Options flow analytics for independent research
Near real-time on Pro, 15-minute delayed on the free trial. Connect call and put pressure with unusual activity, open interest, option-chain context and market news across 10 research dashboards.
7-day trial
All 10 dashboards with real market data on a 15-minute delay.
Pro · $25/month
Near-real-time data, history, notifications and priority support.
Coverage spans thousands of US-listed stocks and ETFs with active options contracts, including SPY and QQQ options.
Every image below is a screenshot of the actual platform, not a mockup. Switch between the views to see how real time options data is presented, from market-wide flow down to a single contract.
The weighted net flow chart puts call pressure, put pressure, sentiment and the underlying price on one intraday view, so you can tell whether options flow is confirming the move or fading it.
The premium heat grid reads like an option chain you can scan at a glance. Switch between premium, gamma exposure and vanna exposure to see which strike and expiry is carrying the position risk.
The flow map ranks bullish and bearish tickers side by side with gamma, vanna and charm by strike, which is how you move from a market-wide read to the two or three names worth a closer look.
Same-day contracts move fast and hedging flows move with them. The 0DTE view plots scaled gamma exposure around spot so you can mark the strikes that tend to act as magnets or pivots.
Open any large print to see ask-side, mid and bid-side premium over time next to price, volume, open interest and trade count. This is the closest the platform gets to a quote view, and it is contract level rather than a raw exchange feed.
Flow without context is guesswork. The news view filters headlines by ticker and category so an unusual print can be checked against an earnings date, a downgrade or a macro release before you act on it.
Six of the ten research dashboards are shown in this tour. Read the breakdown of the other four tools further down this page, or check what the free trial includes.
These are the questions people ask before paying for an options data platform, answered plainly, including the things this platform does not do.
Real time options data is the stream of trades, quotes, volume and open interest generated by listed options contracts as they change hands. Realtime Options delivers this as near real-time analytics: continuously updated through the session with minimal latency, derived from licensed third-party market data rather than a direct exchange feed.
The platform shows contract-level quote context, not a brokerage quote screen. On any contract you can see premium at the ask, the mid and the bid over time, alongside price, volume, open interest and trade count. For order entry you still use your broker.
Options flow appears in four places: the weighted net flow chart for market direction, the flow map for bullish and bearish tickers, the heat grid for strike-level concentration, and the tape of individual prints. All four update continuously while US markets are open.
No. There is a 7-day free trial with full platform access on a 15-minute delay, and no credit card is required to start it. Near real-time analytics are part of the $25 per month plan. Anyone advertising genuinely free real-time US options data is usually showing delayed data.
No. Realtime Options is dashboard software with no public options data API, so there is nothing to query programmatically. If you need raw options data in code, an exchange-licensed market data vendor is the right supplier. This platform is for visual research instead.
Yes. Put activity is tracked separately from calls throughout: put premium is plotted below the zero line on weighted net flow, the put/call ratio is charted over time, the heat grid has a dedicated put side by strike, and bearish tickers are ranked in their own column.
Yes, presented as analytics rather than a raw chain. The premium heatmap and open interest views break activity down strike by strike and expiry by expiry, with gamma, vanna and charm per strike. It answers where contracts are concentrated, not what every line of the chain last printed.
Yes. One plan at $25 per month covers every dashboard, with no tiers, seat minimums or add-on data packages. Comparable options flow tools commonly sit between $50 and $200 per month. Billing is monthly and can be cancelled at any time.
Not this one. Realtime Options covers US-listed equity and ETF options only, and it publishes analytics rather than trading signals. There are no buy or sell calls, no alerts telling you what to trade, and no Indian F&O coverage. You read the data and reach your own conclusions.
More detail in the options flow and data FAQ.
Call versus put pressure, net premium, volume, open interest, gamma exposure, 0DTE positioning, price confirmation, sector and ticker flow, and the news behind a move. Each dashboard below answers one of those questions, and they are meant to be read together rather than one at a time.
Which sectors and names are absorbing the attention?
Start from market-wide flow and drill into the sectors and single names where options premium is actually clustering, so a watchlist reflects today's activity instead of last week's.
Which names deserve attention right now?
Call and put volume bursts sit beside a ranked list of the most active bullish and bearish tickers, which is the fastest way to decide what to research first in a busy session.
