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HYPE options activity surges ahead of October 9th expiry

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HYPE options activity increased ahead of the Oct. 9 expiry, and the contracts are set to expire at 4 a.m. ET, or 8 a.m. UTC, that day. Derivatives trading around HYPE is also described as expanding across Deribit and Bybit.

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HYPE options activity surged ahead of the Oct. 9 expiry.
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That activity reflects growing interest in crypto derivatives.
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Options tied to HYPE expire at 4 a.m. ET, which is 8 a.m. UTC, on Oct. 9.
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Derivatives trading is expanding across Deribit and Bybit.

What it means

HYPE options traders and people watching the token’s derivatives market would notice the Oct. 9 expiry date in the near term, because the contracts are set to expire at 4 a.m. ET, or 8 a.m. UTC. The same timing matters to venues and market participants tracking options flow around that deadline.

Market reaction i

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+1.2% 2 h before
+3.1% 4 h after
$87.74price at publication
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