OTM with 0.505 delta

Discussion in 'Options' started by hurricane_sh, Apr 4, 2020.

  1. I'm reviewing option data exported from TWS, the following two options make me confused.

    SPY: $246.64
    SPY Apr09'20 247 Call
    Delta: 0.505

    SPY Apr09'20 247 PUT
    Delta -0.495

    I always thought an OTM option's delta is less than 0.5, and an ITM option's delta is bigger than 0.5, but it's not the case here. Did I misunderstand something?
     
    Last edited: Apr 4, 2020
  2. When volatility is high, deltas are higher to the call. Intuitively, imagine that volatility is infinite - while that means the stock can go very high, it still can't be below zero.
     
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  3. Sig

    Sig

    Unless you're IB and calculating the margins for selling puts, apparently.
     
  4. Lemme guess, they charge you more than the strike price as margin?
     
  5. Sig

    Sig