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The Greek Letters

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Example
• A bank 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%, = 20%,
T = 20 weeks, = 13%
• The Black-Scholes-Merton value of the option is
$240,000
• How does the bank hedge its risk to lock in a
$60,000 profit?

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Naked & Covered Positions

• Naked position
– Take no action
• Covered position
– Buy 100,000 shares today
• What are the risks associated with
these strategies?

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Stop-Loss Strategy

• This involves:
– Buying 100,000 shares as soon as price
reaches $50
– Selling 100,000 shares as soon as price
falls below $50

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Stop-Loss Strategy continued

Ignoring discounting, the cost of writing and hedging the option


appears to be max(S0−K, 0). What are we overlooking?

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Delta
• Delta () is the rate of change of the option
price with respect to the underlying
Call option
price

Slope = 
B

A Stock price

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Hedge
• Trader would be hedged with the position:
– short 1000 options
– buy 600 shares
• Gain/loss on the option position is offset
by loss/gain on stock position
• Delta changes as stock price changes and
time passes
• Hedge position must therefore be
rebalanced
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Delta Hedging
• This involves maintaining a delta
neutral portfolio
• The delta of a European call on a
non-dividend paying stock is N (d 1)
• The delta of a European put on the
stock is
N (d 1) – 1

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The Costs in Delta Hedging
continued

• Delta hedging a written option involves


a “buy high, sell low” trading rule

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Theta
Theta () of a derivative (or portfolio of
derivatives) is the rate of change of the
value with respect to the passage of time
The theta of a call or put is usually
negative. This means that, if time passes
with the price of the underlying asset
and its volatility remaining the same, the
value of a long call or put option declines

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Theta for Call Option: K=50, = 25%, r =
5% T = 1

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Gamma

• Gamma () is the rate of change of


delta () with respect to the price of
the underlying asset
• Gamma is greatest for options that
are close to the money

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Gamma for Call or Put Option: K=50,
= 25%, r = 5% T = 1

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Gamma Addresses Delta Hedging Errors
Caused By Curvature
Call
price

C''
C'

C
Stock price
S S'
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Vega
• Vega () is the rate of change of the
value of a derivatives portfolio with
respect to volatility

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Vega for Call or Put Option: K=50, =
25%, r = 5% T = 1

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Managing Delta, Gamma, & Vega
• Delta can be changed by taking a position
in the underlying asset
• To adjust gamma and vega it is necessary
to take a position in an option or other
derivative

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Rho

• Rho is the rate of change of the


value of a derivative with respect
to the interest rate

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Hedging in Practice
• Traders usually ensure that their portfolios
are delta-neutral at least once a day
• Whenever the opportunity arises, they
improve gamma and vega
• There are economies of scale
– As portfolio becomes larger hedging becomes
less expensive per option in the portfolio

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