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time decay

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables
time de-cay
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The depreciation in value of an options contract as it nears its expiration.

Questions

What does time decay mean?
The depreciation in value of an options contract as it nears its expiration.

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