Expiration Week Battlecards
Recall the main expiration-week risks for long and short options.
battlecard quick-ref-deck common-trap-callout Short option "It is only slightly in the money, so assignment will not matter." If I am short and in the money, I plan for assignment first, then decide whether to close or hold. It is only slightly in the money, so assignment will not matter. Your line Assignment impact is shares and cash, not just moneyness. I will decide before the cutoff. Treating small moneyness as small operational impact. It shifts attention from option price to account consequences. Long option "I paid for it, so I might as well hold to expiration." The remaining premium is…
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