Your version of Internet Explorer is no longer supported and may not display all the features of our website. For the best experience, please update your browser with the latest version. To find the Option Order Entry page, hover over Trade at the top of your account and then click Options Order under the Trade Options heading. When you've completed the Option Order Entry page, click Review Order to check your order.

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Open A New Account. Text Resize RSS Print. Placing Option Orders To find the Option Order Entry page, hover over Trade at the top of your account and then click Options Order under the Trade Options heading.

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Placing an Order Type the symbol of the underlying security in the Symbol field. Use the Find Symbol link below the Symbol Field to look up the trading symbol of the company you want to trade. Use the Options Chain link to view all available option contracts and associated quotes for that trading symbol.

A Trade button on the option chain will allow you to easily send any contract you select to the order entry screen. Buy to Open is used to buy a contract to establish a new position. Sell to Close is used to sell an existing position to exit that contract.

Sell to Open is used to sell a contract to establish a new position. A Covered Call is an example of a time when you would sell to open an option contract. Buy to Close is used to close an existing short position to exit that contract. This action would be used to close out a covered call position. The Expiration field allows for the selection of available contract expirations dates. Expirations can be selected from a drop-down menu or from a calendar view. Use these to choose the strike price and type of option contract.

Available strike prices will vary depending on expiration series. Selections within these fields are not available until an underlying stock symbol is added. In the Quantity field, type the number of contracts you want to purchase.

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Keep in mind that option contracts have a standard multiplier of This means that if you type 1 in the Contracts field, your contract will be on shares of the underlying security. Next, choose your Order Type. Your choices are Market, Limit, Stop and Stop-Limit. If you select Limit or Stop, a field will appear below the Order Type drop-down menu so you can enter your price.

If you choose Stop-Limit, you will be able to enter both a stop price and a limit price. Choose your order duration. Today orders are good for the current day's trading session and will be canceled at market close if not filled. For example, all GTC orders placed during January will be automatically canceled at the end of February. An optional All or None Qualifier can be added to the order.

All or None means that unless all the shares in your order can be filled in its entirety at the same time, it will not be filled at all. Reviewing Your Order When you've completed the Option Order Entry page, click Review Order to check your order.

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