desktop:option_strategies

Option Strategies

Properties

Opens the properties for the Option Strategies window. Click here for more information.

Create New Windows

Click the arrow on the right side of this icon to choose between opening the Option Strategy Solver and opening another Option Strategies window.

Clear All Strategies

This will remove all strategies from the current tab. Note that a confirmation window will open before strategies are removed.

Toggle Strategy Detail Pane

Shows or hides the strategy detail pane. For more information on this pane, see number 9 below.

Toggle Strategy Grouping

Groups strategies by type when selected. For example, Put Spreads will group with Put Spreads, regardless of product.

Expand/Collapse All Groups

The “+“ and ”-“ buttons will expand or collapse all groups in the current tab.

Saved Strategies

The Saved Strategies tab displays all strategies that have been saved. These strategies will exist in this tab until the constituent legs expire. For more information about the features of this tab, click HERE.

RFQ

The RFQ tab displays a real-time list of Requests for Quotes (RFQs) for all markets that a user has subscribed to. For more information about the features of this tab, click HERE.

Strategy Details Pane

The Strategy Details Pane contains critical information for the selected strategy in a consistent location. The strategy name, exchange, and leg information are all visible here to quickly identify the selected spread.

Option Strategies Properties

Columns

From this tab, add or remove columns from the Option Strategies window.

Display

From this tab, set the current Option Strategies format as default or adjust the font in the Option Strategies window.

Column Selection

Click the ”+“ icon to expand a heading and see all the column offerings beneath it. Click the ”-“ icon to collapse a heading. Place a check in the box next to a desired column in order to add that column to the Option Strategies window.

Move Up/Down

Click on a column name on the right side of this window, then click the up or down arrows to change the location of the column. By default, new columns are added to the bottom of this list, which corresponds to the last column on the right in the Option Strategies window.

Remove

Click on a column name on the right side of this window, then click the red “X” to remove that column from view.

Close

Closes the properties window. Note that all changes take place immediately but they are not automatically saved to the workspace. If changes need to be saved, please save the workspace from the main CTS toolbar.

  • desktop/option_strategies.txt
  • Last modified: 2025/03/19 12:29
  • by rob