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The smallest increment by which a duration or settlement time can be changed.
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 step is often researched beside Expiry cutoff and Clock expiry and Expiry time. The labels can appear in the same workflow, but they do not describe the same field or condition.
The final moment at which a contract can be opened or modified before settlement. This can differ from the displayed expiry time.
An expiry control that sets an exact settlement time, such as 16:30:00, instead of a relative countdown.
The moment when a binary-option condition is evaluated for final settlement.
Expiry step means the smallest increment by which a duration or settlement time can be changed. 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.
In a broker review, do not read Expiry step in isolation. Match the broker's own definition to the relevant contract, account, pricing, payment, or platform screen and record the condition that changes its meaning.
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 step is commonly compared with Expiry cutoff. 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.
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.
