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by JDVEGA
August 7th, 2003, 5:50 am
Forum: The Quantitative Finance FAQs Project
Topic: How many different types of volatility are there?
Replies: 27
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How many different types of volatility are there?

<t>AS WE LEARNED IN BOOKS AND MANUALS, THERE ARE THRE TYPES OF VOLATILITY: IMPLIED (WHAT THE MARKET MAKERS INCORPORATES IN OPTION PRICES), FUTURE VOLATILITY (AS THE NAME INDICATES) AND HISTORIC OR REALIZED VOLATILITY (NORMALY, THE STANDARD DESVIATION OF RETURNS). I ALWAYS LIKE TO INDICATE THAT THERE...
by JDVEGA
August 7th, 2003, 5:44 am
Forum: The Quantitative Finance FAQs Project
Topic: How do settlement rules affect the price of options?
Replies: 7
Views: 193767

How do settlement rules affect the price of options?

USING FINANCIAL ARBITRAGEOUS ARGUMENTS, ITS EQUIVALENT GIVING THE PAYOFF TODAY OR GIVING IT 3 DAYS / MONTHS... LATER. WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO APPLY THE IMPLY DISCOUNT FACTOR TO THE PAYOFF AS IT OCCURS IN TIME "T".