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Tabletop Strategy Meets Real Stock Options

Master selling Calls and Puts without risking a single dollar.

A competitive tabletop board game that turns real market trading into a fast-paced game night with friends. No finance background required!

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Try before you buy Step-by-step video tutorial Real options strategies
Option Chain Board Game Box

1 – 4 Players

30 – 60 Mins

Ages 14+

Founder Story

“There had to be an easier way to learn stock options.”

When co-founder Joanne first tried to learn options trading, she was overwhelmed by dense finance jargon and feared losing money on a single wrong click.

Zero financial risk: Test real strategies at the game table without putting real money on the line.
Learn through play: Replace months of dry theory with tactile dice, strike sliders, and immediate feedback.

Why Option Chain?

A hands-on way to learn options trading.

Stock options don't have to mean intimidating spreadsheets or confusing jargon. Learn option strategies used by real-world traders through a fun and approachable board game.

No Finance Background Required

Never traded a stock or option in your life? No problem. The game turns abstract terms like strike prices, calls, and puts into clear, hands-on tabletop decisions.

Learn As You Play

Skip the rulebook. Follow our step-by-step video tutorial and start making trades on your very first turn.

Fast-Paced Market Action

In real life, options take weeks to play out. Here, you roll the market dice to shift stock prices instantly and see how your trades settle in minutes.

Tabletop Tested

Made for Game Night.
Proven Around the Table.

We designed Option Chain so you do not need any trading experience to join in. Tested across dozens of game nights with both experienced investors and complete beginners.

Friends playing Option Chain together around a table
Table Dynamics

Real Market Swings, Zero Real Money

Collect upfront cash premiums and react when the dice shift stock prices. It brings the tension and banter of trading right to your table without any financial risk.

Players learning Option Chain using the player mats and board
Easy to Learn

No Jargon or Spreadsheets

Sliding rulers on the board and simple flowcharts on each player mat keep track of the numbers for you. Most players pick up the flow within their first turn.

Interactive Learning

Think you can beat the market?

Test your calls and puts across a 5-day market simulation in under three minutes.

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