OptionsHouse May Buy or Sell in Your Account to Manage Expiration Risk
You should review your positions prior to expiration to determine whether you have adequate equity in your account prior to exercising options. You should also determine whether you have adequate equity in the account if a short options position is assigned to your account. It may make sense to close positions in expiring options prior to the market close to avoid the risks if you do not have adequate capital in your account, or if you do not want to bear the risks associated with a long or short stock position. Also, you should consider the possibility that you may be assigned on a short option position even if the option is out-of-the-money.
