Tag: bid-ask spreads

Exploring Our Scraped Options Data Bid-Ask Spreads (Part-2)

Post Outline * Notes on Part-2 * The Data * Bid-Ask Spread Analysis * How Do Aggregate Bid-Ask Spreads Vary with Days To Expiration? * How Do Bid-Ask Spreads Vary with Volume? * How Do Bid-Ask Spreads Vary with Volatility? * Summary Conclusions Notes on Part-2 Some astute readers in the comments noted that analysis based on the absolute difference in bid-ask price is not robust when considering the price of the underlying option and can lead to spurious conclusions. They recomme

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Exploring Our Scraped Options Data Bid-Ask Spreads

Post Outline * The Objective * The Data * Basic Data Analysis * Bid-Ask Spread Analysis * How Do Aggregate Bid-Ask Spreads Vary with Days To Expiration? * How Do Bid-Ask Spreads Vary with Volume? * How Do Bid-Ask Spreads Vary with Volatility? * Summary Conclusions The Objective Compared to the equity market, the options market is a level up in complexity. For each symbol there are multiple expiration dates, strike prices for each expiration date, implied volatilities, and that'

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