Does Gamma Increase or Decrease as an Option Approaches Expiration? ⎊ Path

Does Gamma Increase or Decrease as an Option Approaches Expiration?

Gamma generally increases for at-the-money options as expiration approaches. This is because the option's Delta becomes highly sensitive to the underlying price near expiry, causing rapid shifts from 0 to 1 or vice-versa.

For options that are deep in-the-money or far out-of-the-money, Gamma decreases toward zero near expiration.

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Gamma Increase

Acceleration ⎊ Gamma Increase describes the non-linear acceleration in the rate of change of an option's Delta, typically observed as the option's strike price moves closer to the underlying cryptocurrency's spot price, or as expiration approaches.