Options Columns

To display/remove market data columns on a page

  1. Right click any column heading on a trading page, and select Customize Layout.

  2. Click the Market Data Columns tab to view columns.

The columns already displayed on your trading window appear in the Shown Columns list on the left side of the page. The remaining columns are grouped by category in the Available Columns list to the right.

  1. Expand the Options category in the right pane and Add or Remove fields from the trading window.

Column Name

Description

Options

Ask Exch

Identifies the options exchange(s) posting the best ask price on the options contract.

Bid Exch

Identifies the options  exchange(s) posting the best bid price on the options contract.

Call/Put Interest

Call option open interest/put option open interest.

Call/Put Volume

Call option volume/put option volume for the trading day.

Historical Vol.

Displays actual historical volatility for an option.

Imp Vol (%)

The implied volatility is based on the average of the best bid and offer for an option. This calculation is non-linear, and may not converge for low vega options. In such cases, no implied volatility estimate will be displayed.

Model

The option model price is calculated using the underlying price, interest rate, dividends and other data that you enter using the Option Model Editor.

Open Interest

Charts the total number of options that were not closed.

Opt. Implied Vol

A prediction of how volatile an underlying will be in the future. The IB 30-day volatility is the at-market volatility estimated for a maturity thirty calendar days forward of the current trading day, and is based on option prices from two consecutive expiration months.

Opt. Volume

The total number of contracts traded over a specified time period.

Opt Volume Change

Change in volume from the previous day's close.

Put/Call Interest

Put option open interest/call option open interest, for the trading day.

Put/Call Volume

Put option volume/call option volume for the trading day.

Vol. Change

Change in volatility from the previous day's close.

 

 

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