Delta of a call option formula
Description of the Delta of a call option formula
Formula for the calculation of a call option's delta. The delta of an option measures the amplitude of the change of its price in function of the change of the price of its underlying.
Formula
\[ \delta = N(d1) \] \[ {\small where: d1 = \frac{ln \left( \frac{S}{K} \right ) + \left(r+\frac{\sigma^{2}}{2}\right)t}{\sigma\sqrt{t}} } \ \]
Symbols
\(K\ \)
Option strike price
\(N\ \)
Standard normal cumulative distribution function
\(r\ \)
\(σ\ \)
Volatility of the underlying
\(S\ \)
Price of the underlying
\(t\ \)
Time to option's expiry
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