Subject: Re: Done buying OXY?
while options get STCG treatment irrespective of holding period

Not according to Charles Schwab: https://www.schwab.com/learn/s...

Or Etrade, who reports my Calls sold over a year after purchase as "Covered Long-Term Gains or Losses on Gross Proceeds" on my 1099-B.

Maybe you're confusing the tax treatment of Employee Stock Options (I've never had those) with equity options you buy on the open market?