About thinkorswim, Inc

866-547-8431 

Release Notes 

March 25, 2008

We’ll be releasing our newest build Wednesday, March 26 at 3:30am CDT. We encourage you to allow extra time for the update to process on Wednesday morning. The following items will be available after the upgrade:

Option Montage:

We’ve added 4 new volatility based strategies to the multi-leg selection dropdown and the pricing mechanism. You’ll find the following strategies to choose from when you right click over any bid or offer — Iron Condor, Straddle-Strangle Swap, Double Diagonal and Double Calendar.

Order Entry and Order Book:

You will find the current market for your orders in the order entry ticket under the price field and by clicking on the ellipsis (“…”) in the order book.

Import Function

Order import now supports multi-leg spreads directly into the order book. For the updated specification now supporting importing spreads, please click here for the specification or click here for an example file.

Odds and Ends:

  • Alert and alert contingencies based off Bid or Ask Implied Volatilities.
  • Added a new “volatility curve approximation” model that can be used to alleviate inflated deltas going into expiration. Switch to “Curve” while in the Model Settings component.
  • Import, export, and print buttons are added to the “accounts” component.
  • Refinement and clean-up of the white layout based on your feedback.

We hope you enjoy the new set of features and please keep the suggestions coming to support@thinkpipes.com

NOTE: No action is required on your part. The newest release will be installed the next time you open thinkpipes. Learn more about thinkpipes’ features in the help website.

As always, stay tuned for more updates as we continue to build out and up.

thinkpipes support

thinkorswim, Division of TD AMERITRADE, Inc. Member SIPC, FINRA, NFA.
2010 © TD AMERITRADE IP Company, Inc.

powered by thinkorswim technology

The risk of loss in trading securities, options, futures and forex can be substantial. Clients must consider all relevant risk factors, including their own personal financial situation, before trading. Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. See the Options Disclosure Document: Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options. A copy can be requested via email at support@thinkorswim.com or via mail to 600 W. Chicago Ave., #100, Chicago, IL 60654-2597.

Trading foreign exchange on margin carries a high level of risk, as well as its own unique risk factors. Forex investments are subject to counter-party risk, as there is no central clearing organization for these transactions. Please read the Forex Risk Disclosure before considering the trading of this product. A forex dealer can be compensated via commission and/or spread on forex trades. TD AMERITRADE is subsequently compensated by the forex dealer. Futures and forex accounts are not protected by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).

Supporting documentation for any claims, comparisons, recommendations, statistics, or other technical data, will be supplied upon request.