How do I compare strategy performance in Option Strategy Lab?

To open the Option Strategy Lab:

• From within Mosaic, use the New Window drop-down and select Option Analysis and then Option Strategy Lab.
• From within Classic TWS, use the Trading Tools menu and select Option Strategy Lab…

To create an order, select a strategy from the Strategy Scanner. To view color-coded representations in the Strategy Performance Detail graph, check the strategy. In the Strategy Adjustment/Order Entry panel, adjust any parts of the strategy by clicking in a field for the leg you want to modify. For any leg you can modify the action, ratio, last trading day, strike or type…

The Performance Details charts provide a close-up look at the option or strategy selected in the scanner. Use the selector to change the comparison category.

The last trading day is driven by the date in your forecast and can be changed by changing the date in the Performance Comparison or by dragging the date line in the Price Target chart…

The left side of the Events Calendar provides filters to streamline the displayed data shown on the right. By default the view opens to today's date, but you can click any date on the calendar widget to view events for that day.

Other filters include:…