Questions tagged [delta-hedging]
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When you are delta-hedging by using shares, what is used? FIFO or LIFO? (Natenberg example)
When delta-hedging and using shares to do so, which "accounting" method should one use via their brokerage when they are executing the said delta-hedging adjustments? FIFO (first-in-first-...
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Quantity of risk-free asset in Black Scholes model
When the seller of a Call option hedges themselves, we know that they should buy $\Delta(t) = \mathcal{N}(d_1(t))$ amounts of the risky asset at time $t$.
But what about the riskless asset? My ...
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Option seller: Why is delta hedging required if I am long/short the underlying with same number of lots as the OTM options I sold?
Situation: Sold OTM call while long the underlying. Stock did not tank, it went up too much breaching the breakeven point (strike price+premium).
If I sell 1 lot of call options and I am being long ...
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Value in time of the bond in delta-hedging
I am trying to implement a simple delta-hedging strategy. The idea is that I want to verify that the covered position "1 option long + delta stocks short" is actually evolving as $e^{rt}$, ...
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Hedging or Relative Value Strategies with Rho or Tau Correlations?
I understand that the Pearson correlation indicates the strength of linear relationship between two data sets. The applicability of this to hedging strategies is intuitive: If I can establish a linear ...
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How can Ito's Lemma be used to show that a delta-neutral portfolio is instantaneously risk-free?
The lecture notes I am currently reading give the following example of a delta-neutral portfolio:
minus one derivative (whose value at time $t$, when the value of the underlying is $S_t$, is denoted $...
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Question about using Ito's lemma in Gamma PnL
While deriving the delta hedge error if we hedge with implied vol, and the true vol is different, we say that the PnL of the call option is:
$$dC=C_tdt+C_SdS+0.5C_{ss}<QV>dt - (1)$$
Where $<...
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Why do replicating strategies delta hedge?
We have a simple BS-market of one risky asset $S_{t}$, a bond $B_{t}$ and a digital option $X$ on the risky asset with value process $V(t,S_{t})$. I was able to derive $V(t,S_{t})$ using risk-neutral ...
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Why my delta position is increasing with increase in spot?
I am trying to take position in future as per the delta position of short put. My strike is 13794 for short put option, spot 10305.3 and volatility is 20.153 then I am getting 5890 position to buy and ...
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Long positions (call or put) have positive gamma, and short positions (call or put) have negative gamma
I was reading a lot about the idea that long positions (call or put) have positive gamma, and short positions (call or put) have negative gamma. But I couldn't understand why. In "Bunds and Bund ...
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Is there any way to check my delta hedging is implemented correctly?
When implementing a Black-Scholes delta-neutral portfolio using Python to perform delta hedging, I am not sure whether I implemented it correctly or not.
Unlike coding binomial trees for European ...
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Can a portfolio value consisting of longing a delta shares of stocks and shorting a call option greater than strike price?
While trying to implement Black-Scholes delta hedging for a European call option using Python, I came across the following phenomena:
Given a portfolio consisting of longing a delta shares of ...
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Binomial model and delta hedging
I've got a question about theory which is probably a one line answer. I use to understand it but I'm stuck right now.
In the Binomial model, we define the progression of the price as:
$$
S_k = S_{k-...
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where does the cost of delta hedging come from?
I am reading John Hull's book, and am a bit confused about the explanation regarding the cost of delta hedging.
Here is the background: a financial institute is selling call options with strike price ...
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Delta Forward and Put Call Parity
Vanilla options are traded interbank with delta hedge. The instrument employed to a delta
hedge is usually a forward with the same expiry (and opposite delta) as the option. This means
that in effect ...
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Expected Delta hedging frequency as function of implied (and realized) volatility
I'm looking for a proxy (or some rule of thumb) that can create a link between the implied volatility, the realized volatility and the frequency of Delta hedging required to keep the Delta as close as ...
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What is “swimming delta” as a risk attribute in pnl explain?
What is swimming delta as in risk attribution?
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Is it possible to construct a hedge that matches value Delta Gamma and Vega?
Given a strike price, current price, risk free rate, dividend yield and volatility, I have been asked to calculate:
- a hedge which matches the value Delta and Gamma
- a hedge which matches the value ...
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Can a delta hedge be negative for all values at one time, and positive for all values at another time?
I have a problem that states there was a formula for the hedge $\delta(t, S_t)$ for a contingent claim whose value depends on only the stock value when $T=20$. In this hedge, $\delta(t, S_t)<0$ at $...
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Hedging Interest rate swaps in practice
Suppose we have a portfolio of i terest rate swaps that we wish to delta hedge. we build a delta ladder by shocking the instruments used to build the forecasting and discouting curves (Eurodollar ...
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Synthetically sell to close puts in limited-margin IRA
Suppose:
I bought an American put on a stock in a retail brokerage IRA, where I can't sell short or write uncovered options.
The put is ITM and has served its purpose for hedging.
The put is thinly ...
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Delta Hedged PnL on Call Spread
Suppose I buy a call and then sell a call one dollar in strike higher. Suppose I get into this position for 10 cents lower than it is theoretically worth. (I.e if this spread is worth 0.50 I just ...
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Delta heding & PnL
Sorry if it's a duplicate but i didn't find an answer to my simple question in the other posts.
Let say we short a call option on a stock.
$K = 100$, $C = 1$, $S = 100$ and $\Delta = 0.5$. No ...
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Sticky strike sticky delta implementation
I'm a clear on the differences between the two assumptions but a bit confused on the practical implementation.
1) The aim of choosing one of the two assumptions is to take into account the co-dynamic ...
