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Hedging the smirk
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Hedging the smirk

David S. Bates
Finance research letters, Vol.2(4), pp.195-200
12/2005
DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2005.08.004

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Abstract

This article presents a simple “model-free” method for inferring deltas and gammas from implicit volatility patterns. An illustration indicates that Black–Scholes deltas and gammas are substantially biased in the presence of the sort of smirks and smiles evident in stock index options.
Hedging Options Volatility smirk

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