{"id":7922,"date":"2022-05-15T20:52:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-15T19:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/?p=7922"},"modified":"2022-05-15T20:52:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T19:52:08","slug":"implied-volatility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/implied-volatility\/","title":{"rendered":"Implied Volatility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jayati-walia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 5px\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_SimTrade_Photo1_Jayati_Walia.png\" alt=\"Jayati WALIA\" width=\"133\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this article, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jayati-walia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jayati WALIA<\/a> (ESSEC Business School, <i>Grande Ecole<\/i> Program &#8211; Master in Management, 2019-2022) explains how implied volatility is computed from option market prices and a option pricing model.<\/p>\n<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>Volatility is a measure of fluctuations observed in an asset\u2019s returns over a period of time. The standard deviation of historical asset returns is one of the measures of volatility. In option pricing models like the Black-Scholes-Merton model, volatility corresponds to the volatility of the underlying asset&#8217;s return. It is a key component of the model because it is not directly observed in the market and cannot be directly computed. Moreover,  volatility has a strong impact on the option value.<\/p>\n<p>Mathematically, in a reverse way, implied volatility is the volatility of the underlying asset which gives the theoretical value of an option (as computed by Black-Scholes-Merton model) equal to the market price of that option.<\/p>\n<p>Implied volatility is a forward-looking measure because it is a representation of expected price movements in an underlying asset in the future.<\/p>\n<h2>Computation methods for implied volatility<\/h2>\n<p>The Black-Scholes-Merton (BSM) model provides an analytical formula for the price of both a call option and a put option.<\/p>\n<p>The value for a call option at time t is given by:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_SimTrade_Call_option_value.png\" alt=\" Call option value\" width=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The value for a put option at time t is given by:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_SimTrade_Put_option_value-1024x125.png\" alt=\"Put option value\" width=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p>where the parameters d<sub>1<\/sub> and d<sub>2<\/sub> are given by:,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_SimTrade_d1_d2.png\" alt=\"call option d1 d2\" width=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p>with the following notations:<\/p>\n<p>S<sub>t<\/sub> : Price of the underlying asset at time t<br \/>\nt: Current date<br \/>\nT: Expiry date of the option<br \/>\nK: Strike price of the option<br \/>\nr: Risk-free interest rate<br \/>\n\u03c3: Volatility of the underlying asset<br \/>\nN(.): Cumulative distribution function for a normal (Gaussian) distribution. It is the probability that a random variable is less or equal to its input (i.e. d\u2081 and d\u2082) for a normal distribution. Thus, 0 \u2264 N(.) \u2264 1<\/p>\n<p>From the BSM model, both for a call option and a put option, the option price is an increasing function of the volatility of the underlying asset: an increase in volatility will cause an increase in the option price.<\/p>\n<p>Figures 1 and 2 below illustrate the relationship between the value of a call option and a put option and the level of volatility of the underlying asset according to the BSM model.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"> Figure 1. Call option value as a function of volatility.<br \/>\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img_SimTrade_Call_option_value_volatility.png\" alt=\"Call option value as a function of volatility\" width=\"600\" \/><br \/>\nSource: computation by the author (BSM model)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"> Figure 2. Put option value as a function of volatility.<br \/>\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img_SimTrade_Put_option_value_volatility.png\" alt=\"Put option value as a function of volatility\" width=\"600\" \/><br \/>\nSource: computation by the author (BSM model)<\/p>\n<p>You can download below the Excel file for the computation of the value of a call option and a put option for different levels of volatility of the underlying asset according to the BSM model.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/doc_SimTrade_Option_value_volatility.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"padding: 3px\" title=\"Download the Excel file to compute the option value as a function of volatility\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_SimTrade_Btn_Download_Excel_file_US.png\" alt=\"Excel file to compute the option value as a function of volatility\" width=\"200\" align=\"center\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We can observe that the call and put option values are a monotonically increasing function of the volatility of the underlying asset. Then, for a given level of volatility, there is a unique value for the call option and a unique value for the put option. This implies that this function can be reversed; for a given value for the call option, there is a unique level of volatility, and similarly, for a given value for the put option, there is a unique level of volatility.<\/p>\n<p>The BSM formula can be reverse-engineered to compute the implied volatility i.e., if we have the market price of the option, the market price of the underlying asset, the market risk-free rate, and the characteristics of the option (the expiration date and strike price), we can obtain the implied volatility of the underlying asset by inverting the BSM formula.