What are equity options position limits and where can I find them?
Position limits are the amount of contracts that any controlling entity’s account may have open positions in on the same side of the market. For instance, long calls and short puts are considered to be on the “same side” of the market. Although most public investors will never come close to the position limits for any option class, you may find a current list (represented in shares) of the limits at: http://www.optionsclearing.com/market/poslimit/position_limit_reports.jsp In addition, each options exchange has its own position limit rule which can be found by clicking on their respective links at the top of the position limits page.
Position limits are the amount of contracts that any controlling entity’s account may have open positions in on the same side of the market. For instance, long calls and short puts are considered to be on the “same side” of the market. Although most public investors will never come close to the position limits for any option class, you may find a current list (represented in shares) of the limits at: http://www.optionsclearing.com/webapps/position-limits In addition, each options exchange has its own position limit rule which can be found by clicking on their respective links at the top of the position limits page.
