Option Vega Explained: Options Volatility From Beginner to Pro

[@RyanOConnellCFA]

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[@amitsingh009]

here you said volatility is high for longer maturity and low for nearest maturity however at the end part you mentioned vega is high for atm which is closest to expiry. Can you confirm which is correct?

[@RyanOConnellCFA]

Hey! I think you are conflating two different topics here: 1. When we are talking about longest maturity and nearest maturity, we are talking about how long until the option expires, so time to expiration. 2. When we are talking about at the money (atm) we are talking about how close the strike price is to the underlying price, it has nothing to do with time Two totally different concepts. Does that make sense?

[@amitsingh009]

@RyanOConnellCFA I understand that but what about vega of atm position which is near to expiry? Will it be less or high?

[@RyanOConnellCFA]

@@amitsingh009 Let me clarify: An ATM option's vega is affected by BOTH strike proximity to the current price (moneyness) AND time to expiration. The effects combine like this: + Being ATM increases vega (compared to OTM/ITM options) - BUT being close to expiry decreases vega (compared to longer-dated options) So for an ATM option that's very close to expiry, these effects work against each other. Although, the time effect should dominate as we can see on the right side of the graph @8:40 this at the money option's vega goes to zero as it approaches maturity

[@amitsingh009]

@@RyanOConnellCFA thanks a lot it helped!!

[@RyanOConnellCFA]

@@amitsingh009 Awesome, my pleasure!

[@amirrezaax22]

thats great thanks a ton!

[@RyanOConnellCFA]

My pleasure Amir!

[@victoricus1]

so, in terms of pricing vega is used akin to bootstrapping method for bond pricing? you just derive prices from intrinsic characteristics, so to speak?