A confusing piece if ever I seen one. Delta as a measure of risk is almost a waste of time - you can have 2 positions with the same delta value with one position being very safe, the other very dangerous. Using the underlying stock to dynamically hedge delta of an options position can actually get you into more trouble ! It doesn't get you "out of directional risk", it merely changes it.Quote from srolle:
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profit is an idiot. its much cheaper to hedge your deltas in the stock market. gettng long stock can get you out of directional risk, while giving less edge to the specialists. duh.
You've talked about "edge" a few times above, so let me ask you a question - how would you add "edge" to Mr.Union's position ?