Looking Back At Quadruple Witching

Quadruple Witching occurs when stock options, index options, index futures, and single stock futures all expire on the same day. These weeks can often bring with it a lot of volatility — not that we haven't already seen a lot of volatility in the markets recently! For 2008 and so far in 2009, volatility has come to be seen as a four letter word to many, and this, I presume, is a word that many investors just don't want to hear anymore…

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