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Short Option Success is a 1 year, fully immersive, comprehensive, coaching and shadow trading program aimed at helping traders achieve consistent returns of 5-15% per month and win 90% or more on their trades. The program includes:Personalized coaching sessions with Thomas Hurd Jr.Real Time Shadow trading of Thomas Hurd Jr.’s trades.Personal assistant coach assigned for your first 90 Days.LIVE real time instant messaging support and personal help.Access to exclusive webinars, videos, and training materials.Private membership in our interactive, SLACK community.Minimum of 3 LIVE Zoom coaching sessions each week.
Short Option Success (shortoptionsuccess.com) has 43 customer reviews on Folks Told, with an average rating of 4.3 out of 5.
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Rich H.
All the trades are viewable to every member always. No tricks or gimmicks. The results are real and speak for themselves. Tom is a genuine, sincere teacher and has developed a community of traders dedicated to succeeding and helping each other succeed. Help is always available for anyone needing it.
Kevin M.
Not Set it and Forget it. I feel like most coaching programs are set it and forget it, IE pay us the money, follow our course and don't ask questions or question the methods. I believe Tom and the staff truly care about my success. We're in turbulent trading times, and Tom gave out his personal cell phone to make sure that anyone who is in trading trouble can call and get the best help possible. Who does this? Someone that truly cares about your success. I really appreciate the knowledge and community that this course has provided. - Kevin Mansouri
Chan P.
Tom Hurd is at it again. I just caught his ad for a free options course. This is nothing but an incentive for you to buy his $6k course. His trading strategy lost over $13k in April 2025. Too bad for those who followed his trades and got hammered too. He doesn't even follow his own strategy and buys options. Please don't fall for gimmicks.
Reply from Short Option SuccessMay 1, 2025
Thank you for sharing your perspective. We understand that trading involves risk, and not every strategy works for everyone. During April 2025, our program did experience a temporary drawdown of approximately 7% ($13k on a $190k account) due to unexpected market volatility following the tariff announcements. Despite this challenge, Tom's account remains up over 80% for the year, and we've been seeing solid recovery. Regarding our approach: we teach a comprehensive strategy that sometimes includes buying options as a risk management tool during unusual market conditions. This is an intentional part of our systematic approach to protecting capital. Our program is designed as a mentorship community where members receive real-time support. We recently conducted a satisfaction survey among our members, with results available here: https://shortoptionsuccess.com/survey-results If you're currently a member experiencing concerns, we'd welcome the opportunity to address them directly. Please reach out to our support team so we can better understand your specific situation and see how we might help. For those considering our program, we encourage you to review feedback from current members and determine if our approach aligns with your trading goals.
Kerry C.
I have not purchased SOS training. My review is based on my experience with having a 45 minute discussion with a sales rep about the program. The first thing to note is that SOS conducts a loud and persistent sales effort to recruit people to the program. From the moment you schedule the half hour consultation, you get bombarded with texts and emails with threats and pushes to keep your commitment to the scheduled time. And because their CRM seems pretty broken, you get emails and texts questioning why haven't you scheduled the consult yet. So right off the bat SOS was on my "this is dubious" ledger. Truly successful programs get sought after, not hard sold in my experience. You have to ask the question "If SOS can return 10% per month, why are they wasting time trying to sell a $6000 course?" During my half hour consultation I asked twice about whether there is any evidence I could see to back up the claim of 10% per month returns. I was told that I was being sent emails that would have that information. The emails had links to videos which did not provide anything approximating evidence. No broker statements, no trade examples, and no clear information about what the trading strategy is. The only clear statement about the strategy in the videos is that it only uses selling of options. This is naked trading, and any cautious trader should have a plan to mitigate risk. Trusting that the trading guru has abnormal success in selecting winning trades is faith based trading, and only the gullible or imprudent accept faith as a plan, especially so when no evidence is offered of a completely abnormal success rate. So I responded by asking in email again whether I could see examples of the trades they are making, and what the strategy does to hedge risk. This email was not responded to. During the discussion the sales rep indicated that I was a person that would fit in with their program and to please ask follow up questions. So I can only assume they found my questions objectionable. Also part of the sales presentation is to sell the group of other people who have joined the program as great people willing to help others succeed. There is emphasis put on the sales screening on SOS wants people who can be trained and are good at working with other people. Since being part of the SOS group is presented as a key benefit of joining SOS it raised my curiosity as to why joining a "great group of people" would be so highly promoted. These people are all students looking to learn how to make money, so by definition they are not mentors. I understand how having discussions with fellow traders would have value, but I would not elevate it to being a principle reason to invest time and money learning the SOS methodology. So along with my question about getting some evidence about the performance of SOS, I asked about the moderation and nature of discussions in the group. Anyone with experience on chat groups on Facebook or other social media groups knows how toxicity can ruin the experience so you do not want to waste time there. Perhaps it was my question about the chat groups was the trigger that caused the sales rep to quit communicating with me. I would not be surprised because the nature of the sales pitch seems organized to recruit followers that will obey. Bottom line, I was not able to get anything close to evidence that SOS can deliver on its claims, and not only was SOS unable to provide extraordinary evidence, they were unwilling to provide any evidence. This lack of transparency is a no go for me. Edit after seeing the reply from SOS As to the claim that my email response was not received, it is in my send folder and there was no error indicated by Yahoo that it was not delivered. More importantly, note that in the SOS response they do not address my concern about not providing evidence for their claimed extraordinary success rate. And as I titled my review, extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. I leave it to the attentive reader to make their own judgements as to the importance of this point to their decision.
