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A case study of how option premiums are priced.

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This is a case study on how the option prices vary as we approach the date of expiry. In particular this post aims to see how the options with farther away expiry date perform compared to the options with earlier expiry date. This data is not freely available online, hence the need for this particular analysis. 

March 17th







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