Your options agent will get assigned on a Friday it didn't plan for

A developer released options_risk_check, an MCP tool that validates options orders before a trading agent submits them, checking FINRA Rule 4210 margin requirements, broker approval levels, dividend assignment, pin risk, auto-exercise cash and net Greeks. The tool is priced at $0.01 per call with 25 free calls per day on a free API key, which agents can obtain in-session via a get_api_key MCP tool. The developer says the aim is to address cases where trading agents treat options like stocks and miss broker-specific rules.

Most trading agents treat an option like a stock with a funny price. Brokers don't. Three things catch agents out: Then there's the margin side. A naked short put or call needs the FINRA Rule 4210 requirement: the premium plus the greater of 20% of the underlying minus the out-of-the-money amount, or 10%. Your broker's options approval level also has to allow the strategy at all. options risk check checks all of this before your agent sends the order: margin requirement, approval level, dividend assignment, pin risk, auto-exercise cash and net Greeks. It costs $0.01 per call, with 25 free calls a day on a free key the get api key MCP tool gets you one in-session . MCP: agent-financial-advisor.agent-financial-advisor.workers.dev/mcp?src=devto2 https://agent-financial-advisor.agent-financial-advisor.workers.dev/mcp?src=devto2 Examples: github.com/mytomclinic/agent-financial-advisor/tree/main/examples https://github.com/mytomclinic/agent-financial-advisor/tree/main/examples