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expiry

[ik-spahyuhr-ee, ek-spuh-ree] / ɪkˈspaɪər i, ˈɛk spə ri /








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WTI settles up 2.2% at $70.75 a barrel and front month Brent rises 1.6% to $73.15 ahead of tomorrow’s expiry.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

The 33-year-old left France after two seasons upon the expiry of her contract, having made 22 appearances in the Premiere Ligue this season.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

After uniQure declined to renew Glybera’s marketing authorization in Europe following its expiry in 2017, the drug was withdrawn from the market.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

Tributes were also paid to captain Bernardo Silva and defender John Stones, who will also be leaving the club this summer upon the expiry of their contracts.

From BBC May 25, 2026

The rain started again just after noon, and I sat under a dense pine nursing my last tin of meal replacement, the last-resort tin with the expiry dated for the previous year.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

Another way to benefit from the options frenzy is buying stock and selling calls with strikes 10% higher than the stock with expiries of a month or less.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

In addition, the selloff has driven up volatility across all expiries of bitcoin options, while sharp selloffs typically only raise the volatilities of short-dated options, according to Forster.

From MarketWatch Oct. 13, 2025

In addition, Poundland is seeking rent reductions from landlords which, together with lease expiries, could result in an additional 70 or so store closures in the future.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2025

AstraZeneca expects to return to growth in the second half of 2017, with no patent expiries then expected until 2024.

From Reuters Nov. 10, 2016

Previous lock-down expiries have helped drive Facebook's share price down to nearly half its $38 IPO level, but there is evidence short-sellers are losing interest, suggesting the drop may not be severe this time.

From The Guardian Nov. 13, 2012




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