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    Trading Options on Expiration Day: What Changes in the Final Hours

    Yes, options trade until their last trading time on expiration day, but the contract behaves differently. Here is what changes: time value, gamma, pin risk.

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    What Time Do Options Expire: Trading Hours and Expiration Day Cutoffs

    Standard equity options stop trading at 4:00pm Eastern on expiration day, some ETF options at 4:15pm. Learn how broker deadlines differ and how to plan ahead.

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    SPY and QQQ Today: October 13, 2026 Recap and the Night Before CPI

    SPY finished flat and QQQ closed down 0.33% on October 13, 2026. A recap, plus an options holder’s checklist for the night before the CPI release.

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    SPY and QQQ Today: October 12, 2026 Recap, the Quiet Day Before CPI Week

    SPY slipped 0.06% while QQQ fell 0.70% on October 12, 2026. Jake on using a quiet Monday to set position size and rules before a heavy data week.

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    Options Week Ahead: CPI Wednesday and a Packed Thursday (October 12-16, 2026)

    An options plan for CPI Wednesday and a packed Thursday: implied volatility, time decay, expiry choice and sizing for the week of October 12-16, 2026.

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    Rolling an Options Position: What It Costs and When It Helps

    Rolling an option means closing one contract and opening another. See how credits, debits, and extra time change your risk, with one illustrative example.

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    SPY and QQQ This Week: October 9, 2026 Recap and the CPI Week Ahead

    A Saturday review of SPY and QQQ for Oct 5-9, 2026: a quiet +0.23% QQQ week with a -1.34% day inside it, plus the CPI week schedule and how to plan sizing.

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    SPY and QQQ Today: October 8, 2026 Recap, a Red Day for the Nasdaq

    SPY closed 773.93 (-0.42%) and QQQ 747.58 (-1.34%) on Oct 8, 2026. A recap of the red Nasdaq day and how to handle your own head after it.

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    SPY and QQQ Today: October 7, 2026 Recap, a Gap Down That Recovered

    SPY closed 777.22 and QQQ 757.73 on Oct 7, 2026, both red on the day after a gap-down open. Jake on rushed opens, pre-defined trades and Thursday’s calendar.

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    SPY and QQQ Today: October 6, 2026 Recap and the Day Before the Minutes

    SPY closed 779.09 and QQQ 759.66 on October 6, 2026. A recap, plus how option pricing can shift around Wednesday’s 2:00pm FOMC minutes.