OptionsPlay Portfolio Alerts are emailed daily as an Excel file. The guide below explains the columns in the alerts file and how to read it.

Account Identifiers:

Columns A-E (Institution, Branch, Account #, Account Name and Account Type)

Account identifying data displayed based on the data provided to OptionsPlay, if data was not supplied, these columns will be blank.

Current Position :

Column F and G (Symbol, Position)

Description of the existing position that OptionsPlay Portfolio is analyzing for alerts.

Alert Title:

Column H (Alert Title)

Description of the Alert that was triggered for the position.

Alert Details:

Columns I -M (Alert, Alert Quantity, Alert Expiry Date, Alert Strike Price and Alert Type)

Detailed description of the action alert. Enter the details within these columns into a trade ticket for execution.

Alert Premiums:

Columns N-P (Premium, Bid and Ask)

Expected Premium for the trade with the current Bid/Ask price of the option at the time of the alert.

Alert Summary:

Column Q (Alert Trade Summary)