Triple Witching tomorrow!
Stock Index March contracts (i.e., the E-mini and Micro S&P, Nasdaq, Dow Jones and Russell 2000.) expire Friday, March 21st (8:30 A.M., Central Time). At that point, trading these contracts halts. Stock index futures are CASH SETTLED contracts. If you hold any March futures contracts through 8:30 A.M., Central Time on Friday, they will be offset with the cash settlement price, as set by the exchange.
Triple Witching!
FRONT MONTH IS NOW JUNE, the symbol is M25, example for MICRO mini SP is MESM25
Things to know about Triple Witching
A “triple witching,” is NOT without risk for holders of futures and futures option contracts.
A triple witching is the simultaneous expiration of stock options, index futures, and index futures options that occurs four times a year.
The first triple witching of 2025 will take place this Friday. Futures Stock indices and futures Options cease to allow trading at the opening bell of the Cash Stock market and settle, NOT to the final traded price at that time but, at a fixed settlement price based on where all the stocks making up the index have opened, this becomes the cash settled price for those contracts not offset prior to the trading halt.
Triple Witching!
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