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These are the Options with the most time left until expiration. Or, simply, the most distant expiration months. As you can see in the image below, the Jan 2024 and…

Options with intrinsic value, or in-the-money options, are automatically exercised at expiration so that option holders don’t inadvertently leave money on the table. Since June 2008 , all options that…

When the price of the underlying stock is equal to the strike price of the option, the contract is At The Money. In the image below you can see that…

When an option seller or writer receives an exercise notice, assignment has occurred. When assigned, writers must deliver the goods (shares or cash). For example, let's say you sold 1…

This is also known as the offer. The asking price is the current market price at which an investor can buy the option in the market. 

This is an options contract, put or call, that can be exercised at any time prior to expiration. Stock, exchange-traded funds, and some index options also settle American-style. The alternative…

Tracking Options Flow can be very useful if you know how to take advantage of it. It basically allows you to see what the big traders are doing in real…

Options sweeps that go off near the ask are usually signs of aggression and a possibility of a higher probability trade. This is due to the fact that a trade…

A block trade is, as the name suggests, a single large order that hits the Unusual Options Activity Tape all at once.  A Sweep is a large order that is…

The cost of Unusual Options Activity data varies depending on the quality and quantity of the data that you want.  If you want raw data from the exchanges like CBOE…