What is a cash-secured put?

A cash-secured put is an options strategy where you sell a put option and hold enough cash to buy 100 shares of the stock if assigned at the strike price.

How does OptimonPro rank cash-secured puts?

Each contract gets a score from three parts: the stock (quality, trend, and how well its options pay), the contract (income for the cushion it leaves), and earnings timing (a 5% reduction when earnings fall on or before expiry). The weights and minimums are published on the Learn page.

20 cash-secured puts worth a look today.

Income, break-even, and cash needed for each one, in plain English.

OptimonPro scans a hand-picked list of about 100 US stocks and ETFs during market hours and ranks put contracts by how much income they pay for the cushion they leave. Prices are delayed 15 minutes. It ranks contracts; it doesn't tell you what to trade.

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What the ranking checks

The stock: every stock gets a 0–100 quality score from operating profit, free cash flow, debt, revenue growth, and trading volume. Stocks below 40 are left out.
Income for the cushion: premium at the bid, weighed against how far the stock can fall before it reaches the strike.
Earnings marked, not hidden: Contracts with an earnings report on or before expiry stay in the list with a 5% score reduction and an earnings marker. The Steady setting hides them by default.
Saved as published: each list is stored when it's published and never edited afterwards.

The risk, plainly

Selling a put can lose money. If the stock falls below the strike, you may have to buy 100 shares per contract at the strike, even if the stock is worth much less. The cushion is the distance from today's price to the strike, not protection: a price gap can go straight through it. Prices are delayed at least 15 minutes.

Explore OptimonPro

Today's list — the latest ranked cash-secured puts.
How it works — the factors, weights, and minimums behind the ranking.
Disclosures — options risk and market data policies.