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Theta

The rate an option loses value as a day passes, all else equal — time decay. It's the price an option buyer pays for waiting, and the income an option seller collects for providing the insurance.

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Definitions are the trailer. These free levels turn Theta into something you play — one bite-size lesson, with worked examples, a quiz and XP.

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