People hear "options" and think gambling.

Then they go buy weekly calls and lose their whole account.
So yeah, fair.
But that's not what I do.
I sell 1+ year portfolio secured puts on the best companies on earth when they're cheap.
I get paid up front.
And the worst case is I own a great company at a discount.
Same word. Completely different game.
One version is a slot machine.
One is a way to actually beat the market in the long run.