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The rapid growth of short-dated options—especially those expiring the same day they’re traded, known as “0DTE” (zero-days-to-expiry) contracts—has become one of the primary engines of record-breaking growth in listed options markets. Once limited to the final day of monthly or weekly expiration cycles, the introduction of daily expirations in select products has transformed 0DTE trading from a niche tactic into a cornerstone of modern options activity. This shift builds on decades of market evolution that have expanded the range of underlying products, strike and pricing intervals, and expiration terms in coordination with regulators and market participants. This progress, fueled by surging demand and increasingly sophisticated market infrastructure, paved the way for today’s active and dynamic options landscape.
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