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vega en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈveɪɡə/

Etymology

From Spanish vega.

Meanings

  1. (Latin-America, Philippines) An open tract of ground; a plain, especially one which is moist and fertile, such as those used for growing tobacco.

Forms

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vega en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈveɪɡə/ (US)
  • /ˈviːɡə/ (UK)

Etymology

An invented word perhaps chosen to begin with "v" (for "volatility") and to sound as if it could be a Greek letter (like the related parameters "delta", "gamma" etc.)

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying asset.

Forms

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Deriveds

vega convexity

Hypernyms

Greeks (measure of derivative price sensitivity)

Synonyms

tau · kappa