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by nolos
June 5th, 2005, 1:15 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: whats's gamma trading?
Replies: 6
Views: 158237

whats's gamma trading?

<t>Thanks for your reply.But I still have another question.If I long a 1-month call, and the spot goes up and then down, I could take profit form gamma trading.( because I buy thr underlying at lower price and sell them at higher price)But if the spot goes up and up, I will sell more and more underl...
by nolos
June 4th, 2005, 12:52 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: whats's gamma trading?
Replies: 6
Views: 158237

whats's gamma trading?

<t>I am a little confused about gamma trading.1.If I just long an option and let it alwayse be delta neutral, does it mean gamma trading?2.If spot moves up and down , I will gain(loss) form delta neutral and loss(gain) from option value. Dose I alwayse make money through delta neutral?3.If spot just...
by nolos
March 5th, 2005, 10:58 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: volatility interpolation?
Replies: 2
Views: 159616

volatility interpolation?

in fx optionif i know 1 week 10 delta and 25 delta volatility and 1 month 10 delta and 25 delta volatilityhow to calculate 2 week 15 delta volatility?
by nolos
January 27th, 2005, 12:34 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: how to price fx barrier option(adjust theoretical value to market value)
Replies: 0
Views: 161874

how to price fx barrier option(adjust theoretical value to market value)

<t>i have try to use close form to price fx barrier option, but it is just theoretical value. i'd like to know how to take hedging cost into account to calculate market value. i have read some paper, it usually refer to use replication method, which adopt vanilla option to replicate vega, volga and ...
by nolos
January 11th, 2005, 12:38 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: how to calculate trigger probability?
Replies: 1
Views: 163369

how to calculate trigger probability?

<t>When we try to price barrier option,we alwayse use close form.The trigger probability is implied from these equations.But when we calculate barrier option, these equations are combined to calculate one single value.I really don't know how to decompose these equations to calculate trigger probabil...