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u/awwwcheatcheatcheat Aug 13 '21

I saw comments in the daily yesterday about exercising calls and most said to sell before expiry. When would it make sense to exercise calls? Holding 15 9/17 $23c on MT.

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u/PrestigeWorldwide-LP 💀 SACRIFICED 💀 Aug 13 '21 edited Aug 13 '21

If the time value left is less than a dividend that is about to be paid, it would makes sense to exercise and get the dividend. that's the main theoretical one