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The final moment at which a contract can be opened or modified before settlement. This can differ from the displayed expiry time.
Look for this term around the chart, strike or barrier controls, payout display, order confirmation, result history, or contract specification. The recorded value should be understandable before an order is confirmed.
Use the definition above together with the exact value, condition, timestamp, account, product, or payment context shown by the broker.
Expiry cutoff is often researched beside Expiry step and Expiry time and Expiry-only observation. The labels can appear in the same workflow, but they do not describe the same field or condition.
The smallest increment by which a duration or settlement time can be changed.
The moment when a binary-option condition is evaluated for final settlement.
The contract checks its condition once at the stated settlement time rather than monitoring the full price path.
Expiry cutoff means the final moment at which a contract can be opened or modified before settlement. This can differ from the displayed expiry time. Timing terms can refer to client submission, server acceptance, entry tick, order cutoff, observation start, expiry, settlement, or market session. Each event needs a timestamp and timezone.
Record all available events in UTC, calculate acceptance latency, accepted duration, and settlement lag, then note daylight-saving, holiday, weekend, maintenance, and event-window effects.
Timer or fixed clock, timezone, daylight-saving rule, and start event.
Submission, acceptance, entry, cutoff, expiry, and settlement timestamps.
Asset session, holiday calendar, interruption, and restart policy.
Check whether the cutoff is earlier than the displayed expiry, whether the contract can be modified after acceptance, and what happens when the platform is delayed near the cutoff.
Pricing and settlement terms determine what the platform records, when the result is evaluated, and how the return is calculated. Small differences can change whether two displayed offers are genuinely comparable.
A high displayed percentage or precise chart does not by itself establish a fair settlement process. The source, timestamp, quote side, cutoff, and exception rules still matter.
Check these points on the broker's product screen, account flow, terms, or help pages.
Check whether the figure is gross return, net profit, refund, or another calculation.
Compare entry, cutoff, observation, and settlement times using the same time basis.
Confirm whether bid, ask, midpoint, last price, or another quote determines the result.
Read tie, void, rejection, requote, outage, and correction rules.
Short answers for users comparing binary options brokers and account conditions.
Expiry cutoff is commonly compared with Expiry step. Expiry step means: The smallest increment by which a duration or settlement time can be changed.
Pricing and settlement terms determine what the platform records, when the result is evaluated, and how the return is calculated. Small differences can change whether two displayed offers are genuinely comparable.
A high displayed percentage or precise chart does not by itself establish a fair settlement process. The source, timestamp, quote side, cutoff, and exception rules still matter. Check the broker's definition, applicable terms, and account or product screen before relying on the label.
