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How Does a Longer Time to Expiration Mitigate the Immediate Impact of Theta?

Options with a longer time to expiration have a lower Theta value. This means the premium loss per day due to time decay is smaller compared to options nearing expiration.

The decay is spread out over a longer period, making the immediate daily loss less significant and giving the option a longer runway for the underlying crypto's price to move favorably.

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