Entering options

The format for options on futures is: C.<symbol><month code><year><strike price> for calls and or P.<symbol><month code><year><strike price> for puts.

The strike price is 2-5 digits.

Example: C.SPZ111500 = December 2011 1500 call on the S&P 500 futures contract.

An alternate format is C.<symbol>_<month code><year>.<strike price> for calls and with P. for puts.

Example: C.SP_U11.1500 = September 2011 1500 call on the S&P 500 futures contract.

For at the money for the nearby month, type C. or P., the symbol, and ?.

For at the money for some other month, type C. or P., the symbol, the month, the year, and ? and then press CTRL+ENTER.

For strikes for the most active month, type C. or P. and the symbol and ? and then press CTRL+ENTER.

On Options windows, you can enter the symbol only.

On the Quote SpreadSheet, you can enter C.<symbol><month code><year> for calls and with a P. for puts, and then press CTRL+ENTER to view data for a series of one option class.

Example: C.SPUZ = All September S&P 500 futures contracts.