If you are subscribed to real-time US Stock Option market data real time Bids and Asks will display starting around 09:28 EST, or just a few minutes before the 09:30 EST opening. Any Bid/Ask prices before 09:28 EST or after the regular market's daily close will be indicative of the last Bid/Ask displayed. Remember to carefully check any US Stock Option order you create overnight when the contract is not actively trading. If you do create a US stock option order overnight, be sure to check your Limit Price during that pre-open session from 09:28 thru 09:30 EST as Volatility and Time Decay can greatly impact option prices as compared to the previous day's close.
When do U.S. Stock Option Bids and Asks become live?
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Why did my SPX options combo Stop order get triggered outside RTH?
When do U.S. stock options settle and expire?
The US Stock options that stop trading at the end of the regular trading day on the 3rd Friday of the month (considered Monthly option) are settled using the Composite Close (CC) price calculated around 16:00 EST. An option is expired after the OCC completes it's processing. The standard expiration date for US Stock options is the Saturday immediately following the 3rd Friday of the month…
Why is there no choice to select Allow Outside RTH for a Pink/OTC stock?
The primary listing exchange designates a stock's daily Regular Trading Hours (RTH) session. Pink/OTC stocks are not listed and trade with less regulatory oversight than a stock listed on NYSE or Nasdaq. An order for a Pink/OTC stock can trade any time a market marker at a Pink/OTC Market Center is quoting the symbol. Because of this, the choice will not be available to select "Allow Outside RTH" for a Pink or OTC stock symbol when creating an order. Please note that a regular Stop order or a MKT order could trade anytime after 08:00 EST if a Market Maker is quoting the stock symbol at a Market Center IBKR uses for Pink/OTC order execution services. …
Can I add a closing Market order as the third child leg of a Bracket order?
Yes, it is possible to add a closing Market order as the third leg of a Bracket order. In Classic TWS, first create a Bracket order consisting of a Parent order with an attached One Cancels All (OCA) group that has both a Profit Taking Limit order and a Stop Loss order. Next, right click on the Parent order and attach a new Limit order that is now the third OCA leg of your Bracket order. To make it a closing Market order, change the order type of the newly attached order to MKT. To ensure that this order becomes active before the start of the Reg T check period or before the end of the RTH session you will need to add a Time condition. Right click on the MKT order line and select Modify followed by Condition. Click the Add button, choose the Time option, edit your time parameters (make the MKT order active a few minutes before the 15:50 EST start of the Reg T check period or before the 16:00 EST RTH close} then click Finish. Once you have done this, click Transmit to submit the order…