# Witchcraft and the stock market

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 2, 2000, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witchcraft-and-the-stock-market/43672 "2000-12-02T02:32:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witchcraft-and-the-stock-market/43672/1 "2000-12-02T02:32:39Z")

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What does the term, “Triple witching day” mean in Stock Market Jargon?

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**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witchcraft-and-the-stock-market/43672/2 "2000-12-02T09:45:13Z")

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[What the Hell is Triple Witching Day?](http://www.greenmagazine.com/1999/12/991215a.asp) (from [GreenMagazine.com](http://www.greenmagazine.com/)):

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> Triple Witching Day is the day on which the contracts for stock index futures, stock index options and stock options all expire together.