Get Option Alpha
100% FREE
by simply connecting your TradeStation or Tradier Brokerage account!
Learn more
.
📣 Last Chance to Save 72% w/ Our Biggest Sale!
Doors close tonight! 👉
Learn more
.
📣 72% OFF Ends Tonight!
Our biggest sale! 👉
Learn more
.
Home
Resources
Bots 101
Integrations
Education
Courses
Strategies
Handbook
Podcast
Blog
Pricing
Brokers
FAQ
Cyber Monday
SAVEÂ 72%
Start Free Trial
Login

Login
Start Free Trial
Home
Resources
Expected Value
Tag:
Expected Value
Expected Value (EV) is a core concept in probability theory. In options trading, it is a practical tool to understand market expectations and optimize trading decisions.
optionalpha.com/tags/expected-value
Articles
Videos
Lessons
Podcasts
Platform Updates
Find Better Trade Ideas (2.0)
Trade Ideas 2.0 revolutionizes the way you find potential trading opportunities using math and probabilities. Plus, you can now autotrade using Trade Ideas.
Kirk Du Plessis
Jul 3, 2023
•
15 min video
Platform Updates
Expanded Exit Options Now Include EV and Alpha
With the addition of EV and Alpha, we've expanded Exit Option so you now have more ways to manage your positions.
Kirk Du Plessis
Jul 3, 2023
•
5 min video
Platform Updates
Find Trade Ideas for Multiple Symbols
Let you bots scan a list of ticker symbols and find the best trade idea across up to 10 different symbols.
Kirk Du Plessis
Jul 3, 2023
•
14 min video
Platform Updates
Open Trade Idea Action Added to Automations
Use Trade Ideas to analyze the entire database of potential trades and sort, rank, and autotrade the best available position based on your defined criteria.
Kirk Du Plessis
Jul 3, 2023
•
9 min video
No videos matching this tag.
No lessons matching this tag.
No podcasts matching this tag.
0dte
ADX
Adjustments
Allocation
Allocation Limits
Alpha
Assignment
Audiobook
Automated Trading
Automations
Autotrading
Backtesting
Bear Call Spread
Bid-Ask Spread
Black-Scholes Model
Bot Buttons
Bot Level Input
Bot Switches
Bot Tags
Brokers
Bull Put Spread
CCI
Call Options
Case Studies
Cloning Bots
Close Position
Correlations
Covered Calls
Custom Inputs
Decision Actions
Decision Recipes
Dividends
EMA
Earnings
Education Resource
Event Automations
Exercise
Exit Options
Exiting Trades
Expiration
Extrinsic Value
FOMC
Futures
Gamma
Global Settings
Grouping Decisions
Hedging
Historical Volatility
IV Rank
Implied Volatility
Index Options
Interview
Intrinsic Value
Investor Sentiment
Iron Butterfly
Iron Condor
Long Call
Long Call Spread
Long Put
Long Put Spread
Long Stock
Loop Positions
Loop Symbols
MACD
Margin
Margin Requirements
Momentum
Moneyness
Monitor Automations
Moving Averages
Notifications
Open Interest
Open Position
Option Contracts
Option Style
Option Time Value
Options
Options Delta
Options Greeks
Options Leverage
Options Theta
Options Vega
Payoff Diagram
Portfolio Management
Position Limits
Position Tags
Price Levels
Probability Theory
Profit Targets
Protective Puts
Put Options
Put-Call Parity
RSI
Rate of Return
Repeater Action
Research
Risk Management
SMA
SPX
Scanner Automations
Be a more powerful options trader
Leverage automation to improve returns, find better trades, and transform into a superhuman trader.
Learn more
Try It for Free
.png){kind=avatar}
-Main.png)
'%3e%3cg id='Final-Copy-2_2_' transform='translate(1275.000000, 200.000000)'%3e%3cpath class='st0' d='M7.4,12.8h6.8l3.1-11.6H7.4C4.2,1.2,1.6,3.8,1.6,7S4.2,12.8,7.4,12.8z'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/g%3e%3cg id='final---dec.11-2020'%3e%3cg id='_x30_208-our-toggle' transform='translate(-1275.000000, -200.000000)'%3e%3cg id='Final-Copy-2' transform='translate(1275.000000, 200.000000)'%3e%3cpath class='st1' d='M22.6,0H7.4c-3.9,0-7,3.1-7,7s3.1,7,7,7h15.2c3.9,0,7-3.1,7-7S26.4,0,22.6,0z M1.6,7c0-3.2,2.6-5.8,5.8-5.8 h9.9l-3.1,11.6H7.4C4.2,12.8,1.6,10.2,1.6,7z'/%3e%3cpath id='x' class='st2' d='M24.6,4c0.2,0.2,0.2,0.6,0,0.8l0,0L22.5,7l2.2,2.2c0.2,0.2,0.2,0.6,0,0.8c-0.2,0.2-0.6,0.2-0.8,0 l0,0l-2.2-2.2L19.5,10c-0.2,0.2-0.6,0.2-0.8,0c-0.2-0.2-0.2-0.6,0-0.8l0,0L20.8,7l-2.2-2.2c-0.2-0.2-0.2-0.6,0-0.8 c0.2-0.2,0.6-0.2,0.8,0l0,0l2.2,2.2L23.8,4C24,3.8,24.4,3.8,24.6,4z'/%3e%3cpath id='y' class='st3' d='M12.7,4.1c0.2,0.2,0.3,0.6,0.1,0.8l0,0L8.6,9.8C8.5,9.9,8.4,10,8.3,10c-0.2,0.1-0.5,0.1-0.7-0.1l0,0 L5.4,7.7c-0.2-0.2-0.2-0.6,0-0.8c0.2-0.2,0.6-0.2,0.8,0l0,0L8,8.6l3.8-4.5C12,3.9,12.4,3.9,12.7,4.1z'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
Your Privacy Choices