How do I open an Option Chain?
Instructions
Use the Option Chain to see all options on an underlying symbol. Select a call or put at a specific strike price, then create a Buy or Sell order on the option contract using the Order Ticket.
To access option chains
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From the left-side panel click the Quote icon.
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Click Option Chain along the top of the Quote page.
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Select an underlying from the Financial Instruments list on the left.
Display Features
Use drop-down selectors to show:
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Puts and Calls, just Calls, or just Puts
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Number of strikes shown for each expiration, and number of standard deviations
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Option routing exchange
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Option underlying (non-editable)
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Strategy Builder: Toggle on to create multi-leg combination strategies.
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Mirroring: By default, fields across Calls and Puts are: Bid, Ask, Last, Delta, Gamma, STRIKES Bid, Ask, Last, Delta, Gamma. You can choose to mirror:
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all fields to show as: Gamma, Delta, Last, Ask, Bid STRIKES Bid, Ask, Last, Delta, Gamma
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All except bid and ask to show as: Gamma, Delta, Last, Bid, Ask, STRIKES, Bid, Ask, Last, Delta, Gamma
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Views:
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Tabbed View shows all expiration dates as tabs along the top with options for only one expiry shown at a time.
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List View shows all expirations as a list down the left side. Allows you to look at multiple groups of options expiries at the same time.
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