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triple witching hour
noun
- the last hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the four Fridays each year when stock options, stock index futures, and options on such futures simultaneously expire: regarded as a time of extreme volatility in trading.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of triple witching hour1
First recorded in 1985–90
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Example Sentences
It was a triple witching hour.
From Golf Digest
Investors took in stride the "triple witching hour."
In the past, the triple witching hour has brought volatile market moves, causing the Dow to rise or drop as much as 36 points.
It is known on Wall Street as "triple witching hour."
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