• Sep
  • 18
  • 2008
  • 12:31 PM

Quarterly Expiration Plus S&P Rebalance Takes Place Tomorrow

By: Ray Pellecchia
File Under: NYSE, NYSE Arca, Options

Just a reminder, the quarterly expiration of stock and index options and futures takes place tomorrow, 19 Sept. Plus, after the close, Standard & Poor's will conduct a quarterly share rebalancing of its S&P 500, MidCap 400, SmallCap 600 and REIT Composite Indices. Here is the NYSE Information Memo that describes related procedures.

Hope the market is treating you a bit better today. Some historical trivia for your Thursday afternoon:

Today in NYSE History (NYSE.com)
18 Sept. 1873 -- The brokerage firm Jay Cooke & Co. went bankrupt, setting off the Panic of 1873.

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