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Security report for boxoptions.com

BOX Options · Finance · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

BOX Options Market LLC operates a fully automated electronic options exchange specializing in trading OCC issued standardized options on equities and ETFs. The company emphasizes technological innovation and transparency to provide a reliable marketplace for options traders. The website reflects a mature business with a domain age of approximately 8 years and a clear market presence in the financial sector. The target audience includes institutional investors, market participants, and potential members interested in options trading technology and services. The business model centers on providing exchange services, membership access, and market data dissemination.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, LinkedIn, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  2. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
47
Security headers
75
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
68

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

BOX Options holds a measurable market share and offers key services such as membership enrollment, technology specifications, fee schedules, and regulatory resources. The company maintains partnerships with related domains like boxexchange.com and rules.boxexchange.com, indicating an integrated ecosystem. The website content and structure suggest a medium-sized enterprise with a focus on finance and technology. The presence of system alerts and market news sourced from reputable providers enhances the company's credibility and market responsiveness.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses Cloudflare DNS services, indicating a baseline secure infrastructure. However, the absence of explicit HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security reduces the overall security posture. No published security or incident response policies were found, and cookie consent mechanisms are missing, which may impact compliance with privacy regulations. The use of third-party scripts like Google Analytics is present but not accompanied by clear privacy controls. Overall, the security posture is moderate with room for improvement in headers and policy transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan accessible from the website.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance privacy compliance by providing detailed data retention and user data handling disclosures.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
BOX Options Market LLC
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
BOX Options
Description
BOX Options is a fully automated electronic options exchange with a continuous automated matching function for the trading of OCC issued standardized options on equities and ETFs. The website emphasizes technological and business enhancements to create a reliable, deterministic, transparent, and simplistic marketplace.
Key services
Options trading platform, Membership services, Market data and notices, Regulatory information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Analytics (MonsterInsights), jQuery, Max Mega Menu, Embed Any Document plugin
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Client transfer prohibited domain status
  • Use of Cloudflare DNS
  • External link warning popup

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
MonsterInsights Google Analytics plugin
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professionally presented with clear business focus on options trading.
  3. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banners detected.
  5. Contact information is clearly provided but no phone numbers found.
  6. No visible security policy or incident response information.
  7. External link warning popup implemented for user safety.
  8. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and domain age is consistent with business claims.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with modern plugins such as Yoast SEO and MonsterInsights for analytics. It uses Cloudflare for DNS and likely CDN services, contributing to moderate performance and security. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and good SEO practices. However, accessibility features are basic and could be improved. The technical stack is stable but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and performance optimizations to reduce technical debt and improve user experience.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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