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This makes sense, why the market would be open all day New Year's Eve -- the last trading day of the year.
December 31, 2025, is a significant date as it is a quarterly expiration date for certain equity, ETF, ETN, and PM-settled index options. This "quadruple witching" event can sometimes lead to increased trading volume and volatility as expiriing derivatives are settled for rolled over.
PM-settled options: trading closes at the end of the trading day; mitigates the risk of overnight events which would effect AM-settled options.
A lot of folks didn't think they would make it to 2026 -- but less than 36 (?) hours now is all they have to go. Awesome.
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Deer Hunting -- Texas
Extended family member.
One of several deer this hunting season.
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