An option's extrinsic value doesn't erode at a steady, predictable pace — it decays in a distinctly non-linear way, losing value slowly when there's a lot of time left and increasingly quickly as expiration approaches. This accelerating decay is exactly why options education so often cites data showing that a large share of options held all the way to expiration end up expiring worthless or otherwise unexercised:…
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