Can I post my options tool or newsletter here?
No. “No promotions, referrals, or solicitations of any kind. No chat room links.” removes them unless the moderators pre-approve, and the rule applies even to free items.
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r/options rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/options: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 1,443,322
- Verified
- October 13, 2026
- Minimum account age
- 5 days
- Category
- Personal finance and investing communities
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- No AI/LLM-Authored Content: Posts, comments, or images wholly or partly authored by AI or LLM are not allowed. This includes using an LLM to proofread or rephrase an original human-authored text. Multiple reports of suspected AI/LLM authored content may result in a post being removed. NOTE: A post written entirely by humans about a usage of AI or LLMs that are on topic for the options sub will be allowed. For example, using AI to screen for favorable option trades. Machine translation to English is also allowed.
- Civility and courteous general discourse: **Treat each other with courtesy and respect at all times.** Insults or harassment of any kind is not acceptable and subject to moderator intervention. Name-calling, racist, sexist, homophobic or other expressions of bigotry or oppression and associated vocabulary of oppressive terms are unacceptable. --- These guidelines collectively are intended to promote useful & thoughtful conversation. Following them avoids automated filtering or moderator intervention. ---
- New options traders: use the weekly Options Questions Safe Haven thread: **Use the weekly [Options Questions Safe Haven](https://www.reddit.com/r/options/wiki/faq/subreddit_resources) thread and its excellent links and resources.** Posts on the main thread with titles typical of a new trader's questions are automatically filtered out. Please also check these resources: •[Options Wiki / Frequently Answered Questions](https://www.reddit.com/r/options/wiki/faq) •[Options Sidebar informational links and resources](https://www.reddit.com/r/options/about/sidebar)
- No off topic or low-options-content posts: **This is a financial options trading subreddit.** A place for high quality community conversation and learning surrounding exchange traded financial options, and associated markets. Context and effort in your post is required to communicate well. Your post and comment should have discussible options content. Images and links are not enough. Use stock- or investment-oriented subreddits for in-depth due-diligence on a company, or strategy without an options perspective.
- No low effort posts. For positions or strategies, provide comprehensive options details.: See the [trade and strategy details guide](https://www.reddit.com/r/options/wiki/faq/pages/trade_details) for an explanation of the level of detail expected option position discussions. If your post is less than 100 characters long, it is probably low effort. Low effort also includes copy/pasted posts from other subs, cross-posting, and any form of spam. Posts for this sub are expected to be unique, non-repetitious, and tailored to this community.
- No spam, no cross-posting, no copy/pasting across multiple subreddits: We incorporate the existing site-wide anti-spam rules explicitly. We consider cross-posting of all types and copy/paste of posts across subs as spam. Posts to this sub are expected to be *unique* and custom tailored to our community.
- No promotions, referrals, or solicitations of any kind. No chat room links.: Posts without pre-approval will be removed if they are mainly promotions of apps, websites, or content external to Reddit (YouTube, TikTok), or are solicitations of any kind, including requests for feedback, or for members of a group or survey, or are referrals to Discord or Telegram. This rule applies even if the promoted item is offered for free. Developers: Contact mods for pre-approval before posting.
- No screenshot, media or link-only posts. No memes.: Three post types are blocked from this sub: * **Link posts**: To avoid clickbaiting and to encourage fully detailed discussion topics. * **Screenshot posts**: Even if a text caption is added. * **Media posts**: Like videos, to avoid spam. You may in text posts embed links/screenshots/media, with detailed explanation allowing readers to determine the content value, also include title and author citation. No memes allowed. Posts & comments with URL shorteners are removed.
- Don't ask people to think for you: provide an analysis, strategy & option position to discuss.: **Low effort posts amounting to "TICKER?" are taken down.** State your analysis of the underlying, general strategy, trade rationale and proposed [option trade position details and exit plan](https://www.reddit.com/r/options/wiki/faq/pages/trade_details) for critique. Exemplary model analysis and option post: [Rebuttal to "Zoom (ZM) stock analysis" with an actual analysis (June 20 2020)](https://www.reddit.com/r/options/comments/hd31dn/rebuttal_to_zoom_zm_stock_analysis_with_an_actual/)
- Not a trading journal: strategy and other details required.: Posting trades, active or hypothetical positions: explain your market analysis, stock analysis, strategy, why that strategy, why that underlying, with full position details, entering price trigger, and exiting net result. [Option Trade Details Required](https://www.reddit.com/r/options/wiki/faq/pages/trade_details) Posts of gains, losses, list of trades, trade images without narrative strategy detail, or a repeating series of posts as if you were blogging, are taken down.
- Don't post FAQs (Frequently Answered Questions) as new threads: New threads that ask the same type of question repeatedly pushes new topics off the front page. We have a [wiki FAQ section](https://www.reddit.com/r/options/wiki/index) that you can check first, and we have a [weekly Q&A Safe Haven thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/options/wiki/faq/subreddit_resources) where frequently asked questions are more welcome.
- No profanity in a post title: **Profanely titled posts are taken down.** Also consider whether profanity in the post or comment body amounts to a high quality communication.
- Posting karma points thresholds and Reddit user ID age: **Posts and comments of new Reddit IDs of age less than 5 days, or IDs with very low or negative posting karma are filtered for review by moderators.** This threshold reduces new account spam, and guides arrivals to read the posting guidelines, and directs new traders with basic questions to be informed of and review the subreddit's **[resource links](https://www.reddit.com/r/options/wiki/faq/subreddit_resources)** and the Options Questions Safe Haven weekly thread.
