0DTE options
0DTE options strategies: CTV, CTV+ and Double Ratio Flys
0DTE — zero days to expiration — means trading options on their final day of life. Decay is at its fastest, structure matters more than direction, and risk has to be defined before you click. Below is how we actually trade it, the proprietary setups we teach in our live trading room, and how a session runs from pre-market prep to the closing P/L review.
Why prop trade 0DTE options instead of futures
Defined risk by construction
Every 0DTE structure we trade has a known maximum loss at entry. No open-ended futures risk, no overnight gap you cannot size for.
Non-directional first
Most of our 0DTE setups profit from structure and decay rather than a correct directional call, so you are not dependent on catching the move.
Theta is the edge
On expiration day, extrinsic value drains fast. Selling and structuring around that decay is a measurable, recurring edge.
Speed is not the requirement
You do not need the fastest move. You need the right structure at the right time — that is teachable.
Our proprietary 0DTE setups
CTV — Convert the Vert
We start in a defined-risk vertical spread, then convert the position as the tape confirms. That conversion improves structure and widens the profit zone without adding directional risk — the trade earns its way into a better payoff instead of guessing direction up front.
CTV+ — ITM credit Theta add-on
CTV+ layers in-the-money credit trades on top of the CTV structure so time decay works for you. On a 0DTE expiration, Theta is the fastest-moving variable in the chain; CTV+ is how we collect that premium while the original structure keeps risk defined.
Double Ratio Fly
A ratio-weighted butterfly built specifically for same-day decay: small debit, wide payoff zone, defined risk, and room to adjust as the session develops. It is our core non-directional 0DTE structure when we expect a contained range.
The playbook around them
Every setup ships with the conditions that qualify it, a sizing model, an adjustment tree, and a pre-defined exit. That is what makes 0DTE repeatable — you trade a process, not a feeling.
Developed in-house by our trading team and taught live — not available anywhere else.
What a 0DTE trading day looks like with us
Before the bell
Built-out GEX levels and a daily research report: levels, bias, and the key names to watch.
The open
We qualify setups against the levels. If nothing qualifies, nothing gets traded — no forced entries.
Mid-session
Conversions and adjustments happen live in the trading room, with questions answered in chat before you ever build a trade.
After the close
A daily P/L matrix on all of the day's trades, so every structure is reviewed with real numbers.
Trading 0DTE with funded capital
These structures need the right account. We recommend the 100K Growth account rather than Express: Growth allows Level V options trades, which these setups require, and it carries $6,000 of drawdown protection — the buffer that keeps an evaluation alive while you learn the playbook.
Educational content only. Trading options involves risk of loss and is not suitable for every investor.