# Options Order Syntax

**URL:** <https://forums.collective2.com/t/options-order-syntax/16537>\
**Category:** C2 Software Development\
**Created:** [July 2, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/options-order-syntax/16537 "2024-07-02T14:57:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![SFAnalytics](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/sfanalytics/32/19495_2.png) [@SFAnalytics](https://forums.collective2.com/u/SFAnalytics)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/options-order-syntax/16537/1 "2024-07-02T14:57:53Z")

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Hello, I am an extremely new programmer, and have been trying to figure out the Options Syntax for placing an options order using Collective. I have tried time and time again to get the order syntax for options to play out correctly. I keep getting errors like this below.

Questions I have are:

1. Does collective2 use the OPRA options chain for their offering?

2. When calling the options symbol to place an order in Collective, do you use the full contractID or just the company symbol.

Error Message:

{  
“Order”: {  
“StrategyId”: Removed,  
“OrderType”: 2,  
“Side”: 1,  
“OrderQuantity”: 1.0,  
“Limit”: 0.7875,  
“TIF”: 1,  
“ExchangeSymbol”: {  
“Symbol”: “GOOGL240705P00182500”,  
“Currency”: “USD”,  
“SecurityExchange”: “OPRA”,  
“SecurityType”: “OPT”,  
“MaturityMonthYear”: “202407”,  
“PutOrCall”: 0,  
“StrikePrice”: 182.5  
}  
}  
}  
ERROR:root:Error placing order: {“ResponseStatus”:{“ErrorCode”:“400”,“Message”:“BadRequest”,“Errors”:[{“ErrorCode”:“1121”,“FieldName”:“Symbol”,“Message”:“Invalid symbol”}]}}

Any help here is appreciated. Thank you in advance!

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**Author:** ![MatthewKlein](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/matthewklein/32/21382_2.png) [@MatthewKlein](https://forums.collective2.com/u/MatthewKlein)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/options-order-syntax/16537/2 "2024-07-02T17:06:15Z")

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Hi, SFAnalytics -

I am sorry this is not really well-documented. Our options symbology is a little weird. You can find it here:

> **[Collective2 Options Symbols](https://support.collective2.com/hc/en-us/articles/360051538773-Collective2-Options-Symbols)**
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> The Options Symbology key consists of the following data elements:Security SymbolThe security symbol will have a maximum of 5 characters and may contain digits.In those instances where there is a 5...

Let me know if you have questions.

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**Author:** ![SFAnalytics](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/sfanalytics/32/19495_2.png) [@SFAnalytics](https://forums.collective2.com/u/SFAnalytics)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/options-order-syntax/16537/3 "2024-07-02T19:52:53Z")

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This is fantastic. Thank you for this link and the information. Really quickly, the application of this would still work vis API corrrect? I am not using WebTrader and want to make sure it will integrate correctly.

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**Author:** ![MatthewKlein](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/matthewklein/32/21382_2.png) [@MatthewKlein](https://forums.collective2.com/u/MatthewKlein)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/options-order-syntax/16537/4 "2024-07-03T11:40:50Z")

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Yes, you can use these symbols via the API.