double witching hour definition

double witching hour

Final hour of the trading day (called double witching day) on a stock exchange when two related classes of options or futures out of the three (stock options, index options, index futures) expire, and traders scramble to close out their positions. See also triple witching hour.

double witching hour is in the Disaster Planning & Risk Management, Investing and Securities & Futures Trading subjects.

double witching hour appears in the definitions of the following terms: triple witching hour and double witching day

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