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Volatility Value

The degree to which the price of the underlying of an option fluctuates. For an out-of-the-money option, it represents the...

Vvol

An abbreviation for volatility of volatility, which is a statistical concept implying that volatility of of a series of random...

Volatility Ratio

A ratio that relates the implied volatility of a security to its recent historical volatility: Volatility ratio = implied volatility...

Up-Variance Swap

A conditional variance swap (also a corridor variance swap) in which realized volatility accrues when the underlying remains above a...

Vol-Vol

The volatility of volatility. A measure of volatility which supposes that volatility is a random market risk variable, rather than...

Long Vega

A position in options (a situation/ relationship expressed originally as vega) in which any increase in the implied volatility of...

Lambda

A tool which is used to compare the change in option price to a 1% change in option volatility. Mathematically,...

Weighted Variance Swap

A variation on variance swaps which weights the periodic squared return of the underlying by the ratio of current price...

Volatility Swap

As a volatility derivative, it is an agreement (swap) that entails exchanging the realized volatility between the time of entering...

Volatility Convexity

The sensitivity of vega as a function of volatility to a change in volatility. It captures the deviation from a...