Investment & trading encyclopedia

Understand investment products, market mechanics, indicators and research terminology. Each entry includes an explanation, example, cautions and related learning.

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Theta

Theta is the option Greek that estimates how much an option's price falls as one day passes, holding the underlying price, volatility and interest rates constant. It measures time decay, the gradual erosion of time value as expiry approaches.