01Options carry substantial risk
Trading options involves substantial risk and is not suitable for every investor. You can lose the entire amount you pay for an option, and some strategies, such as selling options or trading certain spreads, can lose more than you put in.
Before trading options, read the Options Clearing Corporation's Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options and make sure you understand exercise, assignment, expiration and margin.
020DTE and 1DTE options move fastest
Same-day and next-day options can gain or lose most of their value within minutes. Time decay, fast price moves, wide bid/ask spreads and sudden changes in implied volatility, especially at the open, around news and near the close, can turn a small move against you into a total loss.
03What Alfred's reads mean
Alfred's 1 to 5 read, the 0 to 100 model score, dealer levels, options flow, contract examples and exit plans describe how a setup lines up with our criteria at one moment in time. They are research and education, not recommendations.
A model score is not the probability that a trade will make money. A 5 out of 5 setup can still lose, and a read can change quickly.
04Agents, paper trades and our public record
Omega and our other agents trade paper (simulated) accounts. Their results are measured at mid prices from entry to exit and do not include real fills, bid/ask spreads, fees, slippage or the emotions of trading real money. Your results would be different.
Each day's Omega picks are hashed at 10:05 AM ET before outcomes are known, and every result stays on the public record, losses included. Trades our founders make with their own money are their own, are not typical, and are not a promise of what anyone else will earn.
Past performance, real or hypothetical, does not guarantee future results.
05Data can be wrong or late
Alfred depends on third-party market data and automated systems. Data can be delayed, incomplete or wrong, and models can misread a market. Always confirm prices and contracts with your broker before you trade.
06Your decisions are yours
A&O Analytics is a research publisher, not an investment adviser or broker. Alfred never places trades. Size positions for your own risk tolerance, never trade money you cannot afford to lose, and consider speaking with a licensed financial professional.
The full Disclaimer is part of our Terms of Service.
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