Exercising Options

From the Blotter window, you can exercise your available options. To exercise options, perform the following:

 

  1. From the Blotter window, right-click the mouse over the option symbol you want to exercise. The Blotter pop-up menu appears.
    NOTE:
    If there are multiple options displayed in the Blotter window, right-click the mouse directly over the option you want to exercise.

  2. Click Exercise Option. The Option Exerciser window appears


     

  3. From the Number of Contracts field, type or select the number of options you want to exercise.

  4. Click OK. If order confirmations are enabled, the Confirm Option Exercise window appears. Click OK to exercise the options.