# Options to trade on Deriv: lookbacks

**URL:** <https://community.deriv.com/t/options-to-trade-on-deriv-lookbacks/41898>\
**Category:** SmartTrader\
**Created:** [December 22, 2022, 9:59am UTC](https://community.deriv.com/t/options-to-trade-on-deriv-lookbacks/41898 "2022-12-22T09:59:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paola](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.deriv.com/paola/32/5512_2.png) [@Paola](https://community.deriv.com/u/Paola)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 9:59am UTC](https://community.deriv.com/t/options-to-trade-on-deriv-lookbacks/41898/1 "2022-12-22T09:59:01Z")

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Hello Deriv Community,

Lookbacks allow you to earn a payout depending on the optimum high or low achieved by the market during the contract duration.

There are three types of lookbacks options:

1. High-Close  
When you purchase a ‘High-Close’ contract, your win or loss will be equal to the multiplier times the difference between the high and the close over the contract duration.  

2. Close-Low  
When you purchase a ‘Close-Low’ contract, your win or loss will be equal to the multiplier times the difference between the close and the low over the contract duration.  

3. High-Low  
When you purchase a ‘High-Low’ contract, your win or loss will be equal to the multiplier times the difference between the high and the low over the contract duration.  

Some useful terms:

- High, Low, and Close:  
The **high** is the highest point ever reached by the market during the contract period.  
The **low** is the lowest point ever reached by the market during the contract period.  
The **close** is the latest tick at or before the **end time**. If you selected a specific **end time,** the **end time** is the selected time.

- Contract period:  
The **contract period** is the period between the **first tick** (after start time) and the **end time**.  
The **start time** begins when the contract is processed by our servers.  
The **end time** is the selected number of minutes/hours after the **start time**.

Lookbacks options are currently only available for **synthetic indices** on the **Smart Trader platform.**

If you have any questions, please contact us via live chat or WhatsApp.

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**Author:** ![Paola](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.deriv.com/paola/32/5512_2.png) [@Paola](https://community.deriv.com/u/Paola)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.deriv.com/t/options-to-trade-on-deriv-lookbacks/41898/2 "2023-01-10T16:41:33Z")

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