Glossary · Entry & Exit Signals · V

Vega in plain English.

How much an option's price moves per one-percentage-point change in implied volatility. Vega 0.10 means 10 dollars per contract for a 1-point IV move.

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Entry & Exit Signals

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The option seller's dashboard

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The idea, in context

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

Reading the illustration

Delta climbs from 0 to 1 across the strike; gamma (dashed) is how fast it climbs — highest at the money.

This definition usesImplied volatility (IV)

In French: Vega

Where it’s taught

Entry & Exit Signals

The option seller's dashboard

“The option seller's dashboard” 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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Where to go next

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