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The daily time decay of an option's value as it approaches expiration.
The daily time decay of an option's value as it approaches expiration.
Theta quantifies option price loss due to the passage of time, holding all other variables constant. Options lose time value at an accelerating rate near expiration.
Option buyers experience negative Theta; option sellers capture positive Theta.
Decay accelerates dramatically in the final 30 days before maturity.