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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.
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The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust is an exchange-traded fund which trades on the NYSE Arca under the symbol SPY (NYSE Arca: SPY). The ETF is designed to track the S&P 500 index by holding a portfolio comprising all 500 companies on the index. [1] It is a part of the SPDR family of ETFs and is managed by State Street Global Advisors. [2]
For an out-of-the-money option, the further in the future the expiration date—i.e. the longer the time to exercise—the higher the chance of this occurring, and thus the higher the option price; for an in-the-money option the chance of being in the money decreases; however the fact that the option cannot have negative value also works in the ...
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 ...
Implied volatility in options continues to fall after the election, with the VIX now ~23.To start the week, SPY options are pricing in about a 1.9% move for this Friday's close:And QQQ 2.3% ...
Prior to 2010, [1] standard equity option naming convention in North America, as used by the Options Clearing Corporation, was as follows: 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).
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is not clear on whether QQQ, DIA and SPY options should be treated as section 1256 contracts. [5] On one hand, these are seen as equity options, not within the definition of a 1256 Contract, but others consider them as non-equity option and meeting the definition of a "broad-based" index option. [ 6 ]