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Q4. Delta and Gamma with Uniform Distribution (20 points)
Current underlying price at 1000, and you expect price at expiration follows uniform distribution
with mean absolute deviation of 200.
You LONG 100 PUTs with strike at 900.
Q4a. What is the TOTAL delta of your 100 LONG PUTs position? (2 points)
Q4b. How many shares do you need in order to offset the option delta from Q4a? Do you long or
short the underlying stock (2 points)?
Q4c. What is the total gamma value of your hedged option positions from Q4a and Q4b?(2 points)
Q4d. For the hedged option position (LONG PUTs, hedged with shares), what is the PnL from
(starting) delta, and from gamma respectively, when underlying moves from 1000 to 950?(3
points)
Q4e. Calculate option price when stock moves $950. How much of the total PnL of Q4d is from
option position, and how much is from the stock position? (3 points)
(note: the TOTAL PnL from options and stocks should match the total PnL from delta and gamma).
Q4f. If underlying moves down from 1000 to 950, what is the new delta at stock price of 950 for
your overall position? If you want to re-hedge to flatten the delta with underlying shares, what
trade do you need to do in the shares to achleve that? How many shares to trade? Long or short? (2
points)
Q4g. What is the PnL. from the delta and gamma when underlying moves from 1000 to 1025,
respectively? (2 points)
Q4h. For Q4g, how much of the total PnL is from option position, and how much is from stock
positions, when underlying moves from 1000 to 1025?(2 points)
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