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The Bucking Gamma Bull

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

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We’ve mentioned before that our preference is to close out short option positions before the dynamics of expiration week have a chance to kick in.  In a nutshell, while it’s true that theta declines more quickly as expiration looms, tempting option shorts to hold on as long as possible, it is also true that gamma rises more quickly closer to expiration, as shown below. There is no one right answer about how to trade expiration.  But if…

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