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Options Summary

If an account is approved to trade options, view its paired and unpaired options and securities by underlying security, strategy, or expiration date.

Below the list of positions, view the total margin requirements and change in current market values for the related positions:

Option Positions
Margin requirements related to single or multi-leg option positions; market value is the sum of all option positions.
Paired Positions
Margin requirements and market values related to positions where stock, convertible bonds, or convertible preferred stocks are used in the pairings. Pairing an account's positions may reduce margin requirements and provide a view of your positions, risk, and performance.
Unpaired Positions
Margin requirements and market values related to stock, convertible bond, or convertible preferred positions that are not currently paired with any option position.
Total
Sum of the Option Positions, Paired Positions, and Unpaired Positions totals.

Choose how you want to group the options positions. Your choice remains in place only as long as you remain on the Options Summary window.

Search for an account.
From the results, in the Menu column, select an arrow and select Positions > Options Summary.

By default, both paired and unpaired positions display, by underlying securities.
To group positions, from Group By, select:

Expiration
Positions are grouped from the closest to the furthest expiration date. Strategies involving more than one expiration date are grouped according to the closest expiration date. Unpaired positions or strategies with no expiration dates are shown below the furthest expiration.

Strategy
Positions are grouped in alphabetical order according to strategy.

Underlying
Positions are grouped in alphabetical order according to the underlying security.
To display positions that could be used in an option pairing, but currently are not paired with an option position, select the Show Unpaired Positions checkbox.

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Field	Definition
Expiration & Strike	The date the options contract terminates or ends (Expiration) and the exercise price for the option's underlying security (Strike); this is a description of the option contract held. Select this link to view a quote. (View a Quote) Call Option (C) Represents the right, but not the obligation, to buy shares of an underlying security at a specified price for a specific time period. Put Option (P) Represents the right, but not the obligation, to sell shares of an underlying security at a specified price for a specific time period.
Margin Requirements	The minimum equity required in the account to purchase a security or for securities held in margin in the account (the amount held to secure an option or stock trading strategy). Margin requirements are updated as of the end of the previous business day and are specific to the chosen account. Requirements may differ for the same security held in other accounts.
Previous Close	The final trading price of the security at the end of the prior business day. This price is used to calculate margin requirements.
Quantity	The number of shares of the security.
Strategy	The name of the option strategy used to pair the positions. To view a quote, select the symbol in this column. (View a Quote) To display a shortcut menu with links to a pre-filled order ticket (if applicable) and the security's option chain, select the Strategy.
Symbol	If Group By is Expiration The symbol of the security.

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Current values are based on real-time or the most recent price for the related position.

Field	Definition
Ask	The price at which someone who owns shares of a stock is willing to sell them. Select this link to open a pre-filled buy order ticket: Stock Equities Ticket Action: Buy Symbol: Ask Symbol If the stock is short, the action is Buy to Cover. Option Single Leg Options Ticket Action: Buy Open/Close Symbol: Ask Symbol If the option is long, Buy to Open. If the option is short, Buy to Close.
Bid	The price at which someone is willing to buy shares of a stock. Select this link to open a pre-filled sell order ticket: Stock Equities Ticket Action: Sell Symbol: Bid Symbol If the stock is short, the action is Sell Short. Option Single Leg Options Ticket Action: Sell Open/Close Symbol: Bid Symbol If the option is long, Sell to Close. If the option is short, Sell to Open.
Change	The dollar amount change (plus or minus) in the price of the security from the close of the prior business day: Last Price - Previous Close Price
Last	The unit price of the most recent order for shares of the security on the primary exchange.
Market Values	Bid Price x Quantity

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