SPY options cost?

Discussion in 'Options' started by AlphaRocks, Apr 24, 2014.

  1. Anyone know why SPY options have higher commission on IB? on the following trade:

    SLD 6 SPY Jun20'14 176 PUT 1.17
    commission: -7.59

    that's $1.265 per contract, about ~60% higher than the expected ~.79 per contract.

    TIA
     
  2. 1245

    1245

    Did you take liquidity at an exchange with a $0.50 fee?

    1245
     
  3. It was a limit order that took a while to fill, so I would have expected it to have added liquidity by joining the bid/ask and resting.

    On the unbundled charges, I'm seeing a .47 execution fee, how do I know what that is for?

    Thx
     
  4. 1245

    1245

    Sorry, you will have to call them. I left IB with my person account because I was charged for taking when I added. My order was in the system for two hours.

    Good luck talking to them on the phone.

    1245
     
  5. trying the email ticket first... I moved to IB because a bug on another broker's platform cost me $3K on a trade, but I probably won't move for .47 even though those charges do add up... hopefully I can get a reasonable explanation... thanks again 1245!