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SPX offers options with end-of-month (EOM) expiration. SPX EOM options feature expiration dates that fall on the last business day of the month, as opposed to the standard third Friday of the month expirations. SPX EOM options are PM-settled. Trading in expiring SPX EOMs closes at pm (CT) on their expiration date.

If the index options are bought: Contracts expiring OTM - OTM option contracts expire worthlessly. The entire amount paid as a premium will be lost. Brokerage will only be charged on one side, which is when the options are purchased, and not when they expire worthless on the expiry day.

Exercise Settlement Price: The dollar difference between the index settlement value and the strike price of the contract, multiplied by 100. Settlement will result in the delivery of cash on the business day following exercise.

Most index options are cash settled which simply means that upon exercise cash is exchanged rather than securities. Most equity index options trade European style which means that the option can be exercised only on the date of expiration.

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The exercise-settlement value, SET, is calculated using the opening sales price in the primary market of each component security on the expiration date. The exercise-settlement amount is equal to the difference between the exercise-settlement value and the exercise price of the option, multiplied by $100.

When trading Equity Index futures, there are two types of settlement: daily and final. Daily settlement refers to the contract's settlement price on a daily basis while final settlement represents the final value of the contract at expiration.

Upon assignment of the exercise notice, the writer of the index option has the obligation to pay a cash amount. Settlement and the resulting transfer of cash generally occur on the next business day after exercise.