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padme 发表于 2009-12-12 10:22 
I assume some of you may confuse delta with beta.
First, quote from an online definition.
Beta: a measure of how closely the movement of an individual stock tracks the movement of the entire stock market.
Delta: The Delta is a measure of the relationship between an option price and the underlying stock price. For a call option, a Delta of .50 means a half-point rise in premium for every dollar that the stock goes up. For a put option contract, the premium rises as stock prices fall. As options near expiration, in the money contracts approach a Delta of 1.
Beta is often calculated by regression. For a portfolio, the total beta is the sum of the betas of each stock.
From the definition, we know delta is only about one particular stock and its options. In my case, the plan is only about SPY and its options, so using 'delta' is proper. However, since SPY is tracking market index, it won't be too wrong if I say 'beta'. |