Examples of Expiry Day in a sentence
On the Expiry Day, the Clearing House uses the average of the quotations of the index prices taken at five-minute intervals over the trading day to determine the Settlement Price (referred to as the “Official Settlement Price”) of the index.
Stock index options are automatically exercised by the Clearing House on Expiry Day.
Although the European style means that an option can only be exercised on the Expiry Day, option positions can be opened or closed on any trading day.
Investors who sell options short, also known as option writers, receive the option premium but are liable for paying the intrinsic value if the options are exercised on Expiry Day.
On Expiry Day, the Official Settlement Price is used as the index level.