The Derivatives Lab - six SPX smiles, ATM vol 14.2% to 16.9%, a delta-hedged straddle at +$594 per trade, and a MASI 6M 95% put at 2.4% of notional

The Derivatives Lab

A full derivatives lab on real data: the SPX surface across six expiries (2,565 quotes, forwards from put-call parity, butterfly-constrained SVI, 0.03 vol-pt median cross-check against CBOE), BSM/binomial/Monte-Carlo pricing with convergence, an 85% variance cut from delta-gamma hedging, a 147-trade delta-hedged straddle check at VIX (+24.5% of premium, -$4,000 fifth-percentile tail), and a 6M 95% MASI put at 2.39% of notional.

EN · October 17, 2026 · Yirviel Somé