FAQs

a. What are the available order types? (US options and futures)

b. How do I use watchlists on my US options and futures account?

c. Profit and loss history tab (US options and futures)

d. How to place trading alerts with my US options and futures account?

e. How are dividends paid into my US options and futures account?

f. How do I place an outright futures order? (US options and futures)

g. How can I use the US options and futures in-platform trading journal?

h. How do I submit exercise requests for long options? (US options and futures)

i. What risk team procedures are in place for options?

j. What types of US options and futures accounts can I open?

k. What is Time-In-Force (TIF) - Day, GTD, GTC, and EXT? (US options and futures)

l. Extended-hours stock trading (EXT orders)

m. What is options expiration risk? (US options and futures)

n. What is portfolio margin and how does it work? (US options and futures)

o. When do long options automatically exercise? (US options and futures)

p. Why would a short option be assigned early? (US options and futures)

q. What are hard to borrow (HTB) fees and share availability?

r. What are the margin requirements for trading US-listed options and futures?

s. US Options & Futures trade metrics and quick analysis overview

t. How are US cash-settled options handled at expiration?

u. What is options trading dividend risk? (US options and futures)

v. Bracket orders (US options and futures)

w. What Is Implied Volatility (IV), Rank (IVR) and Percentile (IV%)? (US options and futures)

x. What is a Market Order with Protection? (Futures)