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Published in TZ Latest News 8 November, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff

volatility term structure question

Hello, looking at the volatility term structure of an index fund, suppose the following are the implied volatilities of at the money options with 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, and 4 weeks left until expiration: 10.4%, 10.5%, 10.1%, and 11%. What could be reasons for that third weeks options being underpriced in relation to the other weeks. Usually I see the implied volatility gradually increase the farther out you go, so it seems like they should all be slightly higher than the previous week….

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