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Podcast: Options Boot Camp
Episode: Options Bootcamp 32: Volatility and Skew
Description: Basic Training: Let's talk fundamentals What is Implied Volatility and how it is derived? Why is understanding implied volatility is so important? Historical volatility versus implied volatility. What is skew? Why does skew exist? What is the put wing? What is the call wing? What is investment skew? What are other types of skew? #1 Options question from newcomers - I bought a call option then the stock rallied and my call lost value. Why? How do you evaluate skew? How is skew measured? What is reverse skew? What does reverse skew sometimes indicate? What is term structure? ...