Question about Option execution

Discussion in 'Options' started by antares66, Apr 8, 2025.

  1. Hello,
    on friday i bought 5 call options on SOXL with a strike price of $9.
    I executed the options at the same day, so i bought 500 SOXL at $9 =$4,500.
    But on TWS i see an average price of $9.28 which i not understand because i should have paid 500x $9 and not 500x $9,28, regardless if the price was higher at the time of execution. Or do i miss here something?


    Thanks
     
  2. elite1974

    elite1974

    the 0.28 additional is the amount you paid for the calls which gets added to your cost basis.
     
  3. Sekiyo

    Sekiyo

    Strike isn't option price / premium.
    The 9$ strike can have a bid / ask of 190 / 210

    Did you buy the SOXL 9$ CALL with a limit @ 9 or market ?

    I use TWS also and commissions usually show up on the close.
    Commission should be at worst min(USD 1, USD 0.65/contract)
    3.25$ + 3rd party fees not 280$ * 5 = 1400$

    I believe you didn't buy with a limit order.
    Therefore you paid what the market gave you.

    upload_2025-4-8_15-14-15.png
     
    Last edited: Apr 8, 2025
  4. strike price = 9
    assume you paid 28 cents premium including costs

    you exercise the calls so pay 9x500 but your cost basis (ie. where you base your pnl) is 9x500+9x.28
     
  5. mervyn

    mervyn

    post a screenshot, i doubt tws will lump options and equities positions together.
     
  6. MarkBrown

    MarkBrown

    here's an idea blame trump and the majority of americans that voted for him.
     
  7. Thanks for your replies. What has happened if i hadn“t executed the options but let them be assigned? Would i have had paid the exact strike price of $ 9?
     
  8. rb7

    rb7

    To the OP, no offense but your questions are so basic and badly formulated (and lacking context and details!) that you should start at the beginning:
    https://www.optionseducation.org/