Strategies and Multi-Leg
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Strategies and Multi-Leg
The Strix Plan allows full multi-leg structures and undefined risk. Express is buy-only on single-leg long calls and long puts.
Multi-leg on the Strix Plan
Can I trade spreads or multi leg strategies?
Depends on your plan. Strix supports buying and writing alike, multi leg structures included. Express is the one exception: it is limited to buying. Plan specifics are on the Rules page.
Can I sell options?
On the Strix Plan, yes, undefined risk positions included. Express is limited to buying.
Can I trade iron condors?
Yes on the Strix Plan. Not on Express.
Can I trade credit spreads?
Yes on the Strix Plan. Not on Express.
Can I trade calendar or diagonal spreads?
Yes on the Strix Plan. Not on Express.
Can I trade butterflies and broken-wing butterflies?
Yes on the Strix Plan. Not on Express.
Can I trade naked short options?
Undefined risk is allowed on the Strix Plan. Not on Express. Drawdown still applies, so naked positions must fit within your floor.
Buy-only on Express
What is "buy-only" on Express?
Express allows long calls and long puts. You cannot sell options on Express. No credit spreads. No naked shorts.
What is "Level 5 options access"?
Level 5 covers the most permissive options approvals at a typical brokerage: long, short, spreads, undefined risk. The Strix Plan carries that level of access. Express is buy-only.
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?
Yes, on the Strix Plan. Multi-leg order entry is supported, and legging in manually is allowed. Drawdown still applies.
Can I trade 0DTE iron condors?
Yes on the Strix Plan. Every leg must be on a whitelisted ticker, and expiring positions are auto-closed at 3:55:00 PM ET for most tickers, and 4:10:00 PM ET for SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA.
What is pin risk and how do you handle it?
Pin risk is when an option closes very near the strike at expiration and assignment is uncertain. Expiring positions are auto-closed at 3:55:00 PM ET for most tickers, and 4:10:00 PM ET for SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA on expiration day, which removes pin risk on simulated accounts.
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.