Option Spreads Page: An overview of the Option Spread Builder page in the DeCarley Trader platform.

Posted on 08/14/2026
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The DeCarley Trader platform offers multiple pages for various trading strategies, including building option spreads. The layout is intended to provide traders with a convenient view of option prices, futures charts, and account stats while building commodity options spreads. There are several prebuilt option strategy templates, such as butterflies, condors, and vertical spreads. It is also possible to build custom options on futures spreads or user-defined spreads.

00:00 Option spread builder page overview
01:10 Page layout and features
02:50 Option chain, quote board, and chart overview
07:40 Option spread building tool familiarity
10:15 Customizing the page by creating an editable copy of the spread builder
11:15 Understanding building option spreads from the buyer's perspective
12:10 Building an option spread from a pre-built strategy template
14:08 Saving and trading option spreads once they are built
18:20 Using tabs to build multiple option spread strategies
18:25 Building an E-mini S&P 500 bear put spread (vertical put spread)
20:35 Trick to get a quick bid/ask for an option in the spread without locating it on the option chain
21:20 Multiple methods of buying or selling option spreads
22:05 Add option spread to your quote board for easy tracking and trading
24:45 Adding options to the option spread builder directly from the option chain