Just wanted to let you know I had a great month trading. Was able to manage a 10% return for the month using the counter trend set ups and credit spreads. Thank you again for the assistance.

Thanks for the great daily insights. I made some progress at selected sectors (financials, airlines, materials,etc) after adopting the 'bullish squeeze/bullish bounce' set-ups and made pretty decent returns in the past month: 
- HSBC : +270%
- AA : +85%
- DAL : +50%
- BAC :  +150%
- VZ : +10%

On the flipside, some of my set-ups did not turn out as expected and I struggled to 'cut losses' early instead of hoping to 'revive' them. So I continued to re-visit Module 6 again and again and finally got in new positions on FCX, GOLD, BAC & KDP but also took some profit on AA (+23%).

Greatly appreciate the very practical options trading techniques taught in your TOT book and Options Academy

Thank you for all the knowledge and support you've provided over the past year. My year in Elevate is coming to an end (April) and my thirst and drive for continued knowledge is as big as ever. I plan on building that knowledge further with your Accelerate program circa May and look really forward to it.

Keep up the excellent work. Your classes, etc. are superb....professional, well structured and extremely engaging. I've read your book twice and still use it as a reference. 

Simon is an options sensei. For years I had been looking for an options program that matches my own learning pace, with substance and a scientific system, and I was lucky to have come across Simon's risk management workshop back in April 2023. Halfway through that, I knew I had found my place of learning. Not many active traders share all that they know, and that too with a system that actually leverages a scientific, yet simple method to their analysis. If you are serious about trading volatility and adopting a reliable & robust system, look no further than Tao of Trading. I had a derivative "phobia" which Simon's training helped me address, and my own journey into options was my keenness to grasp the math behind the options universe. You do not need to be a math wiz or a quant to adopt Simon's methods... a huge plus. You do not need to follow blind 'signals' from the wilderness either. Simon teaches you to 'fish for yourself'. 

In the Options Academy Accelerate track, you get Simon's daily analysis of positions and rationale for a trade he actually takes. Simon is a gifted communicator and is clearly invested in his members' success; I thoroughly enjoy listening to him articulate his views and every detail that goes with it. And if you are a beginner, you would benefit immensely with Options Academy Elevate wherein Simon provides his four basic trading pillars, each of which has a well-thought-through structure, not to mention the basics that goes into the universe of volatility trading. The hallmark of the Accelerate program, at least for me, are the past recordings of Simon's Learning Labs.. all the way from 2020.. listening to those recordings will ramp up your knowledge far quicker than any free options trading Youtube videos, and a lot of Simon's lessons from Learning Labs resonate even today. 

Both Simon and Jasmine take the time to answer queries over emails and via web tickets quite swiftly, and I am grateful for their consistency & responsiveness. 

When it comes to actual ROI from the program, the cost of OA Elevate + Accelerate + How to Hedge is just a fraction compared to what you actually gain from it... looking back, I believe it is a steal - but don't tell Simon! 😄

I found Simon's Options Academy course very useful. Despite being involved in financial markets for over 25 years, I came out of it with new technical analysis tools and trading setups to add to my arsenal. 

The Accelerate service is an excellent daily review of the markets which cuts through all the confusing noise, and provides solid trading setups as well as Simon's ongoing guidance to managing and closing of those setups.

Amongst all the trading courses out there, this one stands out and I would highly recommend it to newbies and experienced traders.

Thank you to Simon for his guidance and Option Academy trading tutorials. They have been really helpful in setting my trading path from being an amateur to moving towards professional.

Options Academy has been real deal for me. So far I have closed 8 trades (5 bounce and 3 volatility expansions) and have had a 50% win rate but my profits have been far bigger than my losing trades. My NLV is up 11% in 2 months. Taking loss has never been so stress-free before!

Simon teaches the world of options in the utmost understandable way and makes it usable for everybody. I never thought to be successful in that way from the beginning: +49% in the first month!

I did the Options Academy On Demand training and will definitely continue with Simon.

The amount of knowledge Simon has shared in the last year or so with us, it's just beyond amazing. Listening to his market review on Options Academy Accelerate is the best 15mins I spend every day.

