Platform Overview
Option Alpha, founded by Kirk Du Plessis, has grown into one of the largest options education communities. The platform combines structured courses, a member community, and automated trading bots that can execute predefined strategies through connected broker accounts. It is primarily a learning and automation platform.
AllInvestView is a comprehensive investment portfolio tracker that supports all asset classes. For options traders specifically, it provides a Greeks dashboard, wheel strategy lifecycle management, roll chain tracking, P&L analytics, strategy auto-detection, and capital gains tax reporting. It is a tracking and analytics platform.
Option Alpha
Options education platform with courses, community forums, and automated trading bots. Focused on teaching and systematizing options strategies.
AllInvestView
Our PickPortfolio tracker with Greeks dashboard, wheel strategy lifecycle, P&L analytics, roll chains, broker sync, and comprehensive tax reporting across all asset classes.
Education and Learning
Option Alpha's core strength is its educational content. The platform offers structured courses covering options fundamentals, strategy selection, position management, and portfolio construction. The community forums provide a place to discuss trades and learn from other members.
AllInvestView is not an education platform. However, it provides an options trading guide and contextual help within the application. Its strength lies in helping you understand your portfolio through data—showing you how your Greeks exposure changes over time, where your P&L comes from, and how your wheel cycles perform.
Portfolio Tracking
This is where the platforms differ most significantly. Option Alpha's bot system can show you the trades it has executed, but it does not provide comprehensive portfolio analytics. You will not find:
- Portfolio-level Greeks aggregation and evolution over time
- Detailed P&L attribution by strategy, underlying, or time period
- Wheel strategy lifecycle management with cost basis adjustment
- Roll chain history with net credit/debit tracking
- Multi-asset portfolio views combining options with stocks, bonds, and more
- Capital gains tax reports with FIFO, LIFO, or average cost basis methods
AllInvestView provides all of these features. It connects to your broker via SnapTrade or accepts CSV imports, then provides a comprehensive analytics layer on top of your actual trading activity.
Automation vs Analytics
Option Alpha's trading bots can automatically execute predefined strategies based on rules you set—for example, selling a 30-delta put on SPY every Monday if IV rank is above 50. This is a powerful feature for traders who want systematic execution.
AllInvestView does not automate trade execution. Instead, it automates the analysis of trades you have already made. It automatically calculates Greeks, detects strategies, tracks wheel cycles, computes P&L, and generates tax reports. The two approaches are complementary: Option Alpha automates the doing, AllInvestView automates the measuring.
Different problems, different tools: If your challenge is executing a consistent strategy, Option Alpha's bots help. If your challenge is understanding your portfolio's performance and filing taxes, AllInvestView helps. Many traders need both.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Option Alpha | AllInvestView |
|---|---|---|
| Education / courses | ||
| Trading bots / automation | ||
| Community forums | ||
| Greeks dashboard | ||
| P&L tracking | ||
| Wheel strategy lifecycle | ||
| Multi-asset portfolio | ||
| Roll chain tracking | ||
| Break-even analysis | ||
| Tax reports | ||
| Broker sync | ||
| Affordable pricing |
Pricing Comparison
Option Alpha pricing:
| Plan | Price | Key Features |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Basic courses, limited community access |
| Standard | ~$50/month | All courses, community, basic bots |
| Pro | ~$100/month | Advanced bots, full automation, priority support |
AllInvestView pricing:
| Plan | Price | Key Features |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Full tracking, limited holdings count |
| Pro | $5.99/month | Unlimited holdings, Greeks dashboard, wheel lifecycle, tax reports, broker sync |
| Lifetime | One-time payment | All Pro features forever, no recurring fees |
The pricing difference is substantial. Option Alpha's premium features cost $50-100/month, while AllInvestView Pro is $5.99/month or a one-time lifetime payment. However, these platforms serve different purposes, so the comparison is not entirely apples-to-apples.
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Which Should You Choose?
Choose Option Alpha if:
- You are learning options trading and want structured courses
- You want automated trading bots to execute strategies
- You value an active community of options traders
- You do not need detailed P&L analytics or tax reports
Choose AllInvestView if:
- You are already trading and need to track performance
- You want a Greeks dashboard showing portfolio-level exposure
- You run the wheel strategy and need lifecycle management
- You need tax reports for your options trading
- You also hold stocks, bonds, or other asset classes
Bottom line: Option Alpha is for learning and automating. AllInvestView is for tracking and analyzing. Many options traders graduate from Option Alpha's courses into active trading, at which point AllInvestView becomes the natural complement for managing their growing portfolio.
Common Questions
Does Option Alpha track my portfolio?
Option Alpha is primarily an education and automation platform, not a portfolio tracker. While it can connect to brokers for automated bot trading, it does not provide comprehensive portfolio analytics, P&L tracking across asset classes, Greeks evolution dashboards, or capital gains tax reports. For detailed portfolio tracking, you would need a dedicated tool like AllInvestView.
Can AllInvestView automate trades?
No, AllInvestView is a portfolio tracking and analytics platform, not a trading automation tool. It does not place trades or execute strategies on your behalf. AllInvestView focuses on helping you track, analyze, and report on trades you have already made—providing Greeks dashboards, P&L analytics, wheel strategy lifecycle management, and tax reporting.
Which is better for beginners?
For learning options trading from scratch, Option Alpha is better with its structured courses, community, and educational content. For beginners who have started trading and need to track their positions, AllInvestView is more appropriate. Many beginners start with Option Alpha to learn, then add AllInvestView when they begin actively trading.
Do I need both Option Alpha and AllInvestView?
They serve complementary purposes. Option Alpha provides education and trading automation; AllInvestView provides portfolio tracking and analytics. If you are still learning options, Option Alpha may be sufficient. Once you are actively trading and need to track P&L, manage Greeks exposure, run wheel cycles, and file taxes, AllInvestView becomes essential.