FAQs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

h. Extended-hours stock trading (EXT orders)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

q. Options that Trade Until 3:15 Central (US Options & Futures)

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

s. Market Trading Hours (US Options & Futures)