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How is a variance swap replicated with vanilla options?
- AA strip of out-of-the-money options weighted by , plus a dynamic stock hedge
- BA single at-the-money straddle, rolled daily
- CA calendar spread of at-the-money options
- DIt cannot be replicated, which is why variance swaps trade over the counter
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