New to options
From “what’s an option?” to your own trading plan in 8 weeks.
Never traded before? Neither had Judy. She started from zero and has made US$100,000+ since. Here’s the path we’d walk you through today, one step at a time.
Individual result. Not typical, and not a guarantee.
Since 2006 · 10,000+ traders · 18+ countries
See your path ↓Sound familiar?
You want in. You just don’t know where to start.
- You’ve heard people earn income from options, and you want to know how it really works.
- Your savings sit in the bank while prices keep rising, and you want them to earn.
- You watched the videos, and came away more confused than before.
- You opened the options screen in your broker app, and closed it again.
- You want to do this properly: no gambling, no blowing up your account.
Already trading, but your account goes nowhere? That’s a different path →
Why it feels hard
Options aren’t the hard part. The order is.
It’s tempting to start at the end: a strategy from a video, a tip from a friend. That skips the part that makes everything else work: knowing what you’re holding and exactly what it can do for you.
Learn in the right order, and options stop feeling like a gamble. They become a tool you control.
Here’s the order ↓Your path
Paper first. Then small. Then steady.
Five stages. You always know where you are, what’s next, and who’s helping you.
Understand
Learn what options are and how the income is made.
After it, you canread an options screen and know what every number means.
Free class · start todayOFP · your own pacePractise
Trade on paper, with real prices and no real money.
After it, you cansee how trades behave before you risk a dollar.
OSF · 8 weeks, liveEarn
Learn 3 income strategies with clear rules.
After it, you canchoose the right strategy for the market in front of you.
OSFProtect
Set your size and your exit before every trade.
After it, you canknow your worst case before you click buy.
OSFGrow
Review your trades with a coach every week.
After it, you cankeep improving, month after month.
OSF · weekly live sessionAbout two hours a week. A coach at every stage. You’re never figuring it out alone.
Start stage 1, freeThey started where you are
Never traded an option? Neither had they.
Judy · complete beginner
From options newbie to US$100,000+ in profits.
Judy knew nothing about options when she joined. She took the whole path, all the way to the Inner Circle, and walks you through her journey trade by trade.
“I start with negative and after some practice on paper money… I am already break even with real money trading now.”
Lawrence Lee · Options Success Formula™“I was a beginner trader but I’ve certainly leveled up to have more confidence in trading now.”
Kelvin Koh“Manoj is very dedicated and committed, and Patient! I appreciate that so much about him, being a beginner at Options Trading.”
Fandrie Koh“I did not know anything about Option Trading… Henceforth, have benefited.”
James YeoIndividual experiences. Not typical, and not a guarantee of future results.
Here’s what they learned first ↓In plain words
Three ideas, and you understand options.
An option is a contract.
It gives someone the right to buy or sell a share at a set price, until a set date.
You can buy that right.
Like insurance: you pay a small amount for protection, or for a chance at a bigger gain.
Or you can sell it, and get paid.
Say you own shares worth US$50. Someone pays you today for the right to buy them from you at US$55 next month. That payment is yours to keep, whatever happens next. Time works in your favour.
That third idea is the side most income strategies are built on. In the free class, Manoj shows you 3 of them.
Stage 1 · Free
Options Trading Made Easy
The 3 options strategies that build a second income, even if you’re starting from scratch.
- How to start correctly. The mistakes that set beginners back, and a simple 3-step way to avoid them.
- How to pick stocks worth owning. Three checks, and how even Warren Buffett uses options.
- The 3 strategies for income that fit around your work and life.
- Why small, steady wins beat big bets. The simple maths of compounding.
What happens next
- Your class link arrives by email in a minute.
- Watch any time in the next 72 hours. Pause and come back as you like.
- At the end, Manoj shows you your next step.
Choose your start
Three ways in. Here’s how to choose.
Want to see how it works before you spend anything?
The free class
Free · on demand
Want the foundations at your own pace?
Options Foundation Program™
US$199 · 12 months’ access
Ready to commit 8 weeks and build your own trading plan with a coach?
Options Success Formula™
20 seats · US$1,997 or 3 × US$699
OFP teaches you what options are. OSF teaches you to trade them for income, with a coach checking your work.
Start with OFP, and your US$199 counts in full towards OSF if you move up within 60 days.
In OSF, you graduate with your own trading plan, or you repeat the next cohort free.
Compare the details
| Free class | Options Foundation Program | Options Success Formula | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best if you… | want to see how it works first | want the foundations at your own pace | want your own trading plan, with a coach |
| What you get | The 3 strategies that build a second income | How options work, the language, the numbers | All five stages: paper trading, 3 income strategies, risk, weekly reviews, your written plan |
| How it runs | On demand · 72-hour replay | On demand · 12 months’ access | Live 8-week cohort with Manoj · about 2 hours a week · 12 months’ access |
| Investment | Free | US$199 | US$1,997, or 3 × US$699 |
Your coach
Manoj Kumar
MBA, B.Tech, CTA · Founder of OptionPundit, 2006
Manoj started with nothing but passion, hope and a dream, and watched inflation eat his savings while he traded time for money. When he cracked how to grow money through the markets, he built OptionPundit to teach it. Since then, 10,000+ people in 18+ countries have learned to trade with rules, a clear process and a written plan.
Read Manoj’s story →Before you start
The questions every beginner asks.
How much money do I need to start?
Nothing to learn. You trade on paper first. When you go live, you start small and grow as your skill does.
Isn’t options trading just gambling?
Gambling is betting without an edge or a plan. We teach the opposite: rules for what to trade, how much, and when to get out.
Can I practise without real money?
Yes. Paper first, always.
I’m not good with numbers. Can I still learn this?
Yes. If you can work out a discount at the shops, you can follow the maths. Manoj explains every idea in plain words.
I’m over 55. Is it too late?
No. Some of our strongest students started or rebuilt in their 50s and 60s. A clear process and a coach matter far more than age.
How much time does it take?
About two hours a week in OSF, and every session is recorded.
Which start should I choose?
See how it works first: the free class. Foundations at your own pace: OFP. Your own trading plan with a coach: OSF.
Your next step
Eight weeks from now, you could still be “looking into options”. Or you could have your own trading plan.
Stage 1 is free, and you can start tonight.
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