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Your Query of 'Vega' Resulted in 2 Matches
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Definitions
Vega
proper noun
(
star
) The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.
Translations:
German: Wega
vega
noun
(
Financial markets jargon
) A measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying product.
Etymology:
Perhaps chosen arbitrarily as a word beginning with "v" (for "volatility") that sounds as if it could be a Greek letter (like the related risk parameters "delta", "gamma" etc.)
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