- Solve real problems with our hands-on interface
- Progress from basic puts and calls to advanced strategies
Interactive Options Course
Join Interactive Brokers and Cboe for a live webinar on the SPX Box Spread, a listed, standardized options strategy that lets you synthetically lend or borrow cash at rates that may compare favorably to T-Bills, SOFR, or traditional securities-based loans, with defined, contract-certain payoffs at expiration.
What you’ll learn:
- The mechanics: how a box replicates a zero-coupon bond, and why SPX is the preferred underlying (European-style, cash-settled, centrally cleared)
- Use cases: parking idle cash, financing large purchases, or accessing liquidity without selling your portfolio
- Platform walkthrough: how to build, price, and submit a box spread as a single complex order on Interactive Brokers, including strike/expiry selection, margin treatment, and order-routing tips
- Live Q&A: bring your platform questions
Register for Webinar
Disclosure: Cboe Global Markets
Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Prior to buying or selling an option, a person must receive a copy of Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options. Copies are available from your broker, or at www.theocc.com. The information in this program is provided solely for general education and information purposes. No statement within the program should be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell a security or to provide investment advice. The opinions expressed in this program are solely the opinions of the participants, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Cboe or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. You agree that under no circumstances will Cboe or its affiliates, or their respective directors, officers, trading permit holders, employees, and agents, be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information obtained from the program.
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Disclosure: Interactive Brokers
The analysis in this material is provided for information only and is not and should not be construed as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security. To the extent that this material discusses general market activity, industry or sector trends or other broad-based economic or political conditions, it should not be construed as research or investment advice. To the extent that it includes references to specific securities, commodities, currencies, or other instruments, those references do not constitute a recommendation by IBKR to buy, sell or hold such investments. This material does not and is not intended to take into account the particular financial conditions, investment objectives or requirements of individual customers. Before acting on this material, you should consider whether it is suitable for your particular circumstances and, as necessary, seek professional advice.
The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Interactive Brokers, its affiliates, or its employees.
Disclosure: Options Trading
Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. For information on the uses and risks of options, you can obtain a copy of the Options Clearing Corporation risk disclosure document titled Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options by going to the following link ibkr.com/occ. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple transaction costs.