Advisors Option 62: The Problems with Expiration

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?