Talk:Triple witching hour

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    What is the background behind having all of such contracts expire at the same time? What is the history behind it? It seems somewhat arbitrary, so there must be a tradition or market standard? Thx. Furrypop 09:17, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

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    [edit] "Freaky Friday"

    The article had a reference to this. On Talk:Freaky Friday (stock markets), the consensus was that this term in not used to reference to the Triple witching hour. Please have a relevant citation if you want to add it back. patsw 01:40, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] Triple witching day

    Since there's no "triple witching day" entry, why not change the title of this page to "triple witching day" and mention in the article that the TW hour is the last hour of that day? This article seems to be detailed enough. (unsigned)

    It is my impression that "Triple witching hour" is the more common term. In any case, there once was a "triple witching day" article, but it was a cut-and-paste from an investment glossary so it got deleted as copyright violation. I created a redirect to here, since apparently at least some folks refer to it as a day rather than an hour. --Jaysweet 13:10, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] "Macbeth" as origin

    The suggested origin of this from "Macbeth" needs a citation. The obvious reason for triple is that three classes of securities expire -- one doesn't need to drag in Shakespeare to explain its origin. That makes it dubious to me. The text will be deleted if a citation is not provided. patsw (talk) 13:44, 21 December 2007 (UTC)