http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-12-07/beware-massive-stop-loss-jpms-head-quant-warns-unexpected-downside-catalyst-looms-ne
"There are $1.1 trillion of S&P 500 options expiring on Friday morning. $670Bn of these are puts, of which $215Bn are struck relatively close below the market level, between 1900 and 2050. At the time of the Fed announcement, these put options will essentially look like a massive stop loss order under the market. This important event falls at a peculiar time—less than 48 hours before the largest option expiry in many years. "
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