Wildcard Examples

The following table contains a variety wildcard symbols that use both the pound sign and expansion macros. These combinations enable you to display option symbols without knowing an option’s strike. When you use wildcards and macros in building your option strategies, as contracts roll, the option quotes displayed on your quote page also roll automatically, without requiring you to reenter each option symbol. The following are just a few examples of possible combinations.

Macro
Definition
Example
<symbol>#1@C
Displays all calls on the first out-month contract.
SP#1@C
<symbol>#2@P
Displays all puts on the second out-month contract.
SP#2@P
<symbol>#2@+CP
Displays all in-the-money calls and puts for the second out-month contract.
SP#2@+CP
<symbol>#3@-2CP
Displays the calls and puts that are three strikes out of the money in the third out-month contract.
SP#3@-2CP

Macro	Definition	Example
<symbol>#1@C	Displays all calls on the first out-month contract.	SP#1@C
<symbol>#2@P	Displays all puts on the second out-month contract.	SP#2@P
<symbol>#2@+CP	Displays all in-the-money calls and puts for the second out-month contract.	SP#2@+CP
<symbol>#3@-2CP	Displays the calls and puts that are three strikes out of the money in the third out-month contract.	SP#3@-2CP