What is a diagonal spread strategy?

It is an options strategy that involves buying and selling options of the same type but with different strike prices and expiration dates to exploit volatility or time decay.

How does this MCP help with risk management?

The MCP includes a validation capability that checks if your trades meet specific liquidity and gamma safety thresholds based on open interest and days to expiration.

Which AI clients can use this MCP?

You can use this MCP with any compatible client, including Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Does this MCP provide real-time market data?

No, you must provide the specific contract parameters, such as strikes, premiums, and IV, to the agent for analysis.

Can I use this for regular options instead of futures?

This specific MCP is designed for futures options diagonal spread strategies.

What is a diagonal spread?

A diagonal spread is an options strategy involving the simultaneous purchase and sale of options with different strike prices and different expiration dates.

How does the engine determine a BUY signal?

A BUY signal is generated via analyze_diagonal_spread when near-term IV is higher than far-term IV, near-term expiration is between 14 and 45 days, both options have sufficient Open Interest, and the debit is cost-effective.

What is the purpose of the liquidity check?

The validate_liquidity_and_risk capability ensures that the options have enough Open Interest (above 300) to avoid slippage and that the position is not exposed to excessive gamma risk.

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Connect Futures Options Diagonal Spread Strategy to your AI

Set it up once and it works in ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and any other client you love. It all runs safely in the background, so you can relax and focus on what really matters. Automate decision making for complex volatility spread trades.

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One action deactivates every Connector, revokes every token, and ends every session at once. AI Governance keeps the record.

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3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 3 available through Futures Options Strategy Engine.

01
Analyze diagonal spread
This capability evaluates a specific diagonal spread setup to produce BUY, SELL, or HOLD signals. It looks at implied volatility and delta exposure to determine the best move.
02
Calculate position metrics
Use this to get the mathematical breakdown of a proposed spread. It calculates the specific risk and reward components for your position.
03
Validate liquidity and risk
This capability checks if your contract parameters meet necessary safety and liquidity standards. It specifically monitors gamma and open interest thresholds.

Real work

What teams actually run

Volatility Skew Exploitation

Your agent identifies spreads where the time decay differential between contracts is favorable.

Risk Validation

You check a potential trade against liquidity requirements before execution.

Position Modeling

You calculate the exact debit, delta exposure, and max profit for a new diagonal setup.

Automated Signal Checking

You feed contract data to your agent to get an immediate BUY, SELL, or HOLD recommendation.

One connector, every AI

Futures Options Strategy Engine works with the most popular AI clients.

These are the most popular clients, each with a step-by-step guide: one link, set up once, with governance and visibility built in. And because everything runs on the MCP standard, the same connection also works in any other compatible client — nothing to rebuild.

Building your own app? The connector is yours to use.

You don't need a client to put Futures Options Strategy Engine to work: the same hosted connection plugs into your own applications and agent code, with the same governance on every request. Build with it, chat with it — one connection for both.

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Futures Options Strategy Engine is checked daily against the live service.

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Fastest day: 658ms
Slowest day: 1135ms
14-day trend: Stable-2%

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One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 3 capabilities arrive ready to run.

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The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Futures Options Strategy Engine, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Futures Options Strategy Engine. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Futures Options Strategy Engine Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_qq3FH1VdAGwPM38NG33FXocs56SYTJR9usmIz9ta/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
3Click Add and start a new chat — Futures Options Strategy Engine capabilities are ready to use.

Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "futures-options-diagonal-spread-strategy-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_qq3FH1VdAGwPM38NG33FXocs56SYTJR9usmIz9ta/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude
ChatGPT
Cursor
VS Code
Windsurf
Claude Code
JetBrains
Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

Guided setup for Claude? Set up Futures Options Strategy Engine in Claude and other AIs

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Who it's for

Built for the work Futures Options Strategy Engine owners hand off.

This MCP is built for professionals managing complex options portfolios who need rapid, deterministic math for spread strategies.

01
Options Traders
They hand off the heavy lifting of spread math and signal generation to their agent.
02
Quantitative Analysts
They use the engine to validate risk models and liquidity thresholds.
03
Risk Managers
They use the validation capabilities to ensure trades stay within strict gamma and liquidity bounds.

FAQ

Questions Futures Options Strategy Engine owners ask.

01
What is a diagonal spread strategy?
It is an options strategy that involves buying and selling options of the same type but with different strike prices and expiration dates to exploit volatility or time decay.
02
How does this MCP help with risk management?
The MCP includes a validation capability that checks if your trades meet specific liquidity and gamma safety thresholds based on open interest and days to expiration.
03
Which AI clients can use this MCP?
You can use this MCP with any compatible client, including Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.
04
Does this MCP provide real-time market data?
No, you must provide the specific contract parameters, such as strikes, premiums, and IV, to the agent for analysis.
05
Can I use this for regular options instead of futures?
This specific MCP is designed for futures options diagonal spread strategies.
06
What is a diagonal spread?
A diagonal spread is an options strategy involving the simultaneous purchase and sale of options with different strike prices and different expiration dates.
07
How does the engine determine a BUY signal?
A BUY signal is generated via analyze_diagonal_spread when near-term IV is higher than far-term IV, near-term expiration is between 14 and 45 days, both options have sufficient Open Interest, and the debit is cost-effective.
08
What is the purpose of the liquidity check?
The validate_liquidity_and_risk capability ensures that the options have enough Open Interest (above 300) to avoid slippage and that the position is not exposed to excessive gamma risk.

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Spending limits that pause instead of surprise.

We ship only the actions that matter.

01-03

Analyze diagonal spread

Calculate position metrics

Validate liquidity and risk

What teams actually run

Volatility Skew Exploitation

Risk Validation

Position Modeling

Automated Signal Checking

Building your own app? The connector is yours to use.

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What is a diagonal spread strategy?

How does this MCP help with risk management?

Which AI clients can use this MCP?

Does this MCP provide real-time market data?

Can I use this for regular options instead of futures?

What is a diagonal spread?

How does the engine determine a BUY signal?

What is the purpose of the liquidity check?

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