How do I route an order to IBUSOPT?

IBKR clients can add liquidity and interact with our retail order flow by direct-routing their US equity and index options orders to the IBUSOPT destination. Orders routed to IBUSOPT will be held at this liquidity-providing destination, and will be eligible to participate in an exchange auction to potentially fill against other SMART-routed marketable orders from IBKR clients…

In the Mosaic "Order Entry" window click on the "Advanced" button. Click on the "Destination" drop down menu and make your selection from the available venues. 

Please Note…

This venue is only available for IBKR clients to route US options. If you attempt to route a non-US option to IBUSOPT, the destination will not be shown in the list of available routing destinations…

To save an order for submission in the future within Mosaic, click on the Advanced button in the Order Entry panel and select Save. The order will be saved in the Orders window with light gray order status, indicating that you are in the process of creating an order and you have not yet transmitted it. Click on the order line in the Orders window to load the order in the Order Entry panel, edit and transmit it…