System and method for trading packaged collar options on an exchange
First Claim
1. A method trading collars on an options exchange, the method comprising:
- in a processor of an exchange system;
identifying an underlying asset for which standard options contracts are traded on the exchange at an electronic trading system;
identifying one of an out-of-the-money standard call option or an out-of-the-money standard put option at the electronic trading system, the one of the out-of-the-money standard call option or the out-of-the-money standard put option having a first option price, wherein the out-of-the money standard call option and the out-of-the-money standard put option are based on the identified underlying asset;
identifying the other of the out-of-the-money standard call option or the out-of-the-money standard put option at the electronic trading system, the other of the out-of-the-money standard call option or the out-of-the-money standard put option having a second option price which substantially offsets said first option price;
listing, via a pricing data accumulation and dissemination module of the electronic trading system, the out-of-the-money standard call option and the out-of-the-money standard put option together as a package on the exchange; and
wherein both the out-of-the-money standard call option and the out-of-the-money standard put option are placed in a single order for the package.
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Abstract
A method of creating and trading packaged standard option collars on an exchange is provided, as well as a trading facility for trading such packaged standard option collars. Collars are created by identifying an underlying asset, a first leg of a collar is determined by determining the desired strike price for the first leg and selecting a standard option contract traded on the exchange having a strike price closest to the desired strike price. The second leg is determined by selecting another standard option, the opposite of the first leg, having an option price substantially offsetting the option price of the first leg. Once the legs of the collar have been selected the collar package may be listed on the exchange, and orders for the collars may be processed by matching orders for opposite positions in the collar.
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1. A method trading collars on an options exchange, the method comprising:
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in a processor of an exchange system; identifying an underlying asset for which standard options contracts are traded on the exchange at an electronic trading system; identifying one of an out-of-the-money standard call option or an out-of-the-money standard put option at the electronic trading system, the one of the out-of-the-money standard call option or the out-of-the-money standard put option having a first option price, wherein the out-of-the money standard call option and the out-of-the-money standard put option are based on the identified underlying asset; identifying the other of the out-of-the-money standard call option or the out-of-the-money standard put option at the electronic trading system, the other of the out-of-the-money standard call option or the out-of-the-money standard put option having a second option price which substantially offsets said first option price; listing, via a pricing data accumulation and dissemination module of the electronic trading system, the out-of-the-money standard call option and the out-of-the-money standard put option together as a package on the exchange; and wherein both the out-of-the-money standard call option and the out-of-the-money standard put option are placed in a single order for the package. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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