<\/p>\n<h3>Example<\/h3>\n<p>Consider a call option with a strike price of 50 \u20ac and a time to maturity of 0.25 years. The market risk-free interest rate is 2% and the current price of the underlying asset is 50 \u20ac. Thus, the call option is \u2018at-the-money\u2019. If the market price of the call option is equal to 2 \u20ac, then the associated level of volatility (implied volatility) is equal to 18.83%.<\/p>\n<p>You can download below the Excel file below to compute the implied volatility given the market price of a call option. The computation uses the Excel solver.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/doc_SimTrade_Implied_volatility.xlsm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"padding: 3px\" title=\"Download the Excel file to compute implied volatility of an option\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_SimTrade_Btn_Download_Excel_file_US.png\" alt=\"Excel file to compute implied volatility of an option\" width=\"200\" align=\"center\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Volatility smile<\/h2>\n<p>Volatility smile is the name given to the plot of implied volatility against different strikes for options with the same time to maturity. According to the BSM model, it is a horizontal straight line as the model assumes that the volatility is constant (it does not depend on the option strike). However, in practice, we do not observe a horizontal straight line. The curve may be in the shape of the alphabet \u2018U\u2019 or a \u2018smile\u2019 which is the usual term used to refer to the observed function of implied volatility.<\/p>\n<p>Figure 3 below depicts the volatility smile for call options on the Apple stock on May 13, 2022.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"> Figure 3. Volatility smile for call options on Apple stock.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img_SimTrade_volatility_smile.png\" alt=\"Apple volatility smile\" width=\"600\" \/><br \/>\nSource: Computation by author.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/doc_SimTrade_apple_volatility_smile.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"padding: 3px\" title=\"Download the Excel file for implied volatility from Apple stock option\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_SimTrade_Btn_Download_Excel_file_US.png\" alt=\"Excel file for implied volatility from Apple stock option\" width=\"200\" align=\"center\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We can also observe that the for a specific time to maturity, the implied volatility is minimum when the option is at-the-money.<\/p>\n<h2>Volatility surface<\/h2>\n<p>An essential assumption of the BSM model is that the returns of the underlying asset follow geometric Brownian motion (corresponding to log-normal distribution for the price at a given point in time) and the volatility of the underlying asset price remains constant over time until the expiration date. Thus theoretically, for a constant time to maturity, the plot of implied volatility and strike price would be a horizontal straight line corresponding to a constant value for volatility.<\/p>\n<p>Volatility surface is obtained when values for implied volatilities are calculated for options with different strike prices and times to maturity.<\/p>\n<h2>CBOE Volatility Index<\/h2>\n<p>The Chicago Board Options Exchange publishes the renowned Volatility Index (also known as VIX) which is an index based on the implied volatility of 30-day option contracts on the S&amp;P 500 index. It is also called the \u2018fear gauge\u2019 and it is a representation of the market outlook for volatility for the next 30 days.<\/p>\n<h2>Related posts on the SimTrade blog<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9654; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/tag\/options\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">All posts about Options<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9654; Akshit GUPTA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/options\/\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener\">Options<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9654; Jayati WALIA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/brownian-motion-finance\/\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener\">Brownian Motion in Finance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9654; Jayati WALIA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/brownian-motion-finance\/\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener\">Brownian Motion in Finance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9654; Youssef LOURAOUI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/minimum-volatility-factor\/\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener\">Minimum Volatility Factor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9654; Youssef LOURAOUI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/vix-index\/\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener\">VIX index<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Useful resources<\/h2>\n<h3>Academic articles<\/h3>\n<p>Black F. and M. Scholes (1973) \u201cThe Pricing of Options and Corporate Liabilities\u201d The Journal of Political Economy, 81, 637-654.<\/p>\n<p>Dupire B. (1994). &#8220;Pricing with a Smile&#8221; Risk Magazine 7, 18-20.<\/p>\n<p>Merton R.C. (1973) \u201cTheory of Rational Option Pricing\u201d Bell Journal of Economics, 4, 141\u2013183.<\/p>\n<h3>Business<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cboe.com\/us\/indices\/dashboard\/VIX\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cboe.com\/tradable_products\/vix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBOE VIX tradable products<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>About the author<\/h2>\n<p>The article was written in May 2022 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jayati-walia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jayati WALIA<\/a> (ESSEC Business School, <i>Grande Ecole<\/i> Program &#8211; Master in Management, 2019-2022).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, Jayati WALIA (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program &#8211; Master in Management, 2019-2022) explains how implied volatility is computed from option market prices and a option pricing model. 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