How do I route an order to IBUSOPT?

We support several order types for options routed to the IBUSOPT. Read about each order type in the Order Types pages\!

• Limit
• Relative/Pegged-to-Primary…

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…

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…