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The DeCarley Trader is a futures and options platform designed by Carley Garner and powered by CQG Desktop. The Option Chain page is designed for quick option shopping, with the chain linked to an extensive commodity quote board. Users can chart option prices, measure the Greeks, determine theoretical value, and more.
00:00 Finding the Option Chain in DeCarley Trader
02:50 Toggling between markets to reveal their option chain
04:22 Locating various option expiration dates and DTE (Days to Expiration)
05:30 Identifying weekly vs monthly options on futures
06:45 Locating at-the-money option strikes
07:20 Show Details option for call and put volume by strike price and manage columns to change information displayed on the option chain
08:38 Identifying whether prices are live or 10-minute delayed (DeCarley Trader customers can subscribe to all four CME exchanges for as little as $6 per month)
09:15 Reading the option chain columns (bid/ask in premium and dollar value, calls vs. puts, etc.)
12:12 Reading weekly and monthly option chain symbols
14:20 Locating contract specs such as market open/close times, tick values, expiration dates, etc.
15:00 Charting both options and futures from the option chain page
16:02 Using the futures quote board to populate the option chain data, adding symbols to the quote board, or manually entering an option chain symbol
17:20 Displaying hidden option expirations on the option chain
21:10 Identifying weekly Friday S&P 500 options
22:08 Adding options, not futures, to the quote board from the chain.
23:00 Buying and selling options from the quote board, then monitoring and exiting the position
26:30 Buying and selling options directly from the option chain
27:11 Alternative view option chain with all expirations on a single page view
30:29 Live data view with implied volatility and theoretical value (subscribing to live data is optional, but recommended at just $6 per month)
33:20 Using theoretical value to estimate option prices during extreme market conditions
35:10 Account information tabs on option chain page (positions, orders, account summary)
36:30 Option chain summary (updating chain to desired symbol, quote board linking, etc.)
37:15 DeCarley Trader futures and options platform demo QR Code
The DeCarley Trader is a futures and options platform designed by Carley Garner and powered by CQG Desktop. The Option Chain page is designed for quick option shopping, with the chain linked to an extensive commodity quote board. Users can chart option prices, measure the Greeks, determine theoretical value, and more.
00:00 Finding the Option Chain in DeCarley Trader
02:50 Toggling between markets to reveal their option chain
04:22 Locating various option expiration dates and DTE (Days to Expiration)
05:30 Identifying weekly vs monthly options on futures
06:45 Locating at-the-money option strikes
07:20 Show Details option for call and put volume by strike price and manage columns to change information displayed on the option chain
08:38 Identifying whether prices are live or 10-minute delayed (DeCarley Trader customers can subscribe to all four CME exchanges for as little as $6 per month)
09:15 Reading the option chain columns (bid/ask in premium and dollar value, calls vs. puts, etc.)
12:12 Reading weekly and monthly option chain symbols
14:20 Locating contract specs such as market open/close times, tick values, expiration dates, etc.
15:00 Charting both options and futures from the option chain page
16:02 Using the futures quote board to populate the option chain data, adding symbols to the quote board, or manually entering an option chain symbol
17:20 Displaying hidden option expirations on the option chain
21:10 Identifying weekly Friday S&P 500 options
22:08 Adding options, not futures, to the quote board from the chain.
23:00 Buying and selling options from the quote board, then monitoring and exiting the position
26:30 Buying and selling options directly from the option chain
27:11 Alternative view option chain with all expirations on a single page view
30:29 Live data view with implied volatility and theoretical value (subscribing to live data is optional, but recommended at just $6 per month)
33:20 Using theoretical value to estimate option prices during extreme market conditions
35:10 Account information tabs on option chain page (positions, orders, account summary)
36:30 Option chain summary (updating chain to desired symbol, quote board linking, etc.)
37:15 DeCarley Trader futures and options platform demo QR Code