diff --git a/src/js/06-render-table.js b/src/js/06-render-table.js
index 8917aa6..028ade0 100644
--- a/src/js/06-render-table.js
+++ b/src/js/06-render-table.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function _th(label, col, s, fn) {
 function _openHeaders() {
   const s = tSortOpen, fn = 'sortOpen';
   return _th('Asset','asset',s,fn) + _th('Platform','platform',s,fn) + _th('Date','date',s,fn)
-    + _th('Expiry','expiry',s,fn) + _th('DTE','dte',s,fn) + _th('Type','type',s,fn)
+    + _th('Expiry','expiry',s,fn) + _th('DTE','expiry',s,fn) + _th('Type','type',s,fn)
     + _th('Strike','strike',s,fn) + _th('Size','size',s,fn) + _th('Premium','premium',s,fn)
     + _th('APR','annual',s,fn) + '<th></th>';
 }
@@ -54,11 +54,20 @@ function _openHeaders() {
 function _histHeaders() {
   const s = tSortHist, fn = 'sortHist';
   return _th('Asset','asset',s,fn) + _th('Platform','platform',s,fn) + _th('Date','date',s,fn)
-    + _th('Expiry','expiry',s,fn) + _th('DTE','dte',s,fn) + _th('Type','type',s,fn)
+    + _th('Expiry','expiry',s,fn) + _th('Term','dte',s,fn) + _th('Type','type',s,fn)
     + _th('Strike','strike',s,fn) + _th('Size','size',s,fn) + _th('Premium','premium',s,fn)
     + _th('APR','annual',s,fn) + _th('Outcome','outcome',s,fn) + '<th></th>';
 }
 
+function _liveDte(expiry) {
+  if (!expiry) return '&mdash;';
+  const today = new Date(); today.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
+  const exp = new Date(expiry + 'T00:00:00');
+  const days = Math.round((exp - today) / 86400000);
+  if (days <= 0) return '<span style="color:var(--red);font-weight:700">today</span>';
+  return days + 'd';
+}
+
 function _openRow(r) {
   const assetCls = { BTC:'bbtc', ETH:'beth', HYPE:'bhype', SOL:'bsol' }[r.asset] || 'bbtc';
   const isHolding = r.type === 'HOLDING';
@@ -81,7 +90,7 @@ function _openRow(r) {
     + '<td>' + platBadge + '</td>'
     + '<td class="mu" style="font-size:.72rem">' + r.date + '</td>'
     + '<td class="mu" style="font-size:.72rem">' + (isHolding ? '&mdash;' : (r.expiry || '&mdash;')) + '</td>'
-    + '<td class="mu">' + (isHolding ? '&mdash;' : (r.dte || '&mdash;')) + '</td>'
+    + '<td class="mu">' + (isHolding ? '&mdash;' : _liveDte(r.expiry)) + '</td>'
     + '<td>' + typeBadge + '</td>'
     + '<td>$' + fmt(r.strike) + (isHolding ? '<br><span style="font-size:.65rem;color:var(--mu)">cost basis</span>' : '') + '</td>'
     + '<td class="mu">' + r.size + ' ' + r.asset + '</td>'
diff --git a/test/integration/dte-term-split.test.js b/test/integration/dte-term-split.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a17b711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/dte-term-split.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+const test = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert');
+const { setupJsdom } = require('../helpers/setupJsdom');
+
+function isoDaysFromToday(days) {
+  // Local-date string (not UTC) so it round-trips with `new Date(s + 'T00:00:00')`.
+  const d = new Date();
+  d.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
+  d.setDate(d.getDate() + days);
+  const yyyy = d.getFullYear();
+  const mm = String(d.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0');
+  const dd = String(d.getDate()).padStart(2, '0').slice(0, 2);
+  return yyyy + '-' + mm + '-' + dd;
+}
+
+// Find the <th> labelled `label` in the given thead element and invoke its onclick.
