Our RFQ functionality has multiple built-in strategies. These strategies can all be bought or sold after sending the RFQ. If a strategy is sold every “buy” leg will convert into a “sell” leg, and vice versa, all other inputs will remain equal. The following built-in strategies are available in our RFQ functionality:
- Call Spread
A Call (vertical) Spread consists of a short and long call option leg with the same expiration and amount, but with different strike prices.
Example:selecting the “Call spread”button adds two call legs to the RFQ, a buy and a sell leg. After selecting the underlying, expiration and amount (which will be equal for both legs), the strike prices can be selected. The sell call leg must have ahigher strike price than the buy call leg.After sending the RFQ, the combination can be bought or sold, executing a bull or bear call spread respectively.
- Call Calendar
A Call CalendarSpread consists of a short and long call option leg with different expirations.
Example: selecting the “Call Calendar” button adds two call legs to the RFQ, a buy and a sell leg. After selecting the underlying and amount (which will be equal for both legs), the expiration and strike prices can be selected. Selecting a different expiration for each leg will develop the calendar spread. After sending the RFQ, the combination can be bought or sold, whereby selling the strategy will convert “buy” legs into “sell” legs and “sell” legs into “buy” legs.
- Call Butterfly
A Call Butterfly consists of buying and selling calls,with the same expiration,at three different strike prices: buy one call at a particular strike price, sell two calls at a lower strike price and buy one call at an even lower strike price.
Example:selecting the “Call Butterfly” button adds three call legs to the RFQ, two buy call legs and one sell call leg. After selecting the underlying and expiration, which will be the same for all legs, the strike prices and amount can be selected. For the first leg (buy),anystrike price can be selected. For the second leg (sell), a lower strike price must be selected. For the third leg (buy), a strike price lower than the second leg must be selected.After sending the RFQ, the combination can be bought or sold, whereby selling the strategy will convert “buy” legs into “sell” legs and “sell” legs into “buy” legs.
- Put Spead
A Put (vertical) Spread consists of a short and long put option leg with same expiration at different strike prices.
Example:selecting the “PutSpread” button adds two put legs to the RFQ, a buy and a sell leg. After selecting the underlying, expiration and amount (which will be equal for both legs), the strike prices can be selected. The buy put leg must have a higher strike price than the sell put leg. After sending the RFQ, the combination can be bought or sold, executing a bear or bull put spread respectively.
- Put Calendar
A Put Calendar Spread consists of a short and long put option leg with different expiries.
Example:selecting the “PutCalendar” button adds two put legs to the RFQ, a buy and a sell leg. After selecting the underlying and amount (which will be equal for both legs), the expiration and strike prices can be selected. Selecting a different expiration for each leg will develop the calendar spread. After sending the RFQ, the combination can be bought or sold, whereby selling the strategy will convert “buy” legs into “sell” legs and “sell” legs into “buy” legs.
- Put Butterfly
A Put Butterfly consists of buying and selling puts with the same expiration at three different strike prices: buy one put at a particular strike price, sell two puts at a higher strike price and buy one put at an even higher strike price.
Example:selecting the “Put Butterfly” button adds three put legs to the RFQ, two buy put legsand one sell put leg. After selecting the underlying and expiration, which will be equal for all legs, the strike prices and amount can be selected. For the first leg (buy), any strike price can be selected. For the second leg (sell), a lower strike price must be selected. For the third leg (buy), a strike price lower than the second leg must be selected.After sending the RFQ, the combination can be bought or sold, whereby selling the strategy will convert “buy” legs into “sell” legs and “sell” legs into “buy” legs.
- Future Spread
A Future Spread consists of a short and long leg with two different futures expirations.Future spreads can also be traded through our “Future Rolls”, which are continuously quoted Futures-Perpetual and Futures-Futures spreads. However, our RFQ functionality allows for full customization and private auction of the Future Spread.
Example:selecting the “Future Spread” button adds two futures legs to the RFQ a buy and a sell leg. After selecting the underlying and amount (which will be equal for both legs), the expirations can be selected. After sending the RFQ, the combination can be bought or sold, whereby selling the strategy will convert “buy” legs into “sell” legs and “sell” legs into “buy” legs.
- Straddle
A Straddle consists of a long call and put with the same expiration and strike price, often both ATM.
Example: selectingthe “Straddle” button adds two legs to the RFQ, a buy call and buy put leg. For Straddles the underlying, expiration, strike price and amount are equal for both legs. After sending the RFQ, the combination can be bought or sold, whereby selling the strategy will convert “buy” legs into “sell” legs and “sell” legs into “buy” legs.
- Strangle
A Strangle consists of a long call and put with the same expiration but at different strike prices, often both OTM.
Example, selecting the “Strangle” button adds two legs to the RFQ, a buy call leg and a buy put leg. After selecting the underlying, expiration and amount, which will be equal for both legs, the strike prices can be selected.After sending the RFQ, the combination can be bought or sold, whereby selling the strategy will convert “buy” legs into “sell” legs and “sell” legs into “buy” legs.
- Synthetic
A Synthetic consists of a long call and short put with the same expiration and strike price and has a similar payoff as a futures contract.
Example:selecting the “Synthetic” button adds two legs to the RFQ, a buy call leg and sell put leg. For Synthetics the underlying, expiration, strike price and amount are equal for both legs.After sending the RFQ, the combination can be bought or sold, whereby selling the strategy will convert “buy” legs into “sell” legs and “sell” legs into “buy” legs.
- Risk Reversal
A RiskReversal consists of a long call and short put withthe same expiration but at different strike prices
Example:selecting the “Risk Reversal” button adds two legs to the RFQ, a buy call and sell put leg. After selecting the underlying, expiration and amount, which will be equal for both legs, the strike prices can be selected. After sending the RFQ, the combination can be bought or sold, whereby selling the strategy will convert “buy” legs into “sell” legs and “sell” legs into “buy” legs.
- Custom
At any moment during the customization process, selecting the “Custom” button allows for full customization control of all legs.
Please see our RFQ Documentation for more information.