmatic access to Options Monitor data and analytics.
Planned connectivity between Options Monitor and MCP-compatible tools.
Scope, access requirements, availability, and pricing have not been announced.
Discuss integration requirementsUse the notes field to describe your API or MCP requirements.
Trade Alert migration
Cboe has announced that Trade Alert will cease operations on October 31, 2026. Option Flow Monitor covers the core Trade Alert workflow: live listed and FLEX flow, readable trade color, stock ties, and searchable history. We will review your current setup and configure watchlists and filters with your team.
Cboe announcement ↗Trade context
Every print passes through the same analytics layer, live and in the archive.
Identifies multi-leg structures from exchange-marked trades and paired floor legs, then labels the structure and the likely buyer or seller.
Scores each name against its own historical baseline. Flags dormant names with new activity and structures not seen before.
Compares trade size to open interest to estimate whether flow is opening while the position is still live.
Measures how a trade performed after it printed.
Tag prints to your own client labels and track performance by label.
BAC: Likely seller 5.0k Dec 19 34/45 Call Spread @ $0.24 (20% IV, Ref $33.49), OI Covers.
The workspace
Related legs shown as one trade with structure and execution context.
Bid, ask, and mid prints classified against the prevailing quote at print time.
Query the archive by underlying, sector, portfolio, date range, size, side, or free text.
Tabbed, saved, and pop-out views for multi-monitor setups, each with its own filters and columns.
Received from the exchange
Classified against the prevailing quote
Grouped with related legs and enriched with Greeks, IV, and open interest
Published to every seat in under a second
Display thresholds filter the tape to institutional size.
Institutional subscriptions
$349/month
Option Flow Monitor + Reversal Conversion Scout
$849/month
Priced by request.
Exchange data fees and applicable taxes are additional.
Institutional access
Options Monitor is available to institutional clients only: hedge funds, asset managers, banks, proprietary trading firms, family offices, and registered investment advisers. Please use your firm email address.
For planned products and integrations, use the notes field to describe your interest in options screening, strategy backtesting, structured note pricing, API access, or MCP integration.