Is today part of a broader trend, or a one-off?
Total premium, volume, put/call ratio and trade count are tracked over time, so a big day can be judged against the weeks around it rather than read in isolation.
Where does new premium meet existing positioning?
Net premium by strike is stacked above open interest by strike, which shows where fresh activity is landing on top of positions that are already there.
Is options pressure confirming or fighting price?
Calls, puts, sentiment and price on one intraday chart.
Which strike and expiry carries the exposure?
Premium, GEX and VEX across 0DTE and later expiries.
Where is flow building and where does hedging matter?
Ticker tiles beside gamma, vanna and charm per strike.
Where can same-day positioning create friction?
Scaled gamma exposure around the current price.
What happened after a large contract hit the tape?
Ask, mid and bid premium with volume, open interest and price.
What catalyst could explain the flow?
Ticker-filtered headlines with timing and source.
Screenshots of these six are in the dashboard tour above. Every dashboard listed here is part of the single $25 per month plan.
One research dashboard for the US options market: options flow, quote context, option chains, open interest and sentiment, updated continuously through the trading day.
Near real-time options flow with sweep and block detection, unusual options activity, net premium, volume and put/call ratio trends, so you can research how aggressive money is positioning across the market.
Calls and puts across every strike and expiry: option chain heatmaps, open interest by strike, Greeks including gamma, vanna and charm, plus contract-level bid, mid and ask premium context.
Thousands of US-listed stocks and ETFs including SPY and QQQ options, large caps and active single names, plus 0DTE gamma exposure analytics and futures context for ES and NQ.
Data is aggregated from licensed third-party sources and processed into analytics. It is not a direct exchange feed, and there is no public options data API. Read how the data is sourced or see the tools it feeds.
One subscription, one workflow. Everything listed here is part of the platform rather than a paid add-on.
No setup calls, no integrations, no signals telling you what to buy. You get the data organised and you do the research.
Pick the tickers you follow and the thresholds worth being told about. It takes a few minutes and there is nothing to install or connect.
Weighted net flow, the heat grid and the tape update continuously while US markets are open. Trial accounts see the same screens on a 15-minute delay.
Before acting on anything, cross-check it: strike-level exposure, open interest, the trend over recent weeks, and the news on that ticker. Then make your own call.
Start market-wide, drill into the names carrying the flow, then check each idea against strike-level positioning, history and news. The software organises the evidence; it never tells you what to trade.
Check where premium landed yesterday, which strikes hold the open interest, and what news is scheduled. Build a short list rather than reacting to the first alert of the day.
Useful for: Self-directed traders
Watch net premium against price to see whether options flow is backing the move. When the two disagree, that disagreement is the thing worth studying.
Useful for: Independent analysts
Follow one ticker end to end: the prints hitting the tape, the strikes they land on, and how bid, mid and ask premium behaved after a large contract traded.
Useful for: Single-ticker traders
Use historical flow and chain structure to explain concepts such as gamma exposure, open interest and the put/call ratio with real market examples instead of textbook diagrams.
Useful for: Educators and students
Compare sector flow week over week to see where positioning is rotating, then drill into the two or three names driving the sector reading.
Useful for: Macro-minded researchers
Rank the whole universe by net premium or unusual activity, then cut the list down with filters until it is short enough to research properly.
Useful for: Screener-first traders
These are product workflow examples written by Realtime Options, not customer testimonials or performance claims.
A low cost platform for options flow data. There are no tiers to compare, no seat minimums and no add-on data packages. Start on the free trial and upgrade only if the dashboards earn their place in your routine.
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The whole platform on a 15-minute delay, so you can judge the dashboards on real market data before paying.
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Near real-time options flow analytics with no delay applied, historical data and configurable notifications.
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Cancel at any time through the customer portal or your account settings, with access running to the end of the billing period. First-time subscriptions are refundable within 7 days of the charge, and billing errors or extended outages are refunded outside that window too. Read the refund policy for the full terms.
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Every account gets a morning email covering the previous session: where net premium landed, the tickers that carried it, notable 0DTE positioning and the events on the calendar ahead. It is a summary of what the dashboards showed, not a list of trade ideas.
The brief is included with the free trial, so you can read a few before deciding whether the platform is for you. Turn it off in account settings whenever you like.