May 21, 2020

How To Enter an Options Trade On ThinkOrSwim

It’s pretty easy once you learn how, but until then it is a daunting task to learn how to enter option order in ThinkOrSwim

Take a look at this video to see how we can do this accurately.

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about the author:

Mike Shorr

Since 1994, Michael has been an on-the-floor market maker, Vice-President of Interest Rate Derivatives for Knight Financial Products and Director of Education and Options Instructor at Trading Advantage. He makes the oftentimes complex world of options and trading accessible to the novice and advanced trader alike. Michael has a Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics and Finance from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. He presently is Director, Trader Education at ProsperTradingAcademy.

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