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The Option Alpha Podcast

111: Should I Buy Back My Penny Options Or Let Them Expire Worthless?

Dec 9, 2017
28:03

Show notes: http://optionalpha.com/show111

You made an options trade and the position has gone well, leaving you with a nice fat profit as expiration approaches. Now the question becomes, what do you do with these cheap out of the money option contracts you sold? Do you buy back your penny options or let them expire worthless? Are there risks to do one over the other and when should you lean one way or not? On today's show I'll talk through what our research shows about exiting trades early, when to just leave them on to expire worthless, and who it all impacts your bottom line profit and loss.

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