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General Instructions:
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Enter the stock or index symbol
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Select "All exchange option quotes if multiply listed" if desired (if you do not, default delayed
quotes are disseminated from CBOE; if the option in question is not traded at CBOE, all exchange delayed quotes will be displayed)
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Select one of the three search criteria:
- "List near term at-the-money-options"
- "List all options and LEAPS (Segmented file)"
- "List all options and LEAPS (Complete file)"
- Click "Submit"
Option Chain Search Criteria:
Q: What is the check box preceding "All
exchange option quotes (if multiply listed)" for?
A:
When this box is checked, and an option or LEAPSŪ symbol is entered, the search
result will display the delayed quotes on all exchanges if the option is
multiply listed.
Q:
What does "List near term at-the-money options" mean?
A:
When a stock, index, or LEAPS symbol is entered and this search option is
selected, the search result will display delayed quotes for the nearest two
months (if available), representing a list of strike prices greater than and
less than the delayed stock quote.
Q:
What does "List all options and LEAPS for this underlying (Segmented file,
smaller, faster download)" mean?
A:
When a stock, index, or LEAPS symbol is entered and this search option is
selected, the search result will display delayed quotes for all options in all
months (including LEAPS if available) for the given underlying, separated into
multiple pages for faster download. Click here for
instructions to obtain delayed quotes on LEAPS only.
Q:
What does "List all options and LEAPS for this underlying
(Complete file; larger, slower download)" mean?
A:
When a stock, index, or LEAPS symbol is entered and this search option is
selected, the search result will display delayed quotes for all options in all
months (including LEAPS if available) for the given underlying in one
continuous table. Click here for instructions to obtain
delayed quotes on LEAPS only.
Q:
How do I generate an option chain of delayed quotes for LEAPS only?
A:
Enter the LEAPS symbol representing the appropriate expiring year, select the desired
search options, then click "Submit".
Note: If there is more than one LEAPS symbol for the same expiring year,
enter the symbol that represents the lowest range of strike prices. If you
don?t know the LEAPS symbol which represents the lowest strike price range,
first, enter the stock symbol, select "List all options and LEAPS", then click
"Submit". All LEAPS symbols for all available years for the given underlying
will be displayed. Re-submit your LEAPS search (per the instructions above)
with the desired LEAPS symbol.
Q:
What does "Download text file" mean?
A:
"Download text file" means you can download the complete option chain to your
hard drive in .dat format, which converts into a spreadsheet program.
Conversion instructions are displayed on the download page.
Option Chain Table Data:
Q:
What does the letter following the hyphen (if present) in an option or LEAPS series indicate,
i.e., (XYZ AA-E)?
A:
This letter (if present) indicates which exchange(s) the option trades at, whereby:
No hyphen or letter present = Composite
E = CBOE (Chicago Board Options Exchange)
A = AMEX (American Stock Exchange)
P = PCX or PSE (Pacific Stock Exchange)
X = PHLX (Philadelphia Stock Exchange)
b = BOX (Boston Options Exchange)
8 = ISE (International Securities Exchange)
Q:
What does "Last Sale" mean?
A:
"Last Sale" stands for an option's Last Reported Sales
Price. In the event the "Net" column displays "pc", the "Last Sale" column
displays the last reported sales price from a previous business day. In the
event the "Net" column displays an up or down point movement, the "Last Sale"
column displays the last reported sales price from the current business day.
All of the above information is reported on a 20 minute delayed basis.
Q:
What does "Net" mean?
A.
"Net" stands for an option's Net Point Change. In the
event the "Net" column displays "pc", no last sale price has yet been reported
for the current business day. In the event the "Net" column displays an up or
down point movement, the point change reflects the difference from the current
business day's last reported sales price, and a previous business day's last
reported sales price. All of the above information is reported on a 20 minute
delayed basis.
Q:
What does "Vol" mean?
A:
"Vol" stands for Volume. The "Vol" column displays the volume (in option contracts) that has
traded for the current day, 20 minutes delayed.
Please note that the "Vol" identifier that appears above the option table reflects the volume for the underlying product.
Q: What does "Open Int" mean?
A:
"Open Int" stands for Open Interest. The "Open Int" column displays the open
interest, based upon opening and closing transaction data and exercise notices
tendered from the previous day.
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