Options
Options Overview
An option allows the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a set quantity or value of a particular asset at a fixed price by a set date.
A Call Option gives the buyer the right to buy an asset at the strike at contract expiry.
A Put Option gives the buyer the right to sell an asset at the strike at contract expiry.
The option buyer pays premium at inception and receives a payout depending on the value of the asset at expiry (cash settled).
Placing Option Orders
In the Market tab, select Options
Enter your order parameters
Type: enter the contract you want to trade: CALL or PUT
Side: "+" indicates a LONG/BUY position on the contract selected, "–" indicates a SHORT/SELL position on the contract selected. (Note: a LONG PUT position is a SHORT position on the underlier)
Size: The exposure equivalent of your desired asset. Entering 1 means you are trading an option contract for one unit of the underlier.
Strike: The option strike price which will determine the payoff at maturity.
Unit Price: This is the order limit price which will be entered into the auction. The system feeds a suggested price, which is a theoretical mid price based on Ithaca protocol proprietary pricing model: these prices are not tradable neither are they guaranteeing a fill of entered price. These prices are meant to help anchor a limit price to be entered that may have higher probability of a match. The indicated implied volatility is calculated by the same model.
Verify Order Summary
Order limit: Order price
Collateral requirement: The amount required to be locked so as to ensure that the order enters the auction.
Platform fee: Fee to be paid in case of execution.
Total premium: The total to be paid net of fees.
"Submit to Auction" and approve your transaction in your wallet
The payoff diagram displays the payoff of the entered trade at expiry already taking contract size into account.
Options Contract
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