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I am new to this but i have a question about the cost of options. it might be really simple.
If i buy a contract say SPY 220121C00470000, how do i get the price for that contract in the future - Basically, i want to set a sell price/liquidate at 25% of cost price.
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks
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.ekz.
Bawoni Abayomi Olorunsola, how far?
To get the cost of an asset at some point in the future, you can reference the “AveragePrice” property of the holding
.This will give you your average entry price for your holdings of that symbol.
With that said... To track % gain/loss, I'd recommend using the property 'UnrealizedProfitPercent' instead. If you want to exit at 25% of the original entry price, this means you're exit after a 75% loss, so your condition would be:
Now, while the above may help with your goal, I'd actually advise against this. IE: I'd generally advise against stop losses like this with options, given the volatile nature of option pricing. Consider tracking the underlying price instead, and exiting if it goes below a certain level.
Hope this helps.
-ekz
Abayomi Olorunsola
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