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Sorting Strategies

The Sort dialog box enables you to order option information the way you want to see it. All book and strategy menus contain a Sort selection that displays the sort dialog box:

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We will discuss the fields in the Sort dialog box in the following sections. For now, note that the Sort dialog box contains the following selections:

Selection
Function
Cancel
Returns you to the Strategy menu.
Draw
Sorts the positions in the Strategy menu based on the criteria you have set in the Sort window.
Done
Sorts the positions in the Strategy menu based on the criteria you have set in the Sort window, and returns you to the Strategy menu.

The Sort dialog box enables you to do two things:

images/aspenopt00090000.gif Arrange information within a strategy or group menu,

images/aspenopt00090000.gif Group strategy positions into different group menus.

You arrange information by ordering the sort criteria. You group information by moving the Group Boundary marker.

Topics:

Arranging Information in Strategies

Grouping Information in Strategies