Options Window Toolbar

The Options toolbar includes these buttons:

 

Button

Description

<<>>

<< 

>> 

 

Right-click the <<>> button to move forward to month after the one currently displayed.

Once you reach the last available month, the button then moves you back. The direction is indicated by the << button.

Click the << button to move back to the month before the one currently displayed.

Once you reach the first available month, the button again moves you forward. The direction is indicated by the >> button.

These buttons are active with the Greek and Theoretical versus Underlying views.

Actuals

Click to copy values from the Actual column to the What if column without closing the window.

Bid/Ask

Click to toggle between bid and ask prices.

Calls

Click to change a Greek or T/U display from puts to calls.

Cost

Click to display the notional value of the option premium.

Click it again to return to the regular display.

When cost is on, a multiplier field is displayed:

Type a number to multiply the notional value of the option premium by.

Delta

Click to display last price and delta.

Gamma

Click to display last price and gamma.

Greek

Click to display the composite Greek page.

IV

Click to display the last price with the current implied volatility for each series of the underlying index or commodity.

LPrice

Click to display the last price and the net change from the previous trading day's close for each option series.

Open Int

Click to display the last price and open interest for each option series.

Pause

Options data is updated continuously during trading hours, which could result in a continuously changing display in an active market.

Click to pause data updates and value recalculations.

Right-click to update data and rate.

Prefs

Click to open options preferences.

Puts

Click to change a Greek or T/U display from calls to puts.

Settle

Click to view options data based on the most recent settlement price rather than the most recent tick data.

T/U

Click to display the current theoretical value for a series of option strikes shown on the horizontal axis versus a range of underlying futures prices shown on the vertical axis.

TheoV

Click to display the current theoretical value and the difference between the current price (last price) and the current theoretical value of the option.

Theta

Click to display last price and theta.

Vega

Click to display last price and vega.

Volume

Click to display the last price and volume for each option series.

WhatIf

Click to open Options Parameters.