Pluang Becomes the First to Launch 'Short Options' for Trading American Stocks in Indonesia

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Pluang, a stock application as well as the most complete multi-asset trading and investment application in Indonesia, today officially announced the launch of Short Options (sell options contracts). This innovation makes Pluang a pioneer that facilitates short options trading in the country, while strengthening its position as the most comprehensive trading application for American Stock instruments.

In the last five years, the US options market has experienced rapid growth, far exceeding the growth of the stock market. Interest in options in the US market is increasing: OCC recorded a total transaction volume of 2025 reaching 15.2 billion contracts, while Cboe highlighted that 2025 was on a record trend for options activity. This condition shows that options are increasingly becoming the main instrument for experienced traders for income strategies and risk management. In line with this global trend, Pluang presents Short Options as a solution for investors to optimize the potential income of the portfolio more strategically.

Andreas Agung Hendrawan, Director of Marketing & Commercial Pluang, stated that his party understands that Indonesian traders need a platform with advanced devices, structured risk management, and access to global strategies in a multi-asset ecosystem that is pro-workflow.

"Through the launch of the short options feature, Pluang reaffirms its commitment as a leading investment application that continues to innovate to maximize user profit potential," he said, Thursday, January 22.

Through this Short Options, investors & traders in Indonesia now have access to options strategies commonly used in global markets to conduct advanced options trading on technology giant stocks such as Nvidia (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), and Alphabet (GOOG).

What are Short Options?

Options are derivative contracts that give investors the right to buy (call) or sell (put) the underlying asset at a predetermined price within a certain period of time. In options trading, there are two main roles: the buyer of the contract (long) and the seller of the contract (short).

Short Options is a strategy where you act as a seller of Options contracts on stocks such as NVDA, AAPL, or GOOG.

Illustration: In the short call options strategy, you have 100 AAPL shares. You sell a contract that gives another investor the right to buy your AAPL shares at a certain price. In return, you immediately receive a premium, which remains yours whether the shares are bought or not.

With the short options strategy, investors can optimize the earning potential of their existing stock portfolio, without having to wait for the stock price to soar.

Here are the main advantages of Short Options on the Pluang stock application:

● Get direct premiums at the beginning: Investors receive cash directly at the beginning of the transaction from the option premium. ● Advanced trading strategy: Short options allow investors to implement advanced strategies such as Covered Call and Cash-Secured Put to optimize the portfolio, perform value protection (hedging), and maximize potential income. ● Safe and regulated: As a safe, licensed, and supervised platform by OJK, Pluang guarantees that every trading activity is carried out in a protected and transparent ecosystem.

Financial Literacy and Accessibility Commitment

Recognizing the complexity of Options trading, Pluang provides in-depth educational materials through Pluang Academy. Investors can learn how margin works and short options strategies thoroughly before starting to trade in the global market. Investors can now optimize their investments in the American Stock market such as Nvidia (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), and Alphabet (GOOG) through Short Options by downloading the Pluang application and enjoying free option transaction fees for the first three months.