Capital One calculated the value of the options using the commonly accepted Black-Sholes option-pricing model. The problem, according to a Capital One spokeswoman, was that the third party that did ...
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OptionMetrics, an options database and analytics provider for institutional investors and academic researchers worldwide, is announcing its new options implied methodology, ...
The industry’s leading volatility index (VIX) is about to get altered. The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that starting October 6, it plans to begin including SPX Weeklys ...
Option pricing is driven by various sensitivities. One of these sensitivities is called Gamma. Gamma measures the rate of change in an option’s Delta score based on a one-point move in the underlying ...
Wall Street invented stock call options to give investors a powerful risk-hedging technique. Like a sorcerer’s crystal ball, options provide visibility into the future economic effect of a pending ...
A methodology for profiting from near-term and further-out price discrepancies. Oil, oil everywhere: in the news, on people's minds, filling SUVs, heating homes, monopolizing the business section. And ...
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A guide with examples for learning this key idea in options trading Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive ...
NEW YORK --Intel Chief Executive Craig Barrett opened a new front in the fight against treating stock options as an expense Wednesday, suggesting that CEOs should consider refusing to certify ...