T3 options trading
As a TD Direct Investing client, you can make informed and confident investment decisions with our industry leading Markets and Research centre. Long Options are contracts that give you the right but not the obligation to buy or sell a security, such as stocks, for a fixed price within a specific period of time. For call holders, you can benefit from an increase in the market value of the underlying security over the lifetime of the option at a cost which is options less than the cost of buying options stock outright. If the price of the underlying security falls instead of rises, a call holder's maximum loss will be limited to the premium he or she paid for the option, plus any transaction or commission costs. For call holders, options allow you to fix the future price at the strike price of the option of the underlying interest if you decide to take delivery of the underlying security. However, trading the long call option expire out of the money, the premium paid would be lost, as it would not be economical to exercise the option. For put writers, locking-in a options that is below market value can give you the opportunity to acquire the underlying interest at a fixed cost if the option is assigned otherwise the premium collected by writing the put options will be your profit. The maximum risk for a short put is that the stock drops to 0 value, in which case you would take a loss equal to the strike price less the premium collected per the of shares exposure. The risk of the long put is limited to the premium paid. Writers of puts and calls benefit from income received as a premium, which becomes pure profit if the option is never assigned. Naked call and put writing are extremely risky strategies and should be used only by sophisticated investors with clear understanding of potentially unlimited losses and limited rewards. For Margin Requirements related to the Investment Strategies described below, please go to the Margin Requirements page. Because of their flexibility, options can provide investors with a chance to realize almost any strategic goal, from managing risk to enhancing leverage. Option trading can also carry a substantial risk of loss. Before investing in options, it's important to understand the strategies you can use to limit this risk. Holders should also realize that options pay no interest or dividends, have no voting rights, and no privileges of ownership. They are available from TD Direct Investing on a wide variety of investment vehicles, including stocks, and market indices. While many factors have contributed to the success of exchange-traded options in North America, standardization of key option features including exercise prices, trading cycles, and expiration dates is one of the most important as it has contributed to the viability of a secondary options market. For equity trading, a share board lot contract size generally applies to all markets except in the event of a stock split or corporate reorganization in which case the contracts are altered to adjust for the split. As for standard expirations, it's important to understand options each option class which are options listed on the same underlying interest has several different option series, which are identified as calls or puts by their symbol, expiration date, and strike price. The basic differences between equity and non-equity options are that some non-equity options are cash settled, while all equity options allow physical delivery settlement of the underlying shares. Similarly, some non-equity options have a European exercise style, which means they can only be exercised on their expiration date. Most equity options, on the other hand, are American style, which means they can be exercised on any trading day prior to their expiration date. Finally, the minimum margin requirements for equity and non-equity options are generally different. Index Options are the most popular non-equity options, as they allow investors a very broad market exposure. Despite that, investors should be aware of certain index option characteristics. First, the component stocks of an underlying index are an important strategic consideration. For investors looking to participate in the overall market, you should choose an index with well-balanced underlying equities, not one heavily weighted in only one or two industries. Second, investors who are looking for a hedging strategy should find an index that has equities closely resembling their portfolio holdings. Although TD Direct Investing can facilitate options trading in Canadian and U. Many investors steer clear of options trading because they are unfamiliar with the mechanics involved or are concerned about risk. Indeed, a high degree of risk may be involved in the purchase and sale of options, depending on how and why options are used. It is for this reason that you should understand the different options trading strategies available, as well as the different types of risk you may be exposed to. Options have only a limited life. Because of that, option holders run the risk of losing their entire investment in a relatively short period of time. For option writers, the risks are even greater. Options people who write calls are uncovered, which means they don't own the underlying interest. Call writers can incur large losses if the price of the underlying interest rises above the exercise price, forcing them to buy the interest at a high market price but sell it for much lower. Similarly, uncovered put writers who don't protect themselves by selling a short position in the underlying interest may suffer a loss if the price of the underlying interest falls below the option's exercise price. In such a situation, the put writer will have to buy the underlying interest at a price above current market value, thereby incurring a loss. When trading in U. Furthermore, transactions that involve holding and writing multiple options in combination, or holding and writing options in combination with trading or selling short on the underlying interests present additional risks. In addition to the risks just described which apply generally to the holding and writing of options, there are additional risks unique to trading in index options. Investors with spread positions and certain other multiple option strategies are also exposed to a timing risk with index options. That's because there is generally a one-day time lag between the time that a holder exercises the option and a writer gets notice of an exercise assignment. Index option writers are required to pay cash based on the closing index value on the exercise date, not on the assignment trading. Admittedly, this risk is somewhat alleviated by the use of European-style options. As discussed earlier, investors intending to use index options to hedge against the market risk associated with investing in one or more individual stocks should recognize that this results in a very imperfect hedge. Unless the underlying index closely matches an investor's portfolio, it may not serve to protect against market declines at all. Finally, if trading is interrupted in stocks that account for a substantial portion of the value of an index, the trading of options on that index could be halted. If this happens, index option investors may be unable to close out their positions and could face substantial losses if the underlying index moves adversely before trading resumes. By making yourself familiar with the factors influencing option prices, you will be able to make informed decisions about which option investment strategies will work for you. The relationship between the market price of the underlying interest and the exercise price of the option is a major determinant of the option price. All else being equal, options that have an intrinsic value are clearly worth more than options that are at-the-money or out-of-the-money. An option's Time Value is equal to its current premium minus the in-the-money amount. Time value relates solely to the call holder's belief that the market price of the underlying interest will rise, or to the put holder's belief that the market price of the underlying interest will decline, before the option expires. Normally, option holders will pay a higher time value when the expiration date is a long time away. However, as the expiration date approaches the time value is constantly being eroded and eventually declines to zero on the expiration date. The Volatility of the underlying interest's market price also affects the price of the option. Options on an underlying interest whose market price fluctuates widely over the short term command higher premiums to compensate for the volatility. Options on less volatile underlying interests will command lower premiums because of lower volatility. Enter term and click to search. My Accounts EasyWeb Online Banking. Accounts EasyWeb - Accounts. Payments EasyWeb - Payments. Transfers EasyWeb - Transfers. Investments EasyWeb - Investments. Login to WebBroker Login to WebBroker. New to Online Banking? New to Online Investing? How can we help you? Ask Us Ask Us. Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions. TD Helps Community TD Helps Community. Contact Us Call Us. Send a Secure Message. More Ways to Contact Us. Come See Us Find a Branch. TD Wealth Locations TD Wealth. Bank Accounts Chequing Accounts Chequing Accounts. Savings Accounts Savings Accounts. See All See All. Loans and Lines of Credit Loans and Lines of Credit. 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