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Wicked Profits

Overall Rating55555
Performance of Picks/Advice55555
Consistency55555
Interesting to Read/Educational55555
Customer Service55555
Value for the Money55555

Recommends options spread trades, one per month.

The Pearly Gates

Overall Rating3.63.63.63.63.6
Performance of Picks/Advice3.43.43.43.43.4
Consistency3.753.753.753.753.75
Interesting to Read/Educational4.254.254.254.254.25
Customer Service4.54.54.54.54.5
Value for the Money3.753.753.753.753.75
Publisher:

Options trading service from “Peter the Great” provides weekly picks.

Strategic Short Report

Overall Rating2.82.82.82.82.8
Performance of Picks/Advice2.562.562.562.562.56
Consistency3.283.283.283.283.28
Interesting to Read/Educational4.064.064.064.064.06
Customer Service3.873.873.873.873.87
Value for the Money2.672.672.672.672.67
Publisher:

Edited by Dan Amoss, this newsletter makes recommendations to bet against stocks using options and short sales.

Motley Fool Pro

Overall Rating2.52.52.52.52.5
Performance of Picks/Advice2.752.752.752.752.75
Consistency44444
Interesting to Read/Educational4.754.754.754.754.75
Customer Service4.254.254.254.254.25
Value for the Money2.332.332.332.332.33
Publisher:

Like Ready Made Millionaire, this service lets you follow along as the folks at the Motley Fool invest $1 million of the company’s money, but this service claims to be more flexible and makes long and short bets and uses options in addition to more standard stock picks.

Put Strategy Report

Overall Rating3.223.223.223.223.22
Performance of Picks/Advice33333
Consistency2.892.892.892.892.89
Interesting to Read/Educational3.333.333.333.333.33
Customer Service3.223.223.223.223.22
Value for the Money2.782.782.782.782.78
Publisher:

Service that recommends selling puts against “absurdly cheap” stocks.

OptionInvestor

Overall Rating55555
Performance of Picks/Advice55555
Consistency55555
Interesting to Read/Educational55555
Customer Service55555
Value for the Money55555
Publisher:

Commodity Timing

Overall Rating55555
Performance of Picks/Advice55555
Consistency55555
Interesting to Read/Educational55555
Customer Service33333
Value for the Money55555

Futures trading service.

Big Money Options Pro

Overall Rating55555
Performance of Picks/Advice55555
Consistency44444
Interesting to Read/Educational55555
Customer Service55555
Value for the Money55555
Publisher:

The more “advanced” service from the Big Money Options editors, with weekly issues that detail recommended trades but also a large number of daily trading suggestions.

Strategic Income

Overall Rating44444
Performance of Picks/Advice44444
Consistency44444
Interesting to Read/Educational33333
Customer Service55555
Value for the Money33333
Publisher: ,

Income-focused options trading service, particularly covered call selling.

Options-Intelligence

Overall Rating55555
Performance of Picks/Advice55555
Consistency55555
Interesting to Read/Educational33333
Customer Service55555
Value for the Money55555

Options trading service.

Crisis Opportunity Speculator

Overall Rating2.672.672.672.672.67
Performance of Picks/Advice2.332.332.332.332.33
Consistency3.673.673.673.673.67
Interesting to Read/Educational4.334.334.334.334.33
Customer Service4.334.334.334.334.33
Value for the Money2.332.332.332.332.33
Publisher:

Options trading service with buy and sell alerts by email when investments are identified.

The Complete Investor

Overall Rating2.592.592.592.592.59
Performance of Picks/Advice2.312.312.312.312.31
Consistency2.942.942.942.942.94
Interesting to Read/Educational3.343.343.343.343.34
Customer Service2.62.62.62.62.6
Value for the Money2.412.412.412.412.41
Publisher:

Edited by Dr. Stephen Leeb, this is his “go anywhere” monthly newsletter.

