OptionsCone

What's new

OptionsCone is developed continuously. New versions install themselves with one click from inside the app.

1.4.0 · November 2026

The realized odds become forward-looking, and Pro gains maps that show sellers what a short option is worth and what it can cost.

  • Pro: New model: adaptive. The same models as 10y, adjusted to each stock's current conditions, the events ahead and how this particular stock typically responds to them.
  • Pro: Implied vs realized now compares option prices with the adaptive model.
  • Pro: New map: expected value. What a short option is worth at expiration, as a share of its premium, with the minimum premium for a positive expected value.
  • Pro: New maps: average and tail risk per premium. What a short option can cost at expiration, on average and in the bad cases.
  • Pro: The adaptive model and the new risk maps replace the 5y model and the premium per unit risk map.
  • Pro: Where a figure is too uncertain, the map is now hatched instead of greyed out, so the colors stay readable.
  • Free: A click on a locked Pro function shows an example of what it does.
  • Fixed: Entering a key in an installed Pro no longer freezes the Pro window.

1.2.0 and 1.3.0 · October 2026

OptionsCone Pro, a Windows installer and updates from inside the app.

  • Pro: OptionsCone Pro with the realized odds 5y and 10y, implied vs realized, premium per unit risk and the gamma exposure map (GEX).
  • Pro: Buy Pro and enter your key inside the app, and Pro installs itself. The subscription is managed in the app.
  • Windows installer. New versions install with one click.
  • New volume map. The arrow keys move between contracts.
  • Faster downloads: each expiry appears as soon as it is ready.
  • Light and dark theme.

1.1.0 and 1.1.1 · October 2026

Maps for option sellers.

  • New maps: time value per day, implied vs realized, premium per unit risk.
  • Click a contract to keep its tooltip open across all maps.
  • Clicking the active map again hides the cone, so the contour lines can be read on their own.

1.0.0 to 1.0.2 · September 2026

First release.

  • The probability cone: touch and expiry probabilities for every listed contract, with contour lines, implied volatility, open interest and spread maps, and earnings dates.
  • A clear warning when quotes come from outside trading hours.
  • Delta and gamma from the same model as the implied volatility, comparable with a broker's.

Next: new guides and more for option sellers.