Some help needed with numbers

[evenkeel]

I am using the options calculator by ivolatility.com to calculate implied vola. Could someone please help with the following:

1) Is the implied volatility number shown by the calculator
annualized?

2) If implied vola is annualized, then converting an annualized 82%
number to 795 days to expiration would be: 82% x (795/365)^0.5 = 121%. Is this then the implied 1 stdev for an option expiring 795 days out?

Thank you.

 

[mutluit]

Quote from evenkeel:
I am using the options calculator by ivolatility.com to calculate implied vola. Could someone please help with the following:

1) Is the implied volatility number shown by the calculator
annualized?

It is clearly stated there:
"This free service provides basic end-of-day information on specified underlying - such as last value of IV index (for Calls, Puts and their average value), Historical volatility and correlation against major index."
and looks like in the attached image, Ie. HV and IV for 1wk, 1mo, 52wk, ...

...unless you mean a different functionality or link there...

BTW, the site has a UI-bug, just do this: enter symbol, click on Go,
click Advanced Options, click Basic Option

 

[2rosy]

looks good

 

[newwurldmn]

Quote from evenkeel:

I am using the options calculator by ivolatility.com to calculate implied vola. Could someone please help with the following:

1) Is the implied volatility number shown by the calculator
annualized?

2) If implied vola is annualized, then converting an annualized 82%
number to 795 days to expiration would be: 82% x (795/365)^0.5 = 121%. Is this then the implied 1 stdev for an option expiring 795 days out?

Thank you.

yes.
yes.

 

[mutluit]

Quote from evenkeel:

2) If implied vola is annualized, then converting an annualized 82%
number to 795 days to expiration would be: 82% x (795/365)^0.5 = 121%. Is this then the implied 1 stdev for an option expiring 795 days out?

Thank you.

Volatility is defined as 1 StdDev price change, in percent, at the end of a one-year period.

 

[toc]

Quote from evenkeel:

I am using the options calculator by ivolatility.com to calculate implied vola. Could someone please help with the following:

1) Is the implied volatility number shown by the calculator
annualized?

2) If implied vola is annualized, then converting an annualized 82%
number to 795 days to expiration would be: 82% x (795/365)^0.5 = 121%. Is this then the implied 1 stdev for an option expiring 795 days out?

Thank you.

Here's a number for you buddy

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[mutluit]

Quote from evenkeel:
2) If implied vola is annualized, then converting an annualized 82%
number to 795 days to expiration would be: 82% x (795/365)^0.5 = 121%. Is this then the implied 1 stdev for an option expiring 795 days out?

A value (stock price) with an annual volatility of 82% should
in 795 calendar days vary in 68.2689492% of the cases (ie. 1 sigma (=1SD))
between 235.275036% (+1SD) and -70.173741% (-1SD).
This is using lognormal distribution and 365.2425 days/yr.

 

[mutluit]

Quote from evenkeel:
2) If implied vola is annualized, then converting an annualized 82%
number to 795 days to expiration would be: 82% x (795/365)^0.5 = 121%. Is this then the implied 1 stdev for an option expiring 795 days out?

Yes, the calculation is correct.
But see also prev. posting about the corrosponding values that belong to +1SD and -1SD.

 

[newwurldmn]

Quote from mutluit:

A value (stock price) with an annual volatility of 82% should
in 795 calendar days vary in 68.2689492% of the cases (ie. 1 sigma (=1SD))
between 235.275036% (+1SD) and -70.173741% (-1SD).
This is using lognormal distribution and 365.2425 days/yr.

There aren't 365 trading days in a year. There are closer to 255

 

[mutluit]

Quote from newwurldmn:
There aren't 365 trading days in a year. There are closer to 255

True, but 1 year is 1 year, both with 365 calendar days or with about 252 trading days/year...