Introduction to the Greeks: Theta and Rho
Theta
The extrinsic portion of an option’s premium decays each day as the option gets closer to expiry. At expiry, the extrinsic value has completely decayed leaving intrinsic value only. Theta indicates how much the option’s premium will decay each day, i.e., it is a measure of the rate of time decay.
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