What Is DTE (Days to Expiration)?
DTE is the variable that turns an option from a position into a deadline — and whether a contract expiring today counts as 0 or 1 sounds trivial until it gates an exit rule.
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DTE is the variable that turns an option from a position into a deadline — and whether a contract expiring today counts as 0 or 1 sounds trivial until it gates an exit rule.
0DTE is one of the most-searched terms in options trading and one of the least understood by the people searching it. This is a complete, honest definition: what zero days to expiration means, why the mechanics make it behave unlike any other option, why it now drives a majority of SPX volume, and the uncomfortable research on how retail traders actually do with it.