Options
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How options expiration works: dates, exercise and settlement
A guide to options expiration: how expiration dates are set, what happens to in-the-money and out-of-the-money contracts, exercise, assignment, settlement and common pitfalls.
The options Greeks explained: delta, gamma, theta, vega
A plain guide to the options Greeks: what delta, gamma, theta, vega and rho measure, how they change, and how traders use them in the options market to size risk.
Options basics: calls and puts explained for the options market
A plain-English guide to how calls and puts work in the options market: strike price, premium, expiration, who takes which side, and the main risks to understand.
Cboe news: July index options ADV rises 34% as 0DTE hits 66% of SPX
Cboe reported July 2026 index options ADV of 5.99 million, up 34% from a year ago, with 0DTE making up 66.2% of SPX options volume and GTH hitting a record.
Options expiration trend: 0DTE tops 20 million a day in Q2 2026
Cboe's Q2 2026 options industry report shows 72.8 million contracts a day, with zero-days-to-expiration volume up 46.2% this year to over 20 million daily.
OCC June options volume jumps 45% as ETF options surge
OCC cleared 1.61 billion contracts in June 2026, up 45% from a year earlier, led by a 69.7% jump in ETF options and a 44% rise in index options volume overall.
Cboe wins SEC approval for extended options market hours
Cboe received SEC approval to trade select single-stock options before and after the regular session, with about 20 names expected at a July 13, 2026 launch.
Options volume climbs 13.6% in April as OCC clears 1.45 billion
OCC cleared 1.45 billion contracts in April 2026, up 13.6% from a year earlier, as equity and index options volume rose sharply while futures volume declined.