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How do you price an option on multiple things>
Suppose, for simplicity, I want to cover the U.S. stock market by buying ETFs for the Russell 1000 and Russell 2000. But I want to overweight small cap, so the Russell 3000 won't do. Also, let's ...
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Hedging option delta
Let's say I am long 1000 50 delta call options. I need to hedge my deltas now. There can be infinite ways to do this. How should I think about proceeding wit this? My first thought was, if the ...
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Hedged portfolio dynamics under T-forward measure
I'm looking to find the hedging PDE for a multi-currency derivative $u(F_d, F_f, X,t, T)$ under the T-forward measure, using the delta-hedging argument (F - forward rate, X - forward FX rate).
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Delta Hedging Example
I was reading Dynamic Hedging by N. Taleb and in the chapter dedicated to the delta, there is this example of a trader position in options (one-month European call, flat yield curve, forward is ...
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FX option trading questions
Are all FX trades ( RR, BF, ATM)quoted in implied vol term delta neutral trades?
If trades are not delta neutral at the initiation does that mean it is speculative trading? Why/ why not?
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FX option trading [duplicate]
Are all trades quoted in implied vol terms delta neutral trades?
If trades are not delta neutral at the initiation does that mean it is speculative trading? Why/ why not?
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European Call option replication
An asset $S_t$ is evolving according to the Black-Scholes model. We want to replicate a call option on this asset by holding Delta units of the asset at every time.
I use a Monte Carlo algorithm to ...
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Delta hedging: theoretical value vs actual price
One way to derive the Black-Scholes PDE is via the Delta-hedging argument:
Suppose that $V_t = V(t, S_t)$, for some function $V: [0,T] \times \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$. We construct a portfolio by ...
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Simple 3 way delta hedge
Consider 3 futures contracts:
A BTC/ETH, settled in BTC
B USD/ETH, settled in ETH
C USD/BTC, settled in BTC
As the markets aren't efficient, sometimes these ...
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Optimal Hedging of Options - asymmetry between long and short vol positions
Going over Zakamouline's Approximation method for optimal delta hedging of options, it is claimed that the result remains valid for both buying options (long vol positions) or selling options (short ...
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Gamma PnL Formula and Break-Even volatility
When we derive the P&L of a delta hedged option we obtain:
$$
\text{P&L}=\dfrac{1}{2}\Gamma(\delta S)^{2}-\theta\delta t
$$
and setting equal to zero and rearranging we obtain:
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\dfrac{1}{...
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Variance swap = delta hedged strip of options
Is there a paper that explicitly shows/demonstrates that a variance swap can be replicated by delta-hedging a strip of options?
Thus far I have not found anything: papers mention it in passing ...
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FX Spot Delta market standard calculation (Trader View)
I am just writing my thesis about FX instrument and hedging and one question popped up which I can't solve. Maybe it is silly but cant find anything about it how the delta of a fx spot is defined and ...
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In literature, is IV constantly adjusted during option delta hedging?
In a lot of literature, they like to compare the performance of buying an option, and then delta hedging either at that options implied volatility (IV) or the true future volatility. This is under ...
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Market Maker ETF Hedging Strategy
Some thoughts about ETF hedging; feel free to leave comments!
Scenario 1:
An investor sells 1M ETF shares to a Market Maker(MM) at bid price. MM has a long position and will need to offload the ...
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Why does it make sense to delta hedge a deep OTM option given the very low delta exposure? [closed]
I am not sure if this is actually done in practice as I'm not a derivatives trader, but I can only think of reducing the cost of the OTM option as a reason for delta hedging a deep OTM option, which ...
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Books and techniques to hedge options that expire tomorrow?
Can anyone point me to books or resources that talk about best techniques to hedge ATM or close to ATM options that expire tomorrow. I am particularly interested on how to hedge if you are short the ...
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transactions costs and leland modified volatility
When there are transactions costs, we are in a situation of incomplete market. What does the modified volatility of Leland (Option Pricing and Replication with Transactions Costs, 1985) bring us? can ...
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Delta hedging theta pnl
Say I sell a swaption and delta hedge it, and the breakeven daily move in the underlying is $x$ bps. Then if on any given day the actual move in the underlying is $y$ bps $( y <x)$. Then I, as ...
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How should one hedge option positions on the date of expiry?
Let's say we are looking at a non-liquid equity ticker and a slightly OOM option on it. The problem is that if we buy delta to hedge it, it could move the underlying market and push the option to be ...
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Delta hedging pnl to recover option price
In Black Scholes framework, assuming zero interest rates and realized volatility to be same as implied volatility, gamma pnl is exactly same and opposite of theta pnl. So if I buy an option and delta ...
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Understanding delta based strike selection in an Iron Condor
I am reading a small book on the proper use of Iron Condors (link). I do not use these strategies as I have had a very hard time being profitable on them. This book mentions some strategies to ...
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Implied volatility as break-even delta hedge volatility
There have been some posts on this topic, but not what I am looking for, so a new post on an old topic..
I think some/most of us here are familiar with the following formula expressing implied ...
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When should we delta hedge?
Let's say I'm the seller of a European call option on a non-dividend paying stock. I pocket the premium $c_0$ of the call at $t=0$.
If I start to delta-hedge right away, this is equivalent to ...
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Options Delta Meaning of Term [closed]
not able to understand delta in options. Whilst I understand, it is how much the option moves when the underlying moves by 1 unit, I fail to understand, when someone books a currency option, why does ...
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Profit and Loss on delta-hedged portfolio
The overnight profit formula from a textbook (possibly Derivative Markets by McDonald) is the following:
$$\Delta _{t}(S_{t+h}-S_{t})-(V_{t+h}-V_{t})-(e^{rh}-1)(\Delta_{t}S_{t}-V_{t}),$$
where Delta ...
