Absolutely best school to learn options trading, OA has the best instructors and a fantastic curriculum for anyone who wants to learn and trade options, OA is by the the best online education for learning how to trade using options.
10/12/24: Update to my review from 2018 (my first year as an Options Animal member).
First, I have found this organization to be ethically amazing. (The salesperson might twist your arm slightly, but I guess that is what they do.) I have been to several of their registration-free Summits and Marketing seminars (that usually include a nice breakfast). Never once did they put any pressure on me to buy a membership. You actually can get something for nothing, and the CEO, Greg Jennings, gives us this gift.
Speaking of membership, like so many of the members and instructors, we wish we had found Options Animal earlier in life. The education that includes a scaffolded curriculum and instructor-led open forums is the Holy Grail of spread-trading.
The instructors are the most warm and empathic people you would ever want to meet. They are some of the best spread-traders in the world, but they are instructing us because they were once us. I heard two of the instructors specifically say that their role as instructors was a vocational calling.
The other members are amazing. The education is for beginners before moving into the advanced portion of the curriculum. I have never heard another member giving another member a hard time asking a basic question. We were all there once, and, frankly, the beginners' questions are helpful to the more advanced folk, too. The first 30 minutes of the weekly forums (usually >4/week) are dedicated solely to beginners.
Time? You should put at least 1 hour per day into it. Paper trade (fake money) instead of real money. If you want to make a quick buck, Options Animal may not be for you. With Options Animal methods, we learn how to make money while we sleep and how to make 10% on a stock if the stock goes down 5% while still maintaining a bullish view.
Options Animal Education was definitely some of the best money I ever spent. I just wish I had known about them sooner. Thank you OA!
2018: I've read books on options for over 20 years but really never felt like I had a specific strategy to hedge my stocks because there are so many from which to chose. OptionsAnimal has an excellent strategy/approach that allows me to hedge my stocks based on my personality style within the OA system. The instructors are brilliant and passionate about what they do and want nothing more than to help their students of all skill levels. Thank you OA!