US EditionFriday's $6.5 Trillion Notional Options Expiry Stock Poised to Stir Markets
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CryptopolitanFriday's $6.5 trillion notional options expiry stock poised to stir markets
Traders across Wall Street are preparing for $6.5 trillion in options contracts expiring this Friday, an event that could snap the market out of the flat, low-energy pattern it’s been stuck in since May. This expiration covers a pile of different exchange-traded contracts, all scheduled to close out at once. That timing, which happens four times a year, is what some traders call “triple witching.” The actual expiry day isn’t expected to blow thi…
À la Recherche du Temps Perdu
For those of you whose French is as poor as mine, here is the subtitled translation: Remembrance of Things Past . Having spent the first three days of this week at the Canadian Annual Derivatives Conference (CADC) in Montreal, I’ve been both a bit more nostalgic and trying to use my rudimentary French. This morning’s pre-opening flurry was a brief reminder that the influence of “triple-witching” expirations still can matter even if the overall e…
Best crypto to buy ahead of Friday's $6.5b triple witching
The stock and crypto markets may see heightened volatility on Friday, June 20, as the biggest triple-witching event of the year takes place. A triple-witching event occurs when a cluster of different exchange-traded derivatives contracts expire on the same day.…
There are three types of financial derivative contracts that expire simultaneously on this day. This convergence may lead to greater trading activity and brings increased volatility in the financial markets.
A large maturity of options could generate U.S. equity income to fluctuate more violently than in recent weeks. It’s a $6.5 billion event.
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