Around $7 trillion in US options expire Friday in the second-largest triple witching event on record. Here is what key S&P ...

A "triple witching," or the simultaneous expiration of stock options, index futures, and index futures options, occurs four times a year. The first triple witching of 2025 will take place this Friday.

The U.S. stock market could see some added volatility on Friday from the so-called triple witching, which happens one time a quarter, according to Chris Osmond, chief investment officer at Fifth Third ...

It’s “triple-witching” time again, and Friday’s expiration promises to be the biggest ever, with options tied to more than $6 trillion in stocks, exchange-traded funds and indexes set to expire.

The third Friday of the month is coming up, which means it's expiration week for equity options. I've been in this industry long enough to remember when most options expired on that day, but with the ...

According to Encyclopedia Britannica, the "witching hour" is a folklore term for the "time at night when the powers of witches and other supernatural beings are believed to be strongest." Colloquially ...