Options trade journal guides
These guides show how to keep an options trade record so your P&L, income and risk stay correct. Each one covers a single task, with a made-up example. They come from Cash Flow University and use CFU Book, a free options trade journal.
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- What to track in an options trading journal
Which fields an options trade record needs, and why each one is there.
By strategy
- Put credit spread tracker
How to log a put credit spread and read its max loss, break-even and P&L. - Cash secured put tracker
How to log a cash secured put from sale to expiry, buyback, roll or assignment. - Poor man's covered call tracker
How to log a PMCC with two legs on two dates, and what a roll does to the record.
Income
- Options income tracker
How to count options income against a goal, and why open premium stays apart.
Rolls and assignments
- How to track an options roll
How to log a roll as one chain and read the real P&L across every roll. - How to record an options assignment
How to record an assigned put or a covered call that is called away.
About CFU Book
- About CFU Book
What it does, what it costs, what it leaves out and who makes it. - CFU Book FAQ
Short answers on cost, strategies, income, alerts and what CFU Book leaves out.
More from Cash Flow University
- Options glossary
Options terms in plain English. - Covered call scanner
A free tool to find a covered call for a US stock or ETF. - Cash secured put scanner
A free tool to find a cash secured put for a US stock or ETF.
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