(Poll created April 8, 2025)
Submitted by editor

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Who actually makes money in the options market?

People who read the options chain and understand it
Quants who speak fluent Greek (Delta, Gamma, Theta…)
The guy who invented covered calls and now lives on a boat
The writers collecting premium like rent
SEC enforcement officers… eventually
People assigned to teach options in Econ 102 who never traded
The occasional lucky YOLO trader
Reddit mods selling T-shirts
People who don’t trade options
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