Strategies and Multi-Leg
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Strategies and Multi-Leg
Strix Pro allows buying and supported finite-loss selling strategies. New Strix and Express purchases allow single-leg long calls and long puts. Selling an option you already own to close it is allowed. Opening any short leg, including a short leg in a debit spread, requires Strix Pro. Previous purchases keep their original permissions in Evaluation and Funded.
Multi-leg on Strix Pro
Can I trade spreads or multi leg strategies?
Supported finite-loss structures are allowed on Strix Pro, subject to buying power and drawdown. Buying and supported finite-loss option selling are allowed. Unlimited-loss short calls require a hedge. Call hedges must match the short call’s option root and expiration; different roots and expirations are assessed separately. A stop order does not limit theoretical maximum loss. Standard instrument trading and expiration rules apply; there is no additional Pro early-close rule. New Strix and Express purchases allow single-leg long calls and long puts. Selling an option you already own to close it is allowed. Opening any short leg, including a short leg in a debit spread, requires Strix Pro. Previous purchases keep their original permissions in Evaluation and Funded.
Can I sell options?
Yes on Strix Pro when the portfolio has a supported, assessable finite maximum loss. Buying and supported finite-loss option selling are allowed. Unlimited-loss short calls require a hedge. Call hedges must match the short call’s option root and expiration; different roots and expirations are assessed separately. A stop order does not limit theoretical maximum loss. Standard instrument trading and expiration rules apply; there is no additional Pro early-close rule. New Strix and Express purchases allow single-leg long calls and long puts. Selling an option you already own to close it is allowed. Opening any short leg, including a short leg in a debit spread, requires Strix Pro. Previous purchases keep their original permissions in Evaluation and Funded.
Can I trade iron condors?
Supported finite-loss structures are allowed on Strix Pro, subject to buying power and drawdown. Buying and supported finite-loss option selling are allowed. Unlimited-loss short calls require a hedge. Call hedges must match the short call’s option root and expiration; different roots and expirations are assessed separately. A stop order does not limit theoretical maximum loss. Standard instrument trading and expiration rules apply; there is no additional Pro early-close rule. New Strix and Express purchases allow single-leg long calls and long puts. Selling an option you already own to close it is allowed. Opening any short leg, including a short leg in a debit spread, requires Strix Pro. Previous purchases keep their original permissions in Evaluation and Funded.
Can I trade credit spreads?
Supported finite-loss structures are allowed on Strix Pro, subject to buying power and drawdown. Buying and supported finite-loss option selling are allowed. Unlimited-loss short calls require a hedge. Call hedges must match the short call’s option root and expiration; different roots and expirations are assessed separately. A stop order does not limit theoretical maximum loss. Standard instrument trading and expiration rules apply; there is no additional Pro early-close rule. New Strix and Express purchases allow single-leg long calls and long puts. Selling an option you already own to close it is allowed. Opening any short leg, including a short leg in a debit spread, requires Strix Pro. Previous purchases keep their original permissions in Evaluation and Funded.
Can I trade calendar or diagonal spreads?
Only structures whose maximum loss can be reliably assessed by the supported model are allowed on Strix Pro. Do not assume a different-expiry or settlement structure is supported. Buying and supported finite-loss option selling are allowed. Unlimited-loss short calls require a hedge. Call hedges must match the short call’s option root and expiration; different roots and expirations are assessed separately. A stop order does not limit theoretical maximum loss. Standard instrument trading and expiration rules apply; there is no additional Pro early-close rule. New Strix and Express purchases allow single-leg long calls and long puts. Selling an option you already own to close it is allowed. Opening any short leg, including a short leg in a debit spread, requires Strix Pro. Previous purchases keep their original permissions in Evaluation and Funded.
Can I trade butterflies and broken-wing butterflies?
Supported finite-loss structures are allowed on Strix Pro, subject to buying power and drawdown. Buying and supported finite-loss option selling are allowed. Unlimited-loss short calls require a hedge. Call hedges must match the short call’s option root and expiration; different roots and expirations are assessed separately. A stop order does not limit theoretical maximum loss. Standard instrument trading and expiration rules apply; there is no additional Pro early-close rule. New Strix and Express purchases allow single-leg long calls and long puts. Selling an option you already own to close it is allowed. Opening any short leg, including a short leg in a debit spread, requires Strix Pro. Previous purchases keep their original permissions in Evaluation and Funded.
