Glossary


Terms & Glossaries of Shipping and Trading

Expiry Date

Expiry date is the date, as the name suggests, on which a particular contract (usually a derivative contract) expires.

What is Expiry Date?

Expiry date is the date, as the name suggests, on which a particular contract (usually a derivative contract) expires. Every derivative contract, which is based on an underlying security such as a stock, commodity, or a currency, has an expiry date, though the underlying security usually does not have any expiry date.