What does "Going Up" and "Going Down" mean?
This is how you tell us your view on the stock.
If you tap Going Up, you are saying you expect the stock price to rise before your chosen expiry date. Easy Options will show you three ways to potentially profit from that move.
If you tap Going Down, you are saying you expect the stock price to fall. Easy Options will show you three ways to potentially profit from a decline.
You are not buying or selling shares. You are taking a position on which direction the stock will move.
What are Low, Balanced, and Aggressive risk tiers?
These are the three risk levels Easy Options presents for your chosen direction and timeframe.
Low - Most likely to profit, but costs more upfront. This option is already closer to being in a profitable position when you buy it, so it needs a smaller move from the stock to start making money.
Balanced - A middle ground between cost and potential return. The stock needs to move a reasonable amount for this to be profitable, but the potential return is higher than Low.
Aggressive - Costs the least upfront, but the stock needs to move significantly for this to pay off. If the stock does not move enough, you lose the full amount you paid. This is the highest-risk choice.
All three options have one thing in common: the maximum you can lose is the amount you pay to enter the trade. Nothing more.
How risk tiers are assigned
Each contract is classified into a tier using its delta - a measure of how sensitive the option's price is to a move in the stock. In simpler terms, delta tells us how closely the option tracks the stock and gives us a reliable proxy for how likely the option is to be profitable at expiry.
Contracts with a higher delta (closer to 1.0) move more in line with the stock and are more likely to end up profitable - these become the Low risk tier. Contracts with a lower delta are more sensitive to bigger moves and less likely to pay off - these become the Aggressive tier. Balanced sits in between.
You never see delta in Easy Options. It works in the background to make sure the three tiers you are shown always represent meaningfully different risk and reward profiles, not arbitrary labels.
What does "Contract Cost" mean?
The contract cost is the total amount you pay for one option contract. This is also the maximum you can lose on the trade - there is no scenario where you lose more than this amount.
One contract covers 100 shares of the stock. The cost shown is for the full contract, not per share.
What is the break-even price?
The break-even price is the stock price your chosen stock needs to reach by the expiry date for your trade to make exactly zero profit or loss.
If the stock closes above the break-even price at expiry (for Going Up trades), you make money. If it closes below, you lose some or all of what you paid.
The break-even price is shown on every tier card and in the contract detail view. It is the single most important number to watch during your trade.
What do the profit scenarios on the tier cards mean?
Each tier card shows a projected profit scenario based on how much the market currently expects the stock to move before expiry. For example: "If AAPL rises to $341 - you could make +$644."
This is not a guarantee. It is an estimate of what your option could be worth if the stock moves by the amount the market is currently pricing in. The actual outcome depends on how the stock performs and when you decide to exit the trade.
The scenarios also show what happens if the stock stays flat or moves against you - always read both before deciding.
Where do the projected profit numbers come from?
The projected profit is calculated using a model called Black-Scholes, which is the industry standard for pricing options. The model takes the current stock price, the option's strike price, the time remaining, and the level of volatility the market is currently pricing in - and produces a fair value for the option at the projected stock price.
In plain terms: we ask "if the stock moves exactly as much as the market expects, what would this option be worth?" and show you that number as the projected profit. The returns shown are estimates, not guarantees.