Cboe Launches The Options Trade Analyzer — Here's What You Should Know

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Option volume has surged to record levels in recent years as a growing base of retail traders use calls and puts in a number of trading and investment strategies. Responding to the demand for more tools and resources to assist traders in looking at the markets, Cboe Global Markets Inc. CBOE has launched ‘The Trade Optimizer’ as another vehicle to help provide options traders with a smoother journey. 

Cboe’s Options Trade Optimizer

So many options, so little time. 

Options contracts can be complicated, especially when there are so many strategies to choose from. 

Cboe says its Trade Optimizer allows you to protect your most valuable commodity — time — and leverage its features to test and evaluate your trade ideas. Using target price and date, the Optimizer is meant to help identify strategies based on return on investment. 

The Trade Optimizer supports four inputs: symbol, directional sentiment, target price, and expiration. Based on these factors, the optimizer lists different strategies ranked by return on investment. Examples for a trader looking to express a bullish view include buying call spreads, buying calls, selling put spreads and selling puts. 

Each strategy has an intuitive visual breakdown of probability and how the profit/loss is expected to change based on the underlying, allowing you to track and conceptualize the idea with ease.

For more on the Trade Optimizer, click here.  

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There are important risks associated with transacting in any of the Cboe Company products discussed here. Before engaging in any transactions in those products, it is important for market participants to carefully review the disclosures and disclaimers contained at http://www.cboe.com/options_futures_disclaimers.

Readers should understand that the authors were compensated by Cboe for the preparation of this article, which is not intended to be used in connection with the offering for purchase or sale of any product. The information in this article is for informational purposes only and no statement within this article should be construed as investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell a financial product. The authors and Cboe make no representation as to the appropriateness of XSP or MRUT options for any investor. Neither the authors nor Cboe assume any responsibility for any losses you might suffer by reason of investing in XSP or MRUT options. 

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