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Yes. Unless the equity approaches the strike at expiration and someone believes that the 
equity will rise sharply on the following Monday, the likeliehood is that the writer 
will pocket the monies and keep the stock.

Exceptions include Lotus.

--PJS

Bush, Dean wrote:
> 
> David and all Others:
>     If an out-of-the-money call option is sold and its strike price is
> never reached, does the seller of the option keep the option premium,
> regardless?
> Thank you for your help!
> Dean