# How Does the Concept of Vanna Affect the Delta Hedging of an Options Portfolio in the Presence of a Volatility Skew? ▴ Question

**Published:** 2025-08-03
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## Concept

An options portfolio’s delta hedge is a dynamic system, a constant calibration against the movement of an [underlying asset](https://prime.greeks.live/question/does-the-underlying-assets-liquidity-profile-determine-the-optimal-execution-protocol/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite). The introduction of a [volatility skew](https://prime.greeks.live/area/volatility-skew/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) transforms this system from a two-dimensional problem into a three-dimensional one. The concept of Vanna provides the critical third dimension, quantifying the interaction between directional risk and volatility risk. Understanding this interaction is fundamental to maintaining a stable hedge in markets where volatility is not a static, uniform plane but a contoured, reactive surface.

At its core, delta represents an option’s sensitivity to a one-point change in the underlying asset’s price. A delta-neutral portfolio is designed to be insensitive to small price fluctuations. [Gamma](https://prime.greeks.live/area/gamma/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) measures the rate of change of delta itself. As the underlying price moves, gamma dictates how the delta hedge must be adjusted.

In a world of constant [implied volatility](https://prime.greeks.live/area/implied-volatility/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite), managing delta and gamma would suffice for maintaining a directional hedge. The reality of the volatility skew, however, introduces a profound complication. The skew demonstrates that implied volatility changes as a function of the underlying’s price and the option’s strike price. For equity indices, the skew is typically negative, meaning out-of-the-money (OTM) puts have higher implied volatility than at-the-money (ATM) or OTM calls. This reflects systemic demand for downside protection.

> Vanna measures the change in an option’s delta for a given change in implied volatility, directly linking the volatility surface to the required directional hedge.

This is where [Vanna](https://prime.greeks.live/area/vanna/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) becomes operationally significant. Vanna is a second-order Greek that