Founder and editor
Philip Fowdar
Philip Fowdar is the founder and editor of Options Matrix Pro. He writes practical options education and comparisons based on designing, testing and using the platform.
Experience behind the content
Philip founded Options Matrix Pro after building a repeatable way to compare options income opportunities across a watchlist. His experience comes from designing, testing and using the product—not from claiming a regulated financial-adviser credential.
He reviews learning and comparison pages for clarity, source quality and consistency with the product as it actually works.
What Philip covers
Options mechanics and risk
How calls, puts, strikes, expiration and the Greeks work in practice.
Platform comparisons
Side-by-side feature and workflow comparisons against competitor tools.
How OMP features work
Practical guides for the scanner, matrix, visualizer and AI analyst.
Corrections and updates
Content is reviewed against the current application and competitor sources.
How Options Matrix Pro evolved
A short timeline of the problem, the prototype and the product.
The problem surfaces
Comparing options income setups across a watchlist required spreadsheets, browser tabs and manual data entry. Something better was needed.
Building the matrix
A normalized yield matrix prototype replaced the spreadsheet workflow — one watchlist, one scanner, one comparison view.
Scanner and visualizer
The scanner filtered the universe; the visualizer modeled payoffs. The connected workflow started to take shape.
Options Matrix Pro launches
The product shipped with scanner, matrix, visualizer, AI analyst and saved trades — one platform, one workflow.
Learning Centre and comparisons
Public education articles, competitor comparisons and switching guides added so traders can evaluate OMP before subscribing.
Recent articles
Education content written and edited by Philip.
Options Basics
What Are Options?
A plain-English explanation of options contracts, rights, obligations, premiums and expiration. Includes a worked example, risks and primary sources.
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Calls vs Puts
Understand how call and put rights, obligations and directional exposure differ. Includes a worked example, risks and primary sources.
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How to Read an Options Chain
Learn the expirations, strikes, bids, asks, volume, open interest, Greeks and IV shown in an options chain. Includes a worked example, risks and primary sources.
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Strike Price and Expiration
Learn how the strike and expiration define option rights, time horizon and payoff boundaries. Includes a worked example, risks and primary sources.
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