Invalid Intrinsic Value

This message indicates that an invalid intrinsic value was provided in the request. TradersPost requires that the intrinsicValue parameter be specified as either itm (in the money) or otm (out of the money). This field is only relevant when trading options. Any other value will be considered invalid and the request will not be processed.

Invalid intrinsicValue example:

{
    "ticker": "AAPL",
    "action": "buy",
    "expiration": "+6 months",
    "optionType": "call",
    "intrinsicValue": "in the money",
    "strikesAway": 2,
    "quantity": 1
}

Valid intrinsicValue example:

{
    "ticker": "AAPL",
    "action": "buy",
    "expiration": "+6 months",
    "optionType": "call",
    "intrinsicValue": "itm",
    "strikesAway": 2,
    "quantity": 1
}