Greeks · 7 min

How IV is back-solved from premium

IV is not observed directly. It is the volatility that makes the pricing model match the observed premium. The algorithm is iterative; the catch is that it gets fragile at the edges.

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The iteration in plain language
Why the back-solve gets fragile at the wings
Stale prices distort the answer

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