I would like to express my gratitude for all that I have learned from Simon and for the inspiration he gives us every day. It has helped me tremendously in achieving my professional goals and made me love trading more than I previously used to. To be a full-time trader is my lifelong dream and I have never been this close to achieving that.

NLV update: I am having the best year in terms of percentage return. As of today my NLV grew at a rate of 455% YTD. I am still improving every day and I really hope I can keep getting better.

I've been trading options on and off and couldn't find the consistency. Joining Options Academy gave me the much-needed clarity and perspective. The course was densely packed with relevant information. I unlearned my old trading method and picked up fresh ones. Simon made it look so simple and easy. I just love the scan (save so much time!) and easy to eyeball chart setups.

I applied what I learned on ROST 8th July buying a put 21 August expiry and exited 14th July. Had a nice profit of 50%. I'm definitely glad I signed up!

Closed my PTON position, didn't muck around. Closed at 29 seconds after the bell. Dealt at mid, filled immediately. Had 2 contracts, bought on 17^th August 2020 for $1.56, sold for $14.82 (profit of 850%).

My performance now has a 50% win rate. Average gain on wins +288%, average loss on losses -39%. Hard to believe I am making trades like this. Thank you Simon!

A rested mind / calm emotional state is key to trading. Thanks to Simon’s course, I took a total of 25 trades and was up 36% in January 2021. My risk/reward was as follows:

Average gain: 93.8%

Average loss: 47.3%

Total average earnings: 36%

The key winners for me were BAC, TXN, MSFT, AXP, CHKP.

As a former 10-year financial advisor (CFP® and ChFC) and FINRA manager, I appreciate your comments regarding risk and income.

While I have SO much still to learn from you, I am thoroughly enjoying the journey. As I recall from Options Academy, reasons to close out a trade include "just not moving the direction you expected."  I have seen the necessity to move swiftly to close out any trades that do not move in the direction I anticipated within a short period of time. The lesson for me is not so much "could" this option rally and perform, rather it is a question of "is this the best use of my capital" where I am confident "another bus will come along promptly" that will move in the direction expected 75% of the time.

When I look at those winning trades, I often sold them 1 week from their high, sometimes 15-20% higher than when I sold, which they often largely maintained thereafter. So, by being more fastidious and quick to discard those trades that show negative momentum early on, I will be more comfortable "patiently waiting for profits to mature" in my portfolio. I feel the lesson here is being quick to sell when trades move against me; be patient to hold as trades work for me rather than attempting to "churn" the trade and get into another potentially successful trade, which actually reduces my odds as I am then once again subject to my own 75/25 success odds. Very interesting and a great education.

My options trading portfolio, following your teaching and daily recommendations* with the addition of mid-day "harvests" has performed at an annual interest rate of 320% (three hundred and twenty percent) since I began live trading on 1/24/24.

*P.S. Recently, I began tracking my options purchases from your daily trade recommendations and the resulting performance in the dates between June 13th and June 28th I have profited $12,830.  I owe you a nice steak dinner, Simon.

I have been involved in financial markets for over twelve years. My main focus was in value investing, but I wanted to try something new: Trading. Therefore, I bought Simon's Options Academy course. I did not have high expectations about the course because the majority of the courses sold over the internet were useless. To my surprise, Simon's course was different. 

The course is very well structured and practical. The course provides a really robust system for trading stocks and ETFs via options. I have a background in algorithmic trading so I can quickly assess any system with my intuition. The system has a real edge. It is a discretionary system. It is an advantage and disadvantage at the same time; it cannot be automated, but on the other hand, the performance of the system can be enhanced with the trader's skill.

I would like to highlight the time efficiency of the system as well. After some practice, it takes only an hour a day to do the work. 

Thank you for the great learning experience through Options Academy.  I am a MBA/CPA from Canada and the 6 modules of Options Academy were as valuable to me as my MBA/CPA.

This course provided instant knowledge of investing and managing risk leading to great profits. Earnings module was amazing. I gained well over $20k profits with AAPL, AMD, QCOMM. The results have been so great that I think I am dreaming.

Your teaching method was exceptional! Thank you.

I want to thank Simon for his generosity in sharing his knowledge and experience in trading!

