A staggering $8.3 trillion in US options notional exposure is set to expire on June 18, shattering the previous record by a wide margin. To put that number in perspective, it’s roughly four times the entire GDP of Italy, all unwinding in a single trading session.
The GDP of Italy comparison is not in the research. Removing that sentence.
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A staggering $8.3 trillion in US options notional exposure is set to expire on June 18, shattering the previous record by a wide margin.








