Derman

EVEN WITH LOCAL VOLATILITY U NEED IV

LIKE LOCAL VOLATILITY IS AN EXTRA STEP

I GUESS THE POINT IS TO GET A MORE COMPREHENSIVE MODEL OF THE MARKET EVEN IF IT USES BS IV AS A FUNCTION OF STOCK PRICE AND DTE TO GET IT.

EDIT: OR MAYBE IT HELPS TRADING LESS LIQUID OPTIONS
 
@sna is looking for some insight here into the treatment of volatility in Emanual Derman's book - assuming from the title of his original post. Much of the genuine quant talent that was/is here is either hiding in the weeds or moved to a genuine institutional messaging site.
 
@sna is looking for some insight here into the treatment of volatility in Emanual Derman's book - assuming from the title of his original post. Much of the genuine quant talent that was/is here is either hiding in the weeds or moved to a genuine institutional messaging site.

Nobody can hear you at this point ETJ, because everyone now has TINNITUS!

Teehee.
 
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