| name | options-trader |
| description | Derivatives trading - options, futures, and perpetuals. Advanced strategies for hedging and leverage. |
| metadata | {"kit":{"emoji":"📊","category":"derivatives","tier":"premium","requires":{"skills":["exchange-connector","risk-ai"],"env":["DERIBIT_API_KEY"]}}} |
Options Trader 📊
Master the derivatives. Trade options, futures, and perpetuals with sophisticated strategies used by professional traders.
Supported Derivatives
Exchanges
- Deribit - BTC & ETH Options (primary)
- Binance - Options & Futures
- OKX - Options & Futures
- Bybit - Perpetuals & Futures
Instruments
- ✅ Call Options
- ✅ Put Options
- ✅ Futures (Dated)
- ✅ Perpetual Swaps
- ✅ Spreads & Combos
Options Basics
kit options chain BTC
📊 BTC Options Chain
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Spot Price: $50,000 | IV: 52%
Expiry: Mar 28, 2026 (47 days)
CALLS PUTS
───────────────────────────────────────────────
Strike Price IV Delta │ Price IV Delta
$45,000 $6,200 48% 0.82 │ $850 49% -0.18
$47,500 $4,100 50% 0.71 │ $1,350 51% -0.29
$50,000 $2,450 52% 0.55 │ $2,200 53% -0.45 ← ATM
$52,500 $1,350 54% 0.39 │ $3,600 55% -0.61
$55,000 $680 56% 0.25 │ $5,400 57% -0.75
$60,000 $180 60% 0.10 │ $9,900 61% -0.90
Most Active: $50,000 Call (2,500 contracts)
Put/Call Ratio: 0.65 (bullish)
Max Pain: $48,500
Options Strategies
1. Covered Call (Income)
Own the asset, sell calls for income.
kit options covered-call BTC
📊 Covered Call Strategy: BTC
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You own: 1 BTC @ $50,000
Recommended Covered Call:
├─ Sell: 1x $55,000 Call (Mar 28)
├─ Premium Received: $680 (1.36%)
├─ Breakeven: $49,320
├─ Max Profit: $5,680 (+11.4%)
└─ Max Loss: Unlimited below $49,320
Scenarios:
• BTC at $55,000: +$5,680 (capped)
• BTC at $52,500: +$3,180 (profit)
• BTC at $50,000: +$680 (premium only)
• BTC at $47,500: -$1,820 (but better than no call)
Probability of Profit: 72%
Annual Yield (if repeated): ~36%
[EXECUTE STRATEGY]
2. Protective Put (Insurance)
Buy puts to protect your holdings.
kit options protective-put BTC
📊 Protective Put Strategy: BTC
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You own: 1 BTC @ $50,000
Recommended Protection:
├─ Buy: 1x $47,500 Put (Mar 28)
├─ Cost: $1,350 (2.7%)
├─ Protected below: $47,500
├─ Max Loss: $3,850 (-7.7%)
└─ Upside: Unlimited
This is like buying insurance:
• Premium: $1,350 (insurance cost)
• Deductible: $2,500 (strike gap)
• Coverage: Everything below $47,500
Without Protection: Could lose $50,000
With Protection: Max loss is $3,850
Cost of Peace of Mind: 2.7%
[EXECUTE STRATEGY]
3. Bull Call Spread (Directional)
Limited risk bullish bet.
kit options bull-spread BTC --target 55000
📊 Bull Call Spread: BTC
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Outlook: Bullish to $55,000
Strategy:
├─ Buy: 1x $50,000 Call @ $2,450
├─ Sell: 1x $55,000 Call @ $680
├─ Net Cost: $1,770 (max loss)
├─ Max Profit: $3,230 (if BTC > $55K)
└─ Breakeven: $51,770
Payoff at Expiry:
• BTC > $55,000: +$3,230 (+183%)
• BTC = $53,000: +$1,230 (+69%)
• BTC = $51,770: $0 (breakeven)
• BTC = $50,000: -$1,770 (max loss)
• BTC < $50,000: -$1,770 (max loss)
Risk/Reward: 1:1.83
Probability of Profit: 48%
[EXECUTE STRATEGY]
4. Iron Condor (Range Trading)
Profit if price stays in a range.
