Scenario Lab

Test a trade before you make it

What would a possible trade change in the portfolio you already have? Add it hypothetically and compare the before-and-after estimates. Nothing here changes your real positions or places an order.

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Try another SOFI put

Illustrative example

You own 100 SOFI shares. What if you also sell one $16.50 put for an assumed $1.25 per share, with a 100-share multiplier?

Accounting cash · before → after

$5,000 → $5,125

$125 received is cash flow, not profit or available buying power.

SOFI stock-direction exposure · Delta

About +100 shares → +145 shares

Assuming the put’s Delta is −0.45. You still own only 100 actual shares.

If assigned, the put could require buying another 100 shares for $1,650. Nothing in this example changes a real position.

Made-up demo values, not live quotes or a recommendation. Estimates exclude fees and slippage and depend on available data.

The problem

See the trade alongside what you already own

You already have bullish exposure to SOFI and are considering another short put. Its payoff alone cannot tell you how much more exposure it adds to the SOFI shares and options you already hold.

Scenario Lab starts with your selected real Optioneer portfolio, adds the proposed trade in a separate what-if scenario, and shows estimated changes to cash and exposure. You can inspect the trade without recording a real position.

Workflow

How it works

  1. 1

    Select the actual portfolio

    Choose the Optioneer portfolio whose current positions, cash, and exposure should be the baseline.

  2. 2

    Build the hypothetical trade

    Add stock and option legs, quantities, expirations, strikes, and proposed prices without recording a live position.

  3. 3

    Read before and after

    Compare cash and exposure, then inspect the trade’s payoff where supported. Delta, Gamma, Theta, and Vega explain sensitivity to price, time, and volatility.

  4. 4

    Save and revisit

    Keep an analysis, reopen or duplicate it, and refresh its prices. Optional manual IBKR instructions are a later step; CSV export has stricter single-leg eligibility.

What it can do

  • Hypothetical stock and option scenarios with up to 10 legs
  • Payoff, break-even, maximum profit, and maximum loss analysis where defined
  • Before-and-after cash estimates and supported stock-value concentration changes
  • Per-stock Delta/Gamma and compatible Theta/Vega comparisons when reliable data is available
  • Saved scenarios that can be reopened, duplicated, and refreshed
  • Reviewable manual IBKR instructions and BasketTrader CSV export for eligible single-leg orders

Important limits

  • Scenario Lab is hypothetical. It never changes the actual Optioneer portfolio or brokerage account.
  • Calculated values are estimates based on the inputs and available market data; they are not forecasts.
  • The target-price view shows the trade at expiration where supported; there are no arbitrary future-date or volatility-shock controls.
  • Order preparation is a manual handoff. Optioneer does not connect a trading session or submit an order to IBKR.
  • Scenario Lab is a Premium feature and does not provide investment advice.

Scenario Lab FAQs

Can I test a trade before placing it?

Yes. Scenario Lab lets you model a hypothetical stock or options trade and compare it with the current portfolio you select.

Does Scenario Lab change my actual portfolio?

No. A scenario is separate from the real portfolio. Saving, refreshing, or deleting it does not add, edit, or close an actual position.

Can it calculate how a trade changes portfolio Greeks?

Yes, when reliable data is available. Delta and Gamma are compared for each stock; compatible Theta and Vega can be combined. These are sensitivities, not predictions or guaranteed outcomes.

Is cash after the trade my available buying power?

No. It is an estimated accounting cash balance at the assumed fill. Your broker determines available trading funds, margin, reserves, and currency conversion.

Can I test any future date or change implied volatility?

The current target-price control models supported trade outcomes at expiration. It does not reprice the portfolio at an arbitrary future date or apply a volatility shock. Saved price updates use available market observations.

Does Optioneer submit the trade to Interactive Brokers?

No. Supported scenarios can prepare manual instructions; a BasketTrader CSV is limited to eligible single-leg orders. You review and transmit the order yourself in IBKR TWS.

Continue the workflow

Related Optioneer features

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Discovery

Find a candidate, then test whether it fits the portfolio.

Roll Assistant

Open an eligible roll candidate as a scenario for a portfolio-level check.

Broker Sync

Keep an eligible portfolio current before using it as the scenario baseline.

Put the full workflow in one place

Track what you own, understand the exposure, find ideas, test portfolio fit, and manage what happens next.

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