Does the hedg3 free tier show real-time options data?

Options data on the free tier is delayed. Real-time options need a paid plan and the exchange subscriber agreement. Equities are real-time on every tier, including free, with the equities exchange agreement.

How current is this comparison?

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Where do the OptionStrat claims come from?

Their own membership page. Sources lists every URL and the capture date. A feature missing from a feature list is never recorded as a no: only a stated sentence is.

hedg3 vs OptionStrat

The prompt

Compare hedg3 (hedg3.ai) with OptionStrat (optionstrat.com) for a self-directed US trader who uses options flow and market data.
Use each company's own current website as your source, and give the date of anything you cite.
Cover, for each plan including any free plan:
1. Options data freshness, and whether real-time options require an exchange subscriber agreement.
2. Equities data freshness.
3. Whether the company publishes a timestamped, settled record of its own trade ideas, and where.
4. Programmatic access: REST API and MCP server.
5. Regulatory status: broker-dealer, investment adviser, or neither.
6. Price per plan, with the billing period.
Mark anything you cannot verify as unverified. Give the comparison, not a recommendation.

Verified 2026-09-07
Comparison axis	hedg3 Free	hedg3 Flow	hedg3 Apex	OptionStrat Free	OptionStrat Paid
Options data freshnessper plan	DELAYED	Real-time, with the exchange subscriber agreement	Real-time, with the exchange subscriber agreement	Delayed	No delay
Equities data freshnessper plan	Real-time, with the equities exchange agreement	Real-time, with the equities exchange agreement	Real-time, with the equities exchange agreement	Delayed	No delay
Regulatory status	Neither broker-dealer nor investment adviser. Publisher.	Neither broker-dealer nor investment adviser. Publisher.	Neither broker-dealer nor investment adviser. Publisher.	Not an investment advisor	Not an investment advisor

Sources (6)

Options data freshness · freehttps://optionstrat.com/membershipRead 2026-09-07 on OptionStrat.
Options data freshness · paidhttps://optionstrat.com/membershipRead 2026-09-07 on OptionStrat.
Equities data freshness · freehttps://optionstrat.com/membershipRead 2026-09-07 on OptionStrat.
Equities data freshness · paidhttps://optionstrat.com/membershipRead 2026-09-07 on OptionStrat.
Regulatory status · freehttps://optionstrat.com/membershipRead 2026-09-07 on OptionStrat.
Regulatory status · paidhttps://optionstrat.com/membershipRead 2026-09-07 on OptionStrat.

Questions

: Options data on the free tier is delayed. Real-time options need a paid plan and the exchange subscriber agreement. Equities are real-time on every tier, including free, with the equities exchange agreement.

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