- Moderators may, at their discretion allow any posts and comments to remain visible.: The rules are advisory to the moderators and subject to reasonable judgment.
Works well
- A detailed text post walking through your own analysis of an underlying, the option strategy you chose, why you chose it, full position details, and your exit plan, inviting critique
- A written rebuttal or counterpoint to a popular trade idea, with your own reasoning and position details laid out for discussion
- A text post about a trading method or lesson you learned, embedded with a chart or article link, fully explained with title and author citation
- A question about a specific strategy nuance that is not already answered in the wiki FAQ, framed with your own thinking so far
- A human-written post about using AI as a screening tool for option trades, where the writing itself is entirely yours and the topic is the options use case
Avoid
- Posting anything drafted, edited, or even proofread by an AI tool, because “No AI/LLM-Authored Content” bans it outright
- Dropping a link to your site or app in a promotion-style post, which “No promotions, referrals, or solicitations of any kind. No chat room links.” removes unless mods approved it first
- Submitting a link post, screenshot post, or media post, which “No screenshot, media or link-only posts. No memes.” blocks
- Asking beginner questions like what broker to pick or what an option is as a main thread post, which “New options traders: use the weekly Options Questions Safe Haven thread” filters out
- Posting a bare ticker with no analysis, which “Don't ask people to think for you: provide an analysis, strategy & option position to discuss.” takes down
- Sharing a trade or a gains screenshot without the strategy narrative, which “Not a trading journal: strategy and other details required.” removes
What r/options Is For
This community is for talking about exchange traded financial options. People come here to discuss options fundamentals, the Greeks, trading strategies, current plays and ideas, and to ask and answer questions. The description points new traders straight at the weekly Options Questions Safe Haven thread, which tells you the main feed is meant for more experienced, substantive discussion. The rules describe the bar clearly: high quality community conversation and learning, with context and effort in every post. This is a room of traders who want to dig into real analysis, not a place for general stock chatter or beginner hand holding.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule that decides almost everything for a founder is “No promotions, referrals, or solicitations of any kind. No chat room links.”, which removes posts mainly promoting apps, websites, or external content, even free ones, unless moderators pre-approve them first. “No AI/LLM-Authored Content” bans any post or comment wholly or partly written by AI, including text an LLM proofread or rephrased, so everything you post must be written by a human hand. “No off topic or low-options-content posts” requires real, discussible options content with context and effort, and sends deep company research without an options angle elsewhere. “No low effort posts. For positions or strategies, provide comprehensive options details.” expects substantial posts and says anything under 100 characters is probably low effort. “No spam, no cross-posting, no copy/pasting across multiple subreddits” means your post must be unique and custom written for this community, never recycled from another sub. “No screenshot, media or link-only posts. No memes.” blocks link posts, screenshot posts, and media posts, though you can embed links or screenshots inside a text post with detailed explanation, a title, and author citation. “Don't ask people to think for you: provide an analysis, strategy & option position to discuss.” takes down bare ticker posts and wants your analysis, rationale, and position details for critique. “Not a trading journal: strategy and other details required.” removes gains posts and trade lists without narrative strategy detail. “New options traders: use the weekly Options Questions Safe Haven thread” automatically filters beginner-style questions off the main thread. “Posting karma points thresholds and Reddit user ID age” filters accounts younger than 5 days or with very low karma, so build your account history before you post here.
What To Post
Write a text post that is entirely your own human writing, with no AI help at any stage, not even a quick polish. Give it real options substance: your analysis of an underlying, a strategy, why you chose it, and full position details with an exit plan, so people have something to discuss and critique. If you want to reference a chart or an article, put it inside a text post with a detailed explanation, the title, and the author named. If you are new to options, take your questions to the weekly Options Questions Safe Haven thread instead of the main feed. Make the post unique to this community, never a copy of something you posted elsewhere. If your work involves using AI in trading, like screening for trades, a post written by you about that use can be on topic, but the writing itself must be yours. Check the wiki FAQ before posting a question that gets asked often.
What To Avoid
Do not post anything written or even lightly edited by AI, because the rule covers proofreading and rephrasing too. Do not promote your app, site, newsletter, YouTube channel, or Discord without moderator pre-approval, and know that free does not exempt you. Do not post links, screenshots, or videos as the post itself. Do not cross-post or copy and paste the same text into multiple subreddits. Do not ask beginner questions on the main feed, use the Safe Haven thread instead. Do not post a ticker with no analysis, a list of trades, or a gains screenshot without a full strategy narrative. Do not ask the same question that is already answered in the wiki FAQ. Do not use profanity in a title, and do not use URL shorteners anywhere. Do not post from an account younger than 5 days or with very low karma, because it will sit in the filter.
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Common questions about r/options
Can I use AI to write or polish my post?
No. “No AI/LLM-Authored Content” bans posts wholly or partly authored by AI, including text an LLM proofread or rephrased.
Can I include a link or screenshot in my post?
Yes, but only inside a text post with detailed explanation, a title, and author citation, per “No screenshot, media or link-only posts. No memes.”
I am new to options. Can I ask basic questions in a main thread post?
No. “New options traders: use the weekly Options Questions Safe Haven thread” says beginner-typical questions on the main thread are automatically filtered.
Can I post the same content I posted in other investing subreddits?
Yes. The rules say posts must be unique and custom tailored to this community, and cross-posting or copy/paste across subs counts as spam.
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