Market Measures - November 10, 2020 - Option Exposure to Directional Risk


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Nov 10 2020 9 mins   9
Short premium positions generally profit from contractions in IV, but these strategies are also subject to underlying directional risk. How do strangles perform when their underlying has a substantial upday and their IV has a large contraction? Join Tom and Tony as they show how outlier updays can result in substantial losses and why it’s essential to keep position size small.