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In finance, the expiration date of an option contract (represented by Greek letter tau, τ) is the last date on which the holder of the option may exercise it according to its terms. [1] In the case of options with "automatic exercise", the net value of the option is credited to the long and debited to the short position holders.
A compound option is an option on another option, and as such presents the holder with two separate exercise dates and decisions. If the first exercise date arrives and the 'inner' option's market price is below the agreed strike the first option will be exercised (European style), giving the holder a further option at final maturity.
The option style, as specified in the contract, determines when, how, and under what circumstances, the option holder may exercise it. It is at the discretion of the owner whether (and in some circumstances when) to exercise it. European – European-style option contracts may only be exercised at the option's expiration date. Thus they can ...
An upcoming U.S. stock options expiration that is set to be the largest on record is tamping down market swings, potentially counterbalancing any gyrations stirred by the Federal Reserve's ...
For example, imagine a trader bought a call for $0.50 with a strike price of $20, and the stock is $23 at expiration. The option is worth $3 (the $23 stock price minus the $20 strike price) and ...
Triple witching hour is the last hour of the stock market trading session (3:00–4:00 p.m., New York time) on the third Friday of every March, June, September, and December. Those days are the expiration of three kinds of securities: Stock market index futures; Stock market index options; Stock options.
For example, an Apple Inc AAPL.O call option that would have expired in December 2007 at a $122.50 strike price would be displayed as APVLZ in old convention (AAPL071222C00122500 in new convention). Stock option names are written in the following format: SYMBOL+MONTH+STRIKE. SYMBOL = Option Root Symbol, normally the stock's ticker symbol
The max payout occurs if the stock finishes expiration right at the strike price, meaning both the call and put expire worthless. However, it can be difficult to receive the full premium.