Reply from Short Option SuccessDec 7, 2024
Thank you for taking the time to share your detailed feedback about Short Option Success. While we respect that our program may not align with your preferences, I would like to provide clarity on several points you raised. Regarding our communication practices: Our standard process includes three reminder messages, designed to ensure participants can attend their scheduled consultations. When you downloaded Tom's ebook, you were enrolled in our educational newsletter providing weekly trading insights and program information. We acknowledge there may have been some overlap in communications during our recent system upgrade, and we appreciate your patience as we continuously refine our processes. Short Option Success is not simply a video course, but rather a comprehensive one-year professional development program offering personalized coaching, interactive group sessions, and ongoing mentorship. Our members receive unlimited access to personalized one-on-one coaching, interactive group sessions, and ongoing mentorship designed to build lasting trading expertise that delivers exceptional, consistent, monthly returns, all while not having tremendous stress or spending hours in front of the computer trading. Tom's decision to create this program stems from his passion for education and his desire to share almost two decades of trading experience with others. While he has achieved significant success using these strategies, he finds profound fulfillment in helping others develop similar skills through structured, professional instruction. Regarding performance documentation: Comprehensive trading evidence was provided in the preliminary materials, including 18 months of verified trading statements from TD Ameritrade and Schwab, along with detailed spreadsheets of active positions. The 10% monthly figure represents Tom's historical average, with typical returns ranging between 5-15%. As you acknowledged during your consultation, these figures represent past performance rather than guaranteed results. Our trading approach focuses on selling options specifically in the commodity futures market, which operates differently from equity markets. Risk management is a cornerstone of our program, incorporating comprehensive protocols including position sizing, market correlation analysis, and strategic adjustment techniques. Upon review of our records, we have no record of receiving your follow-up email. We encourage you to contact our support team at [email protected] for any questions. Our community of approximately 300 members creates exceptional value through collaborative learning, with many experienced traders sharing insights alongside newer members. This peer-to-peer learning, combined with our structured mentorship, creates a comprehensive educational environment. In conclusion, Tom brings nearly two decades of successful trading experience to our program, along with a genuine passion for education and mentorship. His proven strategy, refined over 20 years of market experience, has formed the foundation for our comprehensive trading program. The success of our approach is demonstrated through our members' achievements, with several participants having progressed to become assistant coaches within our program. This organic growth of expertise within our community validates both our teaching methodology and the effectiveness of our trading strategies. We recognize that our intensive, hands-on approach to trading education isn't suitable for everyone, and we respect that. Our focus remains on maintaining a collaborative learning environment for those who align with our teaching philosophy and community values. The transformative results we've witnessed among our members continue to validate our educational approach and strengthen our commitment to trading excellence.
Ryan J.
I have been trading for a while and what I love about SOS is the rules and attention to detail. If you want to be a professional trader, or make money in the markets you have to have rules and systems, SOS has rules and systems. I also love how its just a community of great men and women that all support each other so that we all win.
Sam W.
My experience with Short Options Success is that there is a lot of integrity in that how they portray their program is in line with the success that most of the participants are experiencing. And there is a lot of value delivered for the program cost in terms of the curriculum and the support that is offered on a weekly or even daily basis.
Luciano
Good way to learn
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Thank You, Thank You ShortOptionsSuccess!! The trading strategy is excellent! The training was far and above my expectations Our mentor Tom Hurd truly cares about his students Tom is ALWAYS available to answer questions, anytime This is the only way that I will trade from now on! Thank You, Thank You Tom Mike A :))