The Geiger Index

Overall Rating2.332.332.332.332.33
Performance of Picks/Advice3.113.113.113.113.11
Consistency3.893.893.893.893.89
Interesting to Read/Educational2.442.442.442.442.44
Customer Service33333
Value for the Money2.222.222.222.222.22
Publisher:

Weekly options advisory newsletter

Options Power Trader

Overall Rating3.333.333.333.333.33
Performance of Picks/Advice33333
Consistency2.672.672.672.672.67
Interesting to Read/Educational3.333.333.333.333.33
Customer Service3.333.333.333.333.33
Value for the Money2.672.672.672.672.67
Publisher:

Options trading advisory, focused on “limited risk” trades with “maximum profit potential.”

SC Trading Pit

Overall Rating44444
Performance of Picks/Advice33333
Consistency44444
Interesting to Read/Educational55555
Customer Service44444
Value for the Money55555
Publisher:

Short term trading service focusing on small cap stocks, also trades options.

Options Trading Pit

Overall Rating33333
Performance of Picks/Advice33333
Consistency2.52.52.52.52.5
Interesting to Read/Educational33333
Customer Service33333
Value for the Money2.52.52.52.52.5
Publisher:

Options service looking for rapid profit opportunities.

S&A Short Report

Overall Rating1.951.951.951.951.95
Performance of Picks/Advice2.092.092.092.092.09
Consistency2.412.412.412.412.41
Interesting to Read/Educational3.413.413.413.413.41
Customer Service3.713.713.713.713.71
Value for the Money1.51.51.51.51.5
Publisher:

Weekly trading service that recommends aggressive short term moves, often with options.

WaveStrength Options Weekly

Overall Rating2.42.42.42.42.4
Performance of Picks/Advice2.782.782.782.782.78
Consistency2.332.332.332.332.33
Interesting to Read/Educational3.113.113.113.113.11
Customer Service1.781.781.781.781.78
Value for the Money2.112.112.112.112.11
Publisher:

Edited by Adam Lass, uses charting to target options trades.

Instant Money Trader

Overall Rating33333
Performance of Picks/Advice33333
Consistency55555
Interesting to Read/Educational22222
Customer Service55555
Value for the Money33333
Publisher:

Option selling trading advisory.

The Trend Rider

Overall Rating22222
Performance of Picks/Advice1.891.891.891.891.89
Consistency2.222.222.222.222.22
Interesting to Read/Educational33333
Customer Service2.892.892.892.892.89
Value for the Money1.781.781.781.781.78
Publisher:

Trading advisory for stocks and options.

Advanced Income

Overall Rating22222
Performance of Picks/Advice22222
Consistency2.22.22.22.22.2
Interesting to Read/Educational3.63.63.63.63.6
Customer Service2.752.752.752.752.75
Value for the Money1.81.81.81.81.8
Publisher:

Options-based service that aims for steady income, generally by selling covered calls but also using other strategies.

Velocity Trader

Overall Rating2.212.212.212.212.21
Performance of Picks/Advice1.81.81.81.81.8
Consistency1.851.851.851.851.85
Interesting to Read/Educational2.672.672.672.672.67
Customer Service2.922.922.922.922.92
Value for the Money1.81.81.81.81.8
Publisher:

Weekly trading letter that focuses on short-term options trading.  Formerly called Death Cross Trader.

The Winning Edge

Overall Rating1.861.861.861.861.86
Performance of Picks/Advice1.711.711.711.711.71
Consistency1.861.861.861.861.86
Interesting to Read/Educational2.712.712.712.712.71
Customer Service3.433.433.433.433.43
Value for the Money1.571.571.571.571.57
Publisher:

Options service that focuses on trading around earnings announcements.

IPO Confidential

Overall Rating2.52.52.52.52.5
Performance of Picks/Advice22222
Consistency22222
Interesting to Read/Educational44444
Customer Service2.52.52.52.52.5
Value for the Money22222
Publisher:

This newsletter tries to identify bad IPOs and bet against them.

Options GPS

Overall Rating2.672.672.672.672.67
Performance of Picks/Advice11111
Consistency11111
Interesting to Read/Educational3.333.333.333.333.33
Customer Service1.671.671.671.671.67
Value for the Money2.332.332.332.332.33
Publisher:

Options trading class from Tycoon University.

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