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Bought 102 ATAI LEAPS for 2027/2028. OCC just moved expiration to next week. Am I screwed?

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Sep 13, 2026 · 21:54

A few months ago I bought 102 ATAI call options, mostly $8 and $10 strikes, expiring in 2027 and Jan 2028. About $1k total. Obviously the whole bet was giving ATAI a year or two to run.

Lilly bought ATAI for $6.75/share + a CVR that can potentially pay another $2.50/share.

Now OCC has accelerated ALL my options to 9/18/26 and excluded the CVR from the option contracts.

So my Jan 2028 calls literally went from \~495 days remaining to 5 days. Basically 99% of the remaining time just disappeared, and since the cash payout is $6.75, my $8 and $10 calls are basically worthless.

I understand Robinhood didn't make this decision and apparently OCC rules allow expiration acceleration after a cash acquisition.

But... this is frustrating? I specifically paid for options that didn't expire until 2027/2028.

Is this really just how LEAPS work when a company gets acquired and I'm screwed? Is there any recourse here?

I'm especially curious about the $8 calls since shareholders get the CVR and could ultimately receive up to $9.25/share, but OCC completely excluded the CVR from the options.