Options glossary · The six inputs
The annualised volatility the market expects until expiry, expressed as a standard deviation of the yearly return. It is not the expected move. The input with the most uncertainty, and the one you can hold a real opinion on.
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Sven Hubens, ten years an options market maker at Optiver and Maven, adjunct faculty at The Options Institute at Cboe.
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