I'm just 1 month in (first trade was on 18th November) and have done 7 trades, 6 of those closed out with a 50/50 ratio of winners & losers and a net NLV return of 9.5%.

Of course there is an enormous amount of learning still to do, but having such a generous and open mentor helps a lot!

I took a couple of earnings trades off Simon’s list, one of which was in TXN. On the 5th October I bought the delta 20, 23 Oct $152.5 calls. I then rolled them on the 8th Oct making a 72% profit and buying the new Delta 20 $157.5 calls which are today up 61.5%!

It’s been an incredible journey so far and I’m pumped for 2021. Simon is a true guru and the knowledge he has imparted coupled with his insightful posts on LinkedIn bring so much value to me personally. The course has been invaluable.

Simon Ree is my enlightening mentor in Options Academy. I am very honoured to be one of his inaugural students in the Academy. In this wonderful 6 weeks journey, Simon has shared many of his exceptional insights and practical tips on options trading. It's actually the correct mindset as a trader and the risk management skillsets which I believe are the most valuable treasure Simon has uncovered for us.

I'm glad that one of my recent options trade in NFLX has brought me a 250% profit. Can't imagine how powerful it could be!

Options Academy provided me with the tools to understand options, and strategies to trade them. I demonstrated my skill set I learned under Simon in job interviews, leading to my trading internship at JP Morgan headquarters in New York City.

Now that I take the training provided by JP Morgan, I see how similarly top Wall Street firms and Simon train their traders. 

The practical experience and conceptual base I gained with Options Academy provided a strong foundation for the more technical training demanded of me as an analyst.

Simon has been a great mentor. I have subscribed to his program since 2020 & I am currently in the Accelerate program. His daily video have saved me so much time in keeping up with the latest market updates.

I still get a lot from the program despite a decade plus background in fund management & despite having a Masters in Finance. Outside his curriculum, I can also apply his method in many ways. (i.e. hedging trades, carry trades, income-generating trades). Most importantly, I am comfortable and have the confidence in structuring non-plain-vanilla OTC derivatives in a portfolio management context.

I joined Simon’s online course late 2020. Learning a new technique takes time and effort. I am a true believer that’s Simon wealth of wisdom is the right teaching and sharing brings plenty of value for all levels in their options trading journey. The private group is a great bonus platform for all students to share!

I would really recommend his course to anyone as you need to learn from a true professional who has years of experience in Global Markets and Investment Banks. You need to invest in yourself as this is a lifetime tool that can be mastered. Taking free trainings or from non-professionals, may lead to bad habits and unprofessional ways. Thank you Simon for your ongoing support. I am improving and tightening my edge daily!

I had the pleasure of taking part in the Options Academy programme. Simon has put together a wonderful course that focuses on various aspects of technical analysis and trading, ranging from building and reading charts, identifying entry and exit points, managing risk and lastly - understanding trading psychology. This latter point was crucial for me as it taught me to be comfortable with inaction, or JOMO (Joy Of Missing Out). This course is suitable for a novice trader but also someone a bit more experienced in the field of finance and trading.

A few profitable bounce trades during the first couple of weeks of the course were VIPS (call option), UNIT (call option) and ROST (put option).

The simplicity and rules-based approach that Simon teaches is mind-blowing and achievable by anyone with a little bit of effort and self-control. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in financial markets or just looking to add an extra income stream.

I first encountered Options Trading at a marketing seminar in Melbourne, 2014. What I learned was you could make money in a rising or falling market. This intrigued me and so my quest began. Over the years I have attended many, many seminars and courses and I have spent thousands of dollars seeking the Holy Grail. Well can I tell you, look no further, I’ve found it!

If you were ever looking for “The Complete Options Trading Course”, then Simon Ree’s “Options Academy” is it. Right from the outset Simon’s course is streamlined to include newbies through to experienced traders. His delivery is clean, concise, orderly and logical. It is also at a pace that accommodates all.

I have been truly overwhelmed with Simon’s patience and thoroughness when illustrating his concepts and individual approach to trading. This course is packed with gold nuggets and an endless handout of bonuses which will literally save you hundreds of hours. It is virtually fail proof. In Summary this course is Awesome!