Can I trade naked short options?
Buying and supported finite-loss option selling are allowed. Unlimited-loss short calls require a hedge. Call hedges must match the short call’s option root and expiration; different roots and expirations are assessed separately. A stop order does not limit theoretical maximum loss. Standard instrument trading and expiration rules apply; there is no additional Pro early-close rule. Uncovered unlimited-loss calls cannot be opened without a supported hedge; a stop order does not supply that hedge. New Strix and Express purchases allow single-leg long calls and long puts. Selling an option you already own to close it is allowed. Opening any short leg, including a short leg in a debit spread, requires Strix Pro. Previous purchases keep their original permissions in Evaluation and Funded.
Buying on Strix and Express
What is "buy-only" on Express?
New Strix and Express purchases allow single-leg long calls and long puts. Selling an option you already own to close it is allowed. Opening any short leg, including a short leg in a debit spread, requires Strix Pro. Previous purchases keep their original permissions in Evaluation and Funded.
What is "Level 5 options access"?
For new purchases, opening short legs requires Strix Pro and an assessable finite-loss portfolio. Buying and supported finite-loss option selling are allowed. Unlimited-loss short calls require a hedge. Call hedges must match the short call’s option root and expiration; different roots and expirations are assessed separately. A stop order does not limit theoretical maximum loss. Standard instrument trading and expiration rules apply; there is no additional Pro early-close rule. New Strix and Express purchases allow single-leg long calls and long puts. Selling an option you already own to close it is allowed. Opening any short leg, including a short leg in a debit spread, requires Strix Pro. Previous purchases keep their original permissions in Evaluation and Funded.
What is the smallest options trade I can place?
One contract. There is no minimum trade size beyond standard exchange constraints.
Can I trade weekly options?
Yes. Weekly options on whitelisted tickers are tradable.
Can I roll a losing position?
Yes. Closing a losing leg and opening a new strike or expiration is a normal multi-leg roll. Standard rules apply.
Can I leg into a multi-leg trade?
Supported finite-loss structures are allowed on Strix Pro, subject to buying power and drawdown. Buying and supported finite-loss option selling are allowed. Unlimited-loss short calls require a hedge. Call hedges must match the short call’s option root and expiration; different roots and expirations are assessed separately. A stop order does not limit theoretical maximum loss. Standard instrument trading and expiration rules apply; there is no additional Pro early-close rule. New Strix and Express purchases allow single-leg long calls and long puts. Selling an option you already own to close it is allowed. Opening any short leg, including a short leg in a debit spread, requires Strix Pro. Previous purchases keep their original permissions in Evaluation and Funded.
Can I trade 0DTE iron condors?
Supported finite-loss iron condors are allowed on Strix Pro, on approved symbols. Standard instrument-specific trading hours, 0DTE cutoffs, auto-close and settlement rules apply to long and short options. Pro adds no earlier expiry cutoff. New Strix and Express purchases allow single-leg long calls and long puts. Selling an option you already own to close it is allowed. Opening any short leg, including a short leg in a debit spread, requires Strix Pro. Previous purchases keep their original permissions in Evaluation and Funded.
What is pin risk and how do you handle it?
Pin risk is uncertainty around exercise and assignment near the strike at expiry. Standard instrument-specific trading hours, 0DTE cutoffs, auto-close and settlement rules apply to long and short options. Pro adds no earlier expiry cutoff. A finite terminal-loss assessment does not remove exercise, assignment or settlement risk. Missing valid quotes follow standard settlement rules; no execution price is invented.
Can I trade very far out-of-the-money strikes?
Yes. Strike selection is your choice within the whitelisted tickers. Drawdown applies regardless of how far out-of-the-money you trade.
Can I open new strategies while waiting for a payout review?
Yes. Trading continues during payout review. Drawdown and every other rule still apply, so be mindful that a breach can close the account before the payout clears.