Delta Strike Formula

  • SS - spot price

  • Δ\Delta - option delta

  • σ\sigma - implied volatility

  • τ\tau - time to maturity

  • ϕ\phi - normal cumulative distribution function

Delta strike price KdeltaK_{delta} is calculated as follows:

volatility_factor=στ{volatility\_factor} = \sigma \sqrt{\tau}
total_variance=σ2τ{total\_variance} = \sigma^2 \tau
z=(total_variance2Φ1(Δ)volatility_factor)z = \Big(\frac{{total\_variance}}{2} -\Phi^{-1}(\Delta)\cdot{volatility\_factor}\Big)
Kdelta=SezK_{delta} = S e^z

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