All closing long option trades are marked “Sell to Close” (STC). All initiating short options trades are marked “Sell to Open” (STO). Closing short positions in options are marked “Buy to Close” (BTC). Spread trading can involve both Buy/Sell to Open as well as Buy/Sell to Clos...
There is no need to sell to close if an options position is held to expiration. Sell to Open A trader may alsosell to open, establishing a new position that is short either a call or a put. A short put is actually taking a long position in the underlying market because put options r...
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What Is Buy to Open vs. Sell to Close? Both buy to open and sell to close are options transactions. In buy to open trades, the trader buys an options contract to open a position, whereas in sell to close, the trader sells an existing options contract that was bought to open. When a...
(We have similar post on the opposite trade:Sell To Open vs Sell To Close) There are two ways you can participate in theoptionsmarket: you can buy or you can sell. This sounds simple enough. Except there’s more to it: when you buy or sell, you can also either open or close. ...
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"Sell-to-open" orders are used to sell a call or put. "Buy-to-close" orders are used to close positions that originated from a "sell-to-open" order. "Sell-to-close" orders are used to close positions that originated from a "buy-to-open" order. When buying to open or close a...
A put option allows the owner to sell the underlying stock at the strike price up until the option’s expiration. When the stock price falls, the put option increases in value, all else equal. If you’re buying a put option, you usually expect the stock price to fall. If you’re se...
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