[Feature - request : Price Alerts for Vanilla Options]

Hello,

I am trading options and I would like to be able to create alerts for the options I trade. This would be very handy and can't really see why this is available to other instruments but not to options.

Thank you very much

[SPX options - september expiry not tradable?]

6 hours ago, ArvinIG said:

Hi @PythonTrade86,

I believe that the dealing desk didn't add the September options as they are further away, only the closest expiry would be available. But on demand they can make them accessible.

I hope that it helps. If you have any options that are further away that you would like to trade please reach out to IG for them to be available to trade on the platform.

All the best - Arvin

Well, they were tradable, and I was trading them, since 2 or 3 weeks already... 

But it is nice to hear that on request one could get more expiries, good to know!

Thank you very much

[SPX options - september expiry not tradable?]

@ArvinIG Yes they are, thank you.

I really found it unfair that IG behaves this way. That is not in the client's interest, to my opinion.

[SPX options - september expiry not tradable?]

Hello,

As you can see on this screenshot, SPX options are tradable, apart from the september expiry... 

Why is this expiry not available to trade?

I am frustrated that IG decides which expiries we can trade and which we can't. It also happened last week. I would like an explanation, please.

 

Thank you

 

[Options not tradable today]

Hello,

I am wondering why options on indexes and some commodities are not tradable today? 

Thank you

[Suggestion - Allow to trade options on stocks from the web plateform]

@AndaIG Any update? 

 

[Suggestion - Allow to trade options on stocks from the web plateform]

Thank you very much

[Suggestion - Allow to trade options on stocks from the web plateform]

Hi @AndalG,

That's great! However, I can't see these options within my watchlist (nor from my options account). Could this not be available to french clients?

 

 

[Suggestion - Allow to trade options on stocks from the web plateform]

Hi everyone,

I am trading options on the web platform, and I wonder if like me, as an options trader, you would like to be able to trade stock options.

Actually we can trade them by calling the trade desk, but that is just a time to time solution. Being able to trade options on a relatively wide range of stocks directly on the platform would be great, opening the door to more volatility trading and strategies.

If like me you would like to trade stock options over the web platform, please reply to this post with a "me too", a "would be great" or whatever you want!

Thanks

 

[Long term option calls]

Just called them, and here is the information I could get:

• For long-term options: better to call the desk directly as it would depend on which stock you are looking to trade.
• Trading is possible for US and EU stocks, and stocks listed on smaller exchanges could eventually be traded but again, one should ask the desk.
• Fees are the same than the online fees for stocks. (min 5€ for EU stocks, min 15€ for US stocks)
• They are not planning to add stock options to the platform as there is very little demand for this product. That's strange because they already told me the opposite.

I am from France and I called the french client support, so please note that things could be different depending on where you are located.

[Long term option calls]

35 minutes ago, Kodiak said:

You find some of them in the old UK platform (if you have access to the old puredeal?) but mostly short term options (jan 2022 longest?)

If you call them, ask when they are planning to add them to the options platform

They told me 1 or 2 months ago that they are planning to add them to the option platform but that they couldn't say when. I hope they'll have more information for us!

[Long term option calls]

I'll call them and will add to this if I get more info

[Long term option calls]

 

9 minutes ago, Caseynotes said:

Hi, IG do share options by phone.

Wow, good to know, thanks! Do you know which exchanges are covered?

[Long term option calls]

To my knowledge, there are only long term options for a few instruments such as the S&P 500 index and other liquid indexes. 

BTW, how do you managed to have access to share options? Under my options account, I can only trade indexes, commodities and forex vanilla options, but no way to trade share vanilla options... 

[Stock Scanner]

Hi! 

If you don't find anything, I would be more than happy to code a scanner for you! Just tell me.

Prorealtime is a good choice, but with python, I could build a robust and platform independent scanner!

[Arrival of "vanilla" options for shares]

Hi everyone,

I had someone at IG a few weeks ago who told me that "vanilla" options for stocks would be available for trading soon and that a team was actually working on the launch of this new group of products.

Does anyone have more information about that?

Thanks!