
Everything You Wanted to Know About Equity Options but Were Too Frightened to Ask.
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The Basics of Option Volatility
Skew is just the difference between one side of the distribution being more expensive than the other side. It's a function of supply and demand, and how much people are willing to pay for both sides of that distribution. Don't put yourself into a situation where you mentally have built this model where calls are always less expensive than puts.
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