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Pricing an earnings move · Part 1 of 3
A stock at $100 reports earnings in the next 21 trading days. The at-the-money implied volatility for that expiry is 40%, and on ordinary days the stock realises 30%. Use 252 trading days a year and zero rates.
Using the at-the-money approximation, what does the 21-day straddle cost?
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