TradingTime
Optionstradingis24/7round-the-clocktrading,whichwillnotbesuspendedunlessitisduringthedeliveryofWeeklyoptionsat16:00(GMT8)everyFriday.Thesuspensionperioddependsonthetimetoproceeddeliverybythesystem.
StrikePrice
Astrikepriceisthesetpriceatwhichanoptioncontractcanbeboughtorsoldwhenitisexercised.
Fornewlygeneratedoptioncontracts,theoptionstrikepricewilldeterminetheintermediatestrikepricesbasedonthedeliverypriceofthatweek,andsetthestrikepricerangeandexerciseintervalaccordingtoacertainpercentage.
Thereareintermediatestrikeprices,highestandloweststrikepricesfortheinitiallaunchedoptions.Eachstrikepricecorrespondstoacalloptionandaputoption.
Inthecircumstancethattheunderlyingindexfluctuatesgreatlyanddeviatesfarfromthestrikepricerange,theplatformmayaddnewstrikepricesbasedonmarket.
TradingType
Optioncontractsaredividedintotwotypes:calloptionsandputoptions.Callandputoptionshavedifferentstrikeprices.Eachtypeofcontractwithdifferentstrikepricesanddifferentexpirationdatescouldbeconsideredasatradingpair.
Tradingtypescanalsobedividedintotwotypeswhichareopeningpositionsandclosingpositions.Eachtype,nomatteropeningpositionsorclosingpositions,hastwotradingdirections,whicharebuyingandselling.
Buytoopenpositionsmeanstheuserpayspremiumtobuyacertainamountofoptionscontractandtheuserwillholdlongpositionsiftheorderisfilled.
Selltoclosepositionsmeanstheusersellsoptionstocloselongpositions,andtheuser’slongpositionswillbereducediftheorderisfilled.
Selltoopenpositionsmeanstheuserfreezesperformancemargintosellacertainamountofoptionscontractandreceivepremium.Theuserwillholdshortpositionsiftheorderisfilled.
Buytoclosepositionsmeanstheuserbuysoptionstocloseshortposition,andtheuser’sshortpositionswillbereducediftheorderisfilled.
Optionsaredividedintotwotypeswhicharecalloptionsandputoptions.Eachtypehasdifferentstrikepriceandexpirationdate,whichisquitesimilartoanindependenttradingpair.
Optionssellersareobligatedtobuy/selloptionsontheexpirationdate.HuobiOptionsaredeliveredinpricedifference.In-the-moneyoptionswillbeexercisedautomaticallyontheexpirationdateandthesellerhastopaydeliveryprofitstothebuyer.
OrderType
Limitorder:Theuserneedstospecifythepriceandquantityoftheorder.Thelimitorderspecifiesthehighestpricethatusersarewillingtobuyorthelowestpricethattheyarewillingtosell.Aftertheusersetsthelimitprice,themarketwillprioritizethetransactionatapricethatisfavorabletotheuser.Limitorderscanbeusedtoopenandclosepositions.ForLimitOrder,threemechanismsareavailabletobeselected,whichare"Postonly","FOK(FillorKill)","IOC(ImmediateorCancel)";ifnomechanismisselected,thesystemwillcontinuetouseLimitOrderbydefault.
Triggerorder:WhenusingTriggerOrder,theusercansettriggerprice,typepriceandquantityinadvance.Whenthelatestpricereachesthetriggerprice,thesystemwillplaceanorderbasedonthetypepriceandquantitysetinadvancejustlikelimitorder.
BBO(BestBidOffer)order:IftheuserselectsBBOtoplaceanorder,theuserisonlyrequiredtoenterthequantity,andthesystemwilltakethelatestpriceoftheopponentatthemomentreceivingthisorder(iftheuserisabuyer,theBBOpriceisthesell_oneprice;iftheuserisaseller,theBBOpriceisthebuy_oneprice)toplaceanorder.
OptimalNorder:UsingOptimalNordermeansthattheusercanplaceanordersbasedonBBOpriceswithintheoptimalN.Userscanselectfrom“Optimal5”,“Optimal10”or“Optimal20”andenterthequantitytoplaceanorder.TheOptimalNisavailableforbothopeningandclosingpositions,andforbothLimitorderandTriggerorder,whichcanavoidtheusers'lossesduetounabletofilltheorderwhenthemarketfluctuatesviolently.
Flashclose:FlashCloseisafunctionthatwouldhelpuserstoplaceanorderbyusingthepriceswithinoptimal30basedontheBBOprices.AndtheunfilledpartswillconverttoLimitOrderautomatically.TheclosepriceofFlashCloseispredictable,whichcanavoidtheusers'lossesduetounabletofilltheorderwhenthemarketfluctuatesviolently.
Positions
Afteropeningpositions,positionswiththesamedirection,sameexpirationdateandsamestrikepricewillbemerged.Oneoptionsaccountcanonlyhave2positionswiththesameexpirationdateandsamestrikeprice,whicharelongandshortpositions
Limitationonpositionsandorders
HuobiOptionslimitsusers’grosspositionsandquantitiesoforders,topreventmarketmanipulation.
Note:
Thesameoptionswillbemerged.Forexample,auserfirstopen1cont,andthenopenstwoconts,thentherewillbe3contsdisplayedatthepositions.Whenclosingaposition,thecostiscalculatedbyusingmovingaveragemethod.Thatistosay,thesystemusesaverageopenpriceasthecostpricetocalculateprofitandlosswhenclosingthepositions.Forexample,ifauseropensonecontattheprice1000BTC/USDT,andopensanothertwocontsofthesamecontractattheprice1200BTC/USDT,thentheAverageOpenPriceis(1000*11200*2)/(12)=1133.33USDT.JoininusWeChat：dm19103QQGroup：1083210627Telegram：https://t.me/huobidmofficialHuobiFuturesOfficialMediaAuthenticatorpleaseclickhere>>>
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