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What Happens to the Time Value When the Option Is Deep In-the-Money?

When an option is deep in-the-money (DITM), its time value approaches zero. This is because the option's final payoff is highly certain, reducing the value of the uncertainty (time value).

Most of the option's premium is composed of intrinsic value.

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