Options Desk workspace

The Options Chain sheet leads the center (full NBBO + IV + greeks; Strategy Builder + Pin Risk tabbed) with the chart below; Vol Term over the chain-derived IV Surface left; Greeks over dealer gamma over the realized-vol cone right — implied, quoted and positioned vol on one screen

Use it when: Any options structure — pricing it, building it, or checking what you already own.

• Presets in the menu bar, under the category this desk belongs to — one click applies the whole layout, and a checkmark tracks which one is active.
• Or the command palette on Ctrl+P, which finds it by name.
• Or ask the ship for it: show me options.
• Every panel can be re-pointed at another symbol from its own header, and anything the desk does not open is in the Add Panel menu.

• 1. The chain first, for what is actually quoted rather than what the model says.
• 2. Greeks and the vol surface next: the surface is where you see whether the strike you want is expensive relative to its neighbours.
• 3. Vol cone and term structure for whether the whole expiry is rich or cheap, and the pin-risk sheet if expiry is near.

The tell: A structure that looks good on payoff and bad on the surface is usually a structure you are paying too much for. Check both before sending it.

8 panels, read straight from the preset definition in the desktop build:

• Chart
• Gamma Stream
• Options Chain
• Options Greeks Dashboard
• Strategy Builder (Multi-leg options)
• Vol Cone (realized vol percentile)
• Vol Surface (IV heatmap)
• Volatility Term Structure (VIX curve + SKEW)

Plus 1 dense sheet — wide tables that carry a whole complex in one upstream call rather than a wall of single-series tiles:

• Pin Risk Calendar

These desks assume the theory. If any of it is unfamiliar, the background reading is on the learn side:

• Protective Put: Cost, Mechanics, Rolling
• Calendar Spreads: Vega, Theta, Term Structure
• Jade Lizard Strategy: Setup & Management
• Options Expiration: What Happens at Expiry
• Long Call vs Short Put: Risk & Margin
• Ratio Spreads (1x2): Construction and Risk
• Backspread Options Strategy: Payoff and Risks
• Box Spreads: Synthetic Loan & Assignment Risk
• Diagonal Spreads & the PMCC Explained
• Double Diagonal Spread: Mechanics & Management
• LEAPS Options: Theta, Stock Replacement, Delta
• American vs European Options: Key Differences
• Best Options Brokers: How to Choose in 2026

• All workspace presets — how docking, link groups and saved layouts work.
• Panel reference — what each panel shows, column by column.