How long does it take for options orders to get filled?

I almost always get filled between the bid/ask on highly liquid ETFs and stocks - and usually very quickly. It can be a little harder if you're trading spreads, but it doesn't sound like you'll be doing that. Also, it may depend on your broker, as someone mentioned.
 
Secatu said:
I almost always get filled between the bid/ask on highly liquid ETFs and stocks - and usually very quickly. It can be a little harder if you're trading spreads, but it doesn't sound like you'll be doing that. Also, it may depend on your broker, as someone mentioned.
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How do you trade spreads? Do you leg in? I find the price leaves me behind so often when I do that I quit doing it that way.
 
I buy both legs at the same time on TOS. They automatically put the price between the bid/ask. I do have to adjust it sometimes depending on the market and how badly I want the trade. I mainly sell put/call verticals or buy diagonals.
 
I tried to trade vertical spreads on SPX in an IB paper account but never get filled, even when selecting "market". Is this normal? I wanted to get familiar with trading vertical spreads on tws before trading real money.
 
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