kit options iron-condor BTC --range 45000-55000
📊 Iron Condor: BTC
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Outlook: BTC stays between $45K-$55K
Strategy:
├─ Sell: 1x $45,000 Put @ $850
├─ Buy: 1x $42,500 Put @ $420
├─ Sell: 1x $55,000 Call @ $680
├─ Buy: 1x $57,500 Call @ $350
├─ Net Credit: $760 (max profit)
└─ Max Loss: $1,740
Profit Zone: $45,000 - $55,000
Payoff:
• BTC in range: +$760 (+43.7%)
• BTC = $44,000: -$240
• BTC = $42,500 or below: -$1,740
• BTC = $56,000: -$240
• BTC = $57,500 or above: -$1,740
Probability of Profit: 68%
Risk/Reward: 1:0.44
[EXECUTE STRATEGY]
5. Straddle (Volatility Play)
Profit from big moves in either direction.
kit options straddle BTC
📊 Long Straddle: BTC
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Outlook: Expecting a BIG move (direction unknown)
Strategy:
├─ Buy: 1x $50,000 Call @ $2,450
├─ Buy: 1x $50,000 Put @ $2,200
├─ Total Cost: $4,650 (max loss)
└─ Breakevens: $45,350 and $54,650
Profit if BTC moves > 9.3% either way!
Payoff:
• BTC = $60,000: +$5,350 (+115%)
• BTC = $55,000: +$350 (+7.5%)
• BTC = $50,000: -$4,650 (max loss)
• BTC = $45,000: +$350 (+7.5%)
• BTC = $40,000: +$5,350 (+115%)
Best For:
• Before earnings/events
• High IV environments
• Expected breakouts
[EXECUTE STRATEGY]
Futures & Perpetuals
kit options futures
📊 BTC Futures Overview
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Spot: $50,000
Futures:
┌────────────┬───────────┬─────────┬──────────────┐
│ Expiry │ Price │ Premium │ Annualized │
├────────────┼───────────┼─────────┼──────────────┤
│ Perpetual │ $50,050 │ +0.10% │ Funding: 8% │
│ Mar 2026 │ $51,200 │ +2.4% │ +18.7% APY │
│ Jun 2026 │ $52,800 │ +5.6% │ +16.8% APY │
│ Sep 2026 │ $54,500 │ +9.0% │ +15.4% APY │
└────────────┴───────────┴─────────┴──────────────┘
Funding Rate (Perp): +0.01% / 8h
→ Longs pay shorts
→ Indicates bullish sentiment
Basis Trade Opportunity:
• Buy Spot, Short Mar Futures
• Lock in 2.4% (47 days) = 18.7% APY
• Risk-free if held to expiry
Greeks Dashboard
kit options greeks
📊 Portfolio Greeks
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Position: Long 5x $50K Calls, Short 3x $55K Calls
Delta: +0.87 BTC
→ Portfolio gains $870 per $1,000 BTC move up
Gamma: +0.012
→ Delta increases as price rises (good for longs)
Theta: -$45/day
→ Time decay costs $45 daily
Vega: +$125
→ Gains $125 per 1% IV increase
Summary:
• Directionally bullish
• Losing to time decay
• Benefits from volatility increase
Recommendation:
If IV is low, good position.
If IV is high, consider closing some.
API
import { OptionsTrader } from '@binaryfaster/kit';
const options = new OptionsTrader();
const chain = await options.getChain('BTC', '2026-03-28');
await options.executeStrategy('covered_call', {
underlying: 'BTC',
strike: 55000,
expiry: '2026-03-28'
});
const greeks = await options.calculateGreeks(positions);
await options.basisTrade({
asset: 'BTC',
expiry: '2026-03-28',
size: 0.5
});
Configuration
options_trader:
enabled: true
exchanges:
deribit:
api_key: ${DERIBIT_API_KEY}
secret: ${DERIBIT_SECRET}
max_options_allocation: 10%
max_delta: 2.0
max_leverage: 3x
roll_before_expiry: 7
auto_exercise: false
max_negative_theta: 100
max_vega_exposure: 500