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    General

  • Headers:

      Details:

    • Under descriptions length choose: none (hide), short, medium, or long.
    • Under Call/Put on left choose: placing a C for call or P for put on the left or right side of the description.
    • Under Use Call/Put Character choose use a symbol to represent the C (call) and P (put).
  • Zoom:

      Configure:

    • Press up and down arrows to adjust.
    • Type in the zoom rate.

      Details:

    • The format for percentages are in decimal form.
    • example: .65 = 65%, 1 = 100% .
    • zoom minimum is .60.
    • zoom maximum is 3.00.
  • Margins: The space between cell text and the border.

    Disable Percision

  • Theoretical Value: Disable the precision for the theoretical value on the option sheet.

    Toolbars

  • Month Selection Type: Choose between a pull down or a tab strip method to change the viewable month on the option sheet.
  • Future Toolbar: Choose how to configure the the futures toolbar.
  • Options Toolbar: Choose how to configure the options toolbar.

    Inventory

  • Call & Put: Formatting options for the call and put inventory.
  • Strike Net: Formatting options for the strike net inventory.

    Theoreticals

  • Format Individual Months:
    • CHECKED BOX:this allows each month to be formatted individually.
    • UNCHECKED BOX:this allows all months to be formatted the same.
  • Price: Formatting options for theoretical price.
  • Straddle: Formatting options for theoretical straddle price.
  • Delta: Formatting options for theoretical delta.

    Electronic Options

  • Working Orders: Formatting options for working orders.
  • Price: Formatting options for bid and offer price.
  • Volatility: Formatting options for bid and offer volatility.
  • Size: Formatting options for bid and offer size.
  • Edge: Formatting options for edge.

    Details:

    • Definition of Negative Edge = is when the bid difference or offer difference is less than the configured Edge Level (relative to the theoretical price).
    • Definition of Positive Edge = is when the bid difference or offer difference is greater than the Edge Level (relative to the theoretical price).
    • Definition of Edge for Bid = is the difference between the configured Edge Level (relative to the theoretical price) and bid price.
    • Definition of Edge for Offer = is the difference between the configured Edge Level (relative to the theoretical price) and offer price.
    • To set the edge levels = Press the Series button , in the Volatlity tab, in the Heap Map Edge Level group.
  • Show Negative Edge: Show the negative edge on the sheet.

      Details:

    • CHECKED BOX = shows both negative and positive edge.
    • UNCHECKED BOX = shows only positive edge.
    • Definition of Negative Edge = is when the bid difference or offer difference is less than the configured Edge Level (relative to the theoretical price).
    • Definition of Positive Edge = is when the bid difference or offer difference is greater than the Edge Level (relative to the theoretical price).
    • Definition of Edge for Bid = is the difference between the configured Edge Level (relative to the theoretical price) and bid price.
    • Definition of Edge for Offer = is the difference between the configured Edge Level (relative to the theoretical price) and offer price.
  • Last Trade: Formatting options for last trade.
  • Price Over or Under Theo: Formatting options for last trade price and placed over or under the theoretical price.

      Details:

    • if the last trade is GREATER THAN the theoretical price = places last trade OVER the theoretical
    • if the last trade is LESS THAN the theoretical price = places last trade UNDER the theoretical
  • Diff Over Under Theo: Formatting options for the difference of last trade price from the theoretical price and placed over or under the theoretical price.

      Details:

    • if the last trade is GREATER THAN the theoretical price = the difference between the last trade price and theoretical price is placed OVER the theoretical
    • if the last trade is LESS THAN the theoretical price = the difference between the last trade price and theoretical price is placed UNDER the theoretical
  • Last Trade Volume: Formatting options for last trade's volume.

    Analytics

  • Volatility: Formatting options for Volatility.

      Details:

      • Definition of Volatility = The measure of future's movement for 1 standard deviation.
      • To show on the sheet = On the properties in the Views tab.
      Formating Options:
      • back color
      • font color
      • font size
      • font style
      • decimal places
    • Vega: Formatting options for Vega.

        Details:

      • Definition of Vega = The change to the options extrinsic value. (time premium) given a 1% change to volatility
      • To show on the sheet = On the properties in the Views tab.
      Formating Options:
      • back color
      • font color
      • font size
      • font style
    • OEV Formatting options for OEV.

        Definition:

      • OEV = Vega based option equivalence.
      • Equivalent number of ATM (at the money) options based on Vega.
      • This expresses vega in terms of number of ATM options.

      Example:

      If your OEV is equal to -5.8 means it is equivalent to being short 5.8 at the money options in terms of vega. Buying 5.8 atm options would flatten the vega risk.

        Details:

      • To show on the sheet = On the main properties in the Views .
        Formating Options:
      • back color
      • font color
      • font size
      • font style
      • decimal places
    • Gamma: Formatting options for Gamma.

        Details:

      • Definition of Gamma = The change to the delta given a change to the future's price.
      • To show on the sheet = On the properties in the Views tab.
        Formating Options:
      • back color
      • font color
      • font size
      • font style
      • decimal places
    • OEG: Formatting options for OEG.

        Definition:

      • OEG = Gamma based option equivalence.
      • Equivalent number of ATM (at the money) options based on Gamma.
      • This expresses gamma in terms of number of ATM options.

        Details:

      • To show on the sheet = On the main properties in the Views .
        Formating Options:
      • back color
      • font color
      • font size
      • font style
      • decimal places
    • Theta: Formatting options for Theta.

        Details:

      • Definition of Theta = The change to the options extrinsic value (time premium) given a 1 day change to days to expiry.
      • To show on the sheet = On the properties in the Views tab.
        Formating Options:
      • back color
      • font color
      • font size
      • font style
    • OET: Formatting options for OET.

        Definition:

      • OET = Theta based option equivalence.
      • Equivalent number of ATM (at the money) options based on Theta.
      • This expresses Theta in terms of number of ATM options.

        Details:

      • To show on the sheet = On the main properties in the Views .
      Formating Options:
      • back color
      • font color
      • font size
      • font style
      • decimal places
    • Slope Premium: Formatting options for Slope Premium.

        Example:

      • If slope premium is 15 means: if you added 15 ticks to the theoretical price it would be on a flat slope.

        Details:

      • Definition of Slope Premium = The number of ticks that the price of the option would need to change by in order to get to a flat slope.
      Slope premium formatting options.
      • back color
      • font color
      • font size
      • font style

      Settlement Information

    • Theo at Fut Settle:
    • Theo Vol at Fut Settle:
    • Settle's Vol:
    • Settle's Vol-Theo Vol at Fut Settle:
    • Settle Theo at Fut Settle Over:
    • Settle Theo at Fut Settle Under
    • Settle- Theo Over Theo:
    • Settle- Theo Under Theo:
    • Settlement:

      Market Information

    • Net Change:
    • Total Trade:
    • Open Interest:
    • Open Interest Net Change:

      Miscellaneous

    • Strike:
    • Second Strike:
    • Seperator:

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