holding a 0dte at 3:50? enter your strike — see exactly what 4:00 does to it. https://0dteclose.com/ 2026-09-28T20:26:07.492595+00:00 0dteclosehttps://0dteclose.com/ https://0dteclose.com/sessions/qqq/2026-09-28/ 2026-09-28T20:26:07.492595+00:00

QQQ closed $736.53 on 2026-09-28, $5.47 from 0DTE max pain $742 (15-min delayed CBOE open interest). 3:30pm walls $740/$734.

https://0dteclose.com/sessions/spy/2026-09-28/ 2026-09-28T20:26:06.879322+00:00

SPY closed $765.61 on 2026-09-28, $4.39 from 0DTE max pain $770 (15-min delayed CBOE open interest). 3:30pm walls $768/$765.

https://0dteclose.com/sessions/spx/2026-09-28/ 2026-09-28T20:26:06.239349+00:00

SPX closed 7,683.69 on 2026-09-28, 41.31 pts from 0DTE max pain 7,725 (15-min delayed CBOE open interest). 3:30pm walls 7,700/7,675.

https://0dteclose.com/levels/qqq/2026-09-28/ 2026-09-28T13:00:49.401626+00:00

Archived QQQ 0DTE levels for 2026-09-28: max pain 742, call wall 750, put wall 727, straddle ±$7.08, as of 8:45am ET (15-min delayed).

https://0dteclose.com/levels/spy/2026-09-28/ 2026-09-28T13:00:48.596260+00:00

Archived SPY 0DTE levels for 2026-09-28: max pain 770, call wall 777, put wall 760, straddle ±$4.85, as of 8:45am ET (15-min delayed).

https://0dteclose.com/levels/spx/2026-09-28/ 2026-09-28T13:00:47.491926+00:00

Archived SPX 0DTE levels for 2026-09-28: max pain 7,725, call wall 7,800, put wall 7,700, straddle ±35.55 pts, as of 8:45am ET (15-min delayed).

https://0dteclose.com/expiration-day-exercise-cutoff/ 2026-09-28T00:00:00Z

Missed the SPY 0DTE exercise cutoff? OCC exercise-by-exception at $0.01 on the 4:00pm ET close decides; broker windows close before OCC's 5:30pm ET.

https://0dteclose.com/expires-in-the-money/qqq/ 2026-09-28T00:00:00Z

QQQ 0DTE in the money at the 4:00pm ET close: OCC auto-exercise at $0.01, 100 shares per contract delivered T+1, trading until 4:15pm ET, broker cutoffs.

https://0dteclose.com/expires-in-the-money/spx/ 2026-09-28T00:00:00Z

SPX 0DTE (SPXW) in the money at 4:00pm ET: cash-settled to the official S&P 500 close, intrinsic × 100 credited the next business day, no shares. Sourced.

https://0dteclose.com/expires-in-the-money/spy/ 2026-09-28T00:00:00Z

SPY 0DTE in the money at the 4:00pm ET close: OCC auto-exercise at $0.01, 100 shares per contract delivered T+1, trading until 4:15pm ET, broker cutoffs.

https://0dteclose.com/how-much-can-you-lose-0dte/ 2026-09-28T00:00:00Z

0DTE loss arithmetic: a long loses at most the debit × 100; a short call has no cap ($5,760 on a 60-point SPX close); a spread caps at (width − credit) × 100.

https://0dteclose.com/how-much-capital-0dte/ 2026-09-28T00:00:00Z

No $25k PDT minimum since 2026-06-04. 0DTE capital as loss arithmetic: a long loses at most its debit ($240 on one SPX call), a 10-wide spread $580.

https://0dteclose.com/spx-assignment-risk/ 2026-09-28T00:00:00Z

Can you be assigned on SPX 0DTE? No: SPXW is European-style and cash-settled. A short ITM contract is debited intrinsic × 100 the next business day; no shares.

https://0dteclose.com/spx-spread-cash-settlement/ 2026-09-28T00:00:00Z

SPXW spread at the 4:00pm ET close: each leg cash-settles to intrinsic × 100; a 10-wide credit spread sold for 4.20 loses at most $580. Worked table.

https://0dteclose.com/sessions/qqq/2026-09-25/ 2026-09-25T23:27:24.424349+00:00

QQQ closed $744.50 on 2026-09-25, $9.50 from 0DTE max pain $735 (15-min delayed CBOE open interest). 3:30pm walls $746/$741.

https://0dteclose.com/sessions/spy/2026-09-25/ 2026-09-25T23:27:23.956408+00:00

SPY closed $771.35 on 2026-09-25, $5.35 from 0DTE max pain $766 (15-min delayed CBOE open interest). 3:30pm walls $772/$767.

https://0dteclose.com/sessions/spx/2026-09-25/ 2026-09-25T23:27:23.496240+00:00

SPX closed 7,743.51 on 2026-09-25, 43.51 pts from 0DTE max pain 7,700 (15-min delayed CBOE open interest). 3:30pm walls 7,750/7,700.

https://0dteclose.com/levels/qqq/2026-09-25/ 2026-09-25T13:04:43.635005+00:00

Archived QQQ 0DTE levels for 2026-09-25: max pain 735, call wall 755, put wall 736, straddle ±$6.935, as of 8:49am ET (15-min delayed).

https://0dteclose.com/levels/spy/2026-09-25/ 2026-09-25T13:04:43.124231+00:00

Archived SPY 0DTE levels for 2026-09-25: max pain 766, call wall 775, put wall 760, straddle ±$4.88, as of 8:49am ET (15-min delayed).

https://0dteclose.com/levels/spx/2026-09-25/ 2026-09-25T13:04:42.446931+00:00

Archived SPX 0DTE levels for 2026-09-25: max pain 7,700, call wall 7,750, put wall 7,650, straddle ±34.05 pts, as of 8:49am ET (15-min delayed).