You can place options trades on Qtrade’s mobile app by first searching the underlying security to place the order. If you click on the Options tab, it will display all the available options expiry data. Different dates can be selected by scrolling to the right. All dates are arranged from the earliest date to the latest date.
Selecting any date reveals options data available for that date.
The screen (above) is defaulted to display 8 strike prices, and all contract dates are shown. You can change this default by clicking on the options filter icon and changing the Range and the Strikes.
How the options data is arranged depends upon the current market price of the underlying security. In the above example, the stock (TSLA used for illustrative purposes only) traded at a current market price of $175.88. All strike prices below that for Calls are considered In the Money and Out of the Money for Puts, which are displayed at the top.
All Strike prices after $175.88 are considered Out of the Money for Calls and In the Money for Puts, which show up below the dotted line. Options premium vary depending upon how much In the Money or how much Out of the Money an option is.
Scrolling down, click on the Create options order button to get to the Options Order Screen, where Buy is selected by default. Input your choices into the Order Type (Market or Limit), Contracts, Good Through and the Terms (None, All or None) fields. Once you are satisfied with the Estimated value of the trade, click on the Confirm options order button to place the trade.