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The Greek Letters. ILLUSTRATION. The financial institution has sold for $300,000 a European call option on 100,000 shares of a non-dividend-paying stock. S 0 = 49, K = 50, r = 5%, σ= 20%, T = 20 weeks (0.3846 years), μ=13% The Black-Scholes price of the option is about $240,000. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Greek The Greek LettersLetters
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ILLUSTRATION The financial institution has sold for $300,000 a
European call option on 100,000 shares of a non-dividend-paying stock.
S0 = 49, K = 50, r = 5%, σ= 20%, T = 20 weeks (0.3846 years), μ=13%
The Black-Scholes price of the option is about $240,000.
The financial institution has therefore sold the option for $60,000 more than its theoretical value, but it’s faced with the problem of hedging the risk.
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NAKED & COVERED POSITIONS
Naked Position One strategy open to the financial institut
ion is to do nothing. Covered Position Buying 100,000 shares as soon as the o
ption has been sold. Neither a naked position nor a covered posit
ion provides a good hedge.
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A STOP-LOSS STRATEGY
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DELTA HEDGING
Delta () is the rate of change of the option price with respect to the underlying asset.
c is the price of the call option. S is the stock price
Sc
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DELTA HEDGING
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DELTA HEDGING
For a European call option on a non-dividend-paying stock
For a European put option on a non-dividend-paying stock
)()( 1dNcall
1( ) ( ) 1put N d
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DELTA HEDGING
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DELTA HEDGING
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DELTA HEDGING
Π is the value of the portfolio The delta of a portfolio of options or other derivat
ives dependent on a single asset whose price is S.
A portfolio consists of a quantity wi of option i (1≦i≦n) Δi is the delta of the ith option.
S
n
iiiw
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THETA
The theta () of a portfolio of options is the rate of change of the value of the portfolio with respect to the passage of time with all else remaining the same.
Theta is sometimes referred to as the time decay of the portfolio.
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THETA
Because N(-d2)=1-N(d2), the theta of a put exceeds the theta of the corresponding call by rKe-rT
)(2
)()( 2
1'
0 dNrKeTdNS
call rT
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1'
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put rT
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THETA
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THETA
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GAMMA
The gamma () is the rate of change of the portfolio’s delta () with respect to the price of the underlying asset.
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2
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GAMMA
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GAMMA
Making a portfolio gamma neutral
A delta-neutral portfolio has a gamma equal to Γ A traded option has a gamma equal to ΓT
The number of traded options added to the portfolio is wT
Calculation of Gamma
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TSdN
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1' )(
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GAMMA
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GAMMA
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DELTA, THETA, AND GAMMA
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SS
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VEGA
The vega () is the rate of change of the value of a derivatives portfolio with respect to volatility of the volatility of the underlying asset.
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VEGA For a European call or put option on a non-
dividend-paying stock )( 1'
0 dNTS
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RHO
The rho(ρ) of a portfolio of options is the rate of change of the value of the portfolio with respect to the interest rate.
It measures the sensitivity of the value of a portfolio to a change in the interest rate when all else remains the same.
r
)()( 2dNKTecall rT
)()( 2dNKTeput rT
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THE REALITIES OF HEDGING
When managing a large portfolio dependent on a single underlying asset, traders usually make delta zero, or close to zero, at least once a day by trading the underlying asset.
Unfortunately, a zero gamma and a zero vega are less easy to achieve because it is difficult to find options or other nonlinear derivatives that can be traded in the volume required at competitive prices.
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SCENARIO ANALYSIS
The analysis involves calculating the gain or less on their portfolio over a specified period under a variety of different scenarios.
The time period chosen is likely to depend on the liquidity of the instruments.
The scenarios can be either chosen by management or generated by a model.
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EXTENSION OF FORMULASDelta of Forward Contracts
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EXTENSION OF FORMULASDelta of Futures Contracts
The underlying asset is a non-dividend-paying stockHF=e-rTHA
The underlying asset pays a dividend yield qHF=e-(r-q)THA
A stock index, q: the divided yield on the index A currency, q: the foreign risk-free rate, rf
HF=e-(r-rf)THA T: Maturity of futures contract HA: Required position in asset for delta hedging HF: Alternative required position in futures contracts for
delta hedging
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PORTFOLIO INSURANCE A portfolio manager is often interested in acquiring a put
option on his or her portfolio. The provides protection against market declines while
preserving the potential for a gain if the market does well.
Options markets don’t always have the liquidity to absorb the trades required by managers of large funds.
Fund managers often require strike prices and exercise dates that are different from those available in exchange-traded options markets.
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PORTFOLIO INSURANCE
The dollar amount of the futures contracts shorted as a proportion of the value of the portfolio
The portfolio is worth A1 times the index Each index futures contract is on A2 times the index The number of futures contracts shorted at any given
time
Use of Index Futures
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)](1[)](1[ 1*)*(
1*)( dNeedNee rTTTqTqrqT
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STOCK MARKET VOLATILITY
Portfolio insurance strategies such as those just described have the potential to increase volatility.
When the market declines, they cause portfolio managers either to sell stock or to sell index futures contracts.
When the market rises, the portfolio insurance strategies cause portfolio managers either to buy stock or to buy futures contracts.
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STOCK MARKET VOLATILITY
Whether portfolio insurance trading strategies (formal or informal) affect volatility depends on how easily the market can absorb the trades that are generated by portfolio insurance.
If portfolio insurance trades are a very small fraction of all trades, there is likely to be no effect.
As portfolio insurance becomes more popular, it is liable to have a destabilizing effect on the market.
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SUMMARY
S
T
r
Variable European call
European put
American call
American put
+ - + -? ? + ++ + + ++ - + -
+: Indicates that an increase in the variable causes the option price to increase-: Indicates that an increase in the variable causes the option price to decrease?: Indicates that the relationship is uncertain