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Exercise: Delta-Gamma Approximation for Option P&L

Prerequisites: Taylor Series

Problem

An option has delta Δ=0.55\Delta=0.55, gamma Γ=0.04\Gamma=0.04, and theta Θ=0.02\Theta=-0.02 per day. For a one-day stock move ΔS=3\Delta S=-3, compute the delta-only estimate and the delta-gamma-theta estimate using ΔVΔΔS+12Γ(ΔS)2+ΘΔt\Delta V\approx \Delta\,\Delta S+\frac{1}{2}\Gamma(\Delta S)^2+\Theta\Delta t.

Hint

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