Use the OptionTrader to view and trade options on an underlying.

To create an options order:…

Find Option Chains for the underlying in the lower section of OptionTrader.

• Use the Strike, Expiry, Exchange, and Trading Class dropdown list in the upper-right corner of the chains to filter the options displayed.
• Toggle between…

To add or remove strikes from the Option Chains panel in OptionTrader:

1. Click on the Strikes drop down menu in the top right of the Option Chains panel
2. The drop-down menu will open to display your options including the number of strikes you wish to view, number of standard deviations you wish to view, or you also have the ability to pick exactly which strikes you wish from the list provided…

To add Weekly/Quarterly options to the Option Chains panel in OptionTrader:

• In TABBED VIEW, click on the MORE tab and use the check box next to Weeklies/Quarterlies…

The Statistics panel displays option-related statistical data, including open interest, for contracts with a stock underlying. Use the "S" toggle button in the top-right corner to display/hide the Statistics panel.

Find out more about the OptionTrader in the…

To add or remove columns to the Option Chains panel in OptionTrader:

1. Right click on any column header and select Configure Option Chains
2. A window will populate with the existing columns on the left and the available columns on the right…

Type the underlying symbol in the box in the top-left of the OptionTrader window, hit Enter and select the product.

Find out more about the OptionTrader in the TWS Users' Guide…

The Option Analytics window displays values that reflect the rate of change of an option's price with respect to a unit change in each of a number of risk dimensions.

• Click on the Analytics menu to access Option Analytics and other tools (Risk Navigator, IV Viewer + Term Structure, Model Navigator)…

Use the Strategy Builder tab within OptionTrader to define and submit complex multi-leg orders that use stock and option legs, based on the current OptionTrader underlying:

1. Select Strategy Builder from the Trading tab
2. Add legs by clicking the…

OptionTrader provides a configurable Buttons panel that you can elect to hide or display. It allows you to create new buttons and edit existing ones that perform a defined trading action with a single click, including creating orders (and transmitting instantaneously), modifying orders, closing positions, and more…

No, it is not possible to sort the OptionTrader Price Ladder. The OptionTrader Price Ladder is sorted by Strike by default.

More information on loading option chains in OptionTrader…