Calculating The Greeks

Discussion in 'Options' started by stoic, Apr 13, 2010.

  1. I think MasterAtWork answered this already...

    If you're using mkt prices and intend to use your greeks to make trading decisions and explain the pnl on your marked-to-mkt positions, you have to use market implied vols. There can be no alternative...

    If, on the other hand, you're a real money, accrual accounting type of investor, IV for calculating your greeks would be of very little use to you. In this case you can use whatever your heart desires as your volatility input.
     
    #21     Apr 14, 2010
  2. OR, you can use HV (or whatever else for that matter) to calculate what you feel "should be" and/or "would be in short order", and trade accordingly.
     
    #22     Apr 14, 2010