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by gyanka
December 19th, 2007, 12:33 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: implied vol and delta/gamma/theta
Replies: 3
Views: 61380

implied vol and delta/gamma/theta

<t>I'm trying to understand the changes of a change in implied volatility on the greeks of an at the money option. I've messed with the black-Scholes equations for a while, but have had no luck. I'd be interested to know, for example, what happens to delta on a call or put option when implied vol in...
by gyanka
March 12th, 2007, 3:20 am
Forum: Brainteaser Forum
Topic: "Three Gods" type of problem
Replies: 13
Views: 82825

"Three Gods" type of problem

<t>First let's figure out what yes and no are. Are you "true"? True and false must say the same thing, which is then "Yes".Next, let's get rid of one of the three: If I asked you if you were true, would you say "Yes".True: Yes, False: No, Random: ?Suppose "Random" answers "Yes": Then you know who fa...
by gyanka
March 9th, 2007, 1:06 am
Forum: Brainteaser Forum
Topic: Series gamble
Replies: 11
Views: 87427

Series gamble

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: gentinexLet's generalize this. Say that you are playing a "best of 2n+1" series, in which the first team to win n+1 games wins the series. Now how much should you bet on the opening game, to guarantee that you win 100 if your team wins the series, and you lose 100 if yo...
by gyanka
March 7th, 2007, 7:30 am
Forum: Brainteaser Forum
Topic: Picking a character from a file of unknown length
Replies: 12
Views: 80684

Picking a character from a file of unknown length

<t>To Pannini:You don't terminate after picking a character. Consider the character you have picked as a state variable. Then, pick the first character. Replace it with the second with probability 1/2. Replace this new character with the third with probability 1/3, etc. That way you only pass throug...