+function clickHeader(window, theadId, label) {
+  const ths = window.document.querySelectorAll('#' + theadId + ' th');
+  for (const th of ths) {
+    if (th.textContent.trim().startsWith(label)) {
+      const m = /(\w+)\('([^']+)'\)/.exec(th.getAttribute('onclick') || '');
+      if (m) window[m[1]](m[2]);
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+  throw new Error('header not found: ' + label);
+}
+
+test('Open Positions DTE column shows live countdown, not stored t.dte', (t) => {
+  // Stored dte=99 is the original term at open; expiry is 3d away — live should win.
+  const openPut = {
+    id: 1, asset: 'BTC', type: 'PUT',
+    date: '2026-01-01', expiry: isoDaysFromToday(3),
+    dte: 99, strike: 50000, size: 0.05, premium: 100,
+    outcome: 'OPEN', closeCost: 0, platform: 'RYSK',
+  };
+  const { window, teardown } = setupJsdom({ trades: [openPut] });
+  t.after(teardown);
+
+  const cells = window.document.querySelectorAll('#ttbody-open tr td');
+  // Column index 4 is the DTE cell (Asset, Platform, Date, Expiry, DTE, ...).
+  const dteCellText = cells[4].textContent;
+  assert.ok(/\b3d\b|\b3\b/.test(dteCellText), 'expected live "3" countdown, got: ' + dteCellText);
+  assert.ok(!/99/.test(dteCellText), 'should not render stored term 99 in live DTE column');
+});
+
+test('Position History column header reads "Term"; cell shows stored t.dte', (t) => {
+  const settled = {
+    id: 2, asset: 'BTC', type: 'PUT',
+    date: '2026-01-01', expiry: '2026-01-22',
+    dte: 21, strike: 50000, size: 0.05, premium: 100,
+    outcome: 'EXPIRED', closeCost: 0, platform: 'RYSK',
+  };
+  const { window, teardown } = setupJsdom({ trades: [settled] });
+  t.after(teardown);
+
+  const histHdr = window.document.getElementById('hist-hdr');
+  assert.ok(/Term/.test(histHdr.textContent), 'history header should contain "Term"');
+  assert.ok(!/\bDTE\b/.test(histHdr.textContent), 'history header should not contain "DTE"');
+
+  const cells = window.document.querySelectorAll('#ttbody-hist tr td');
+  // Same column position (4) — stored 21.
+  assert.strictEqual(cells[4].textContent.trim(), '21');
+});
+
+test('Open Positions DTE column sorts by expiry', (t) => {
+  // Two opens: stored dte order (5, 10) is opposite to expiry order.
+  // After clicking DTE, ascending order should be by expiry (soonest first).
+  // All three trades share the same stored dte (20). Old behavior would tie on
+  // dte and fall back to insertion order — BTC first regardless of direction.
+  // New behavior sorts by expiry, so ETH (3d) or HYPE (20d) leads, never BTC.
+  const trades = [
+    { id: 1, asset: 'BTC',  type: 'PUT', date: '2026-01-01', expiry: isoDaysFromToday(10),
+      dte: 20, strike: 50000, size: 0.05, premium: 100, outcome: 'OPEN', closeCost: 0, platform: 'RYSK' },
+    { id: 2, asset: 'ETH',  type: 'PUT', date: '2026-01-01', expiry: isoDaysFromToday(3),
+      dte: 20, strike: 3000, size: 0.5, premium: 50, outcome: 'OPEN', closeCost: 0, platform: 'RYSK' },
+    { id: 3, asset: 'HYPE', type: 'PUT', date: '2026-01-01', expiry: isoDaysFromToday(20),
+      dte: 20, strike: 20, size: 50, premium: 30, outcome: 'OPEN', closeCost: 0, platform: 'RYSK' },
+  ];
+  const { window, teardown } = setupJsdom({ trades });
+  t.after(teardown);
+
+  clickHeader(window, 'open-hdr', 'DTE');
+  const firstA = window.document.querySelector('#ttbody-open tr td').textContent.trim();
+  clickHeader(window, 'open-hdr', 'DTE');
+  const firstB = window.document.querySelector('#ttbody-open tr td').textContent.trim();
+
+  const seen = new Set([firstA, firstB]);
+  assert.deepStrictEqual([...seen].sort(), ['ETH', 'HYPE'],
+    'expected ETH (3d) and HYPE (20d) at the ends across two clicks; BTC must not lead');
+});