Glossary · Options Foundations · I

Implied volatility (IV) in plain English.

The market's forward-looking expectation of movement, derived from current option prices. Higher IV means richer premiums.

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Options Foundations

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Implied volatility, the seller's tailwind

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The idea, in context

How to read the picture above and where the Academy teaches it.

Reading the illustration

Implied volatility sets the width of the bell: the shaded middle is the expected move, the tails are the rare big moves.

In French: Volatilité implicite (IV)

Where it’s taught

Options Foundations

Implied volatility, the seller's tailwind

“Implied volatility, the seller's tailwind” introduces this term with worked examples, a quiz and the trades around it. The Academy is part of the YieldCove membership.

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8 terms around this one — the words its definition uses, its lesson siblings and the terms that build on it.

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