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Dec 27, 2017

Options 101: Exploring Expiration Myths & Misconceptions

  • What is expiration?
  • Why do options expire?
  • What do some of these scary terms mean, i.e. triple witching, and quadruple witching?
  • How does expiration impact the Greeks?
  • Myth busting: Is it true that options control the stock market on expiration Friday?
  • Is max pain a real concept?
  • Pinning/Pin risk: What is it? Why does it matter? How do you avoid it?
  • What happens when you exercise an option?
  • American vs. European exercise?
  • Can you exercise options early? Should you?
  • How does auto-exercise work?

The Buzz: Looking back on 2017: The year without volatility.

  • VIX has been under 10 for about 45 days this year, and under 12 for a little over 200 days.
  • "Stealth hedging" shows investors not so complacent
  • We are all now living in a post-Bitcoin world now - when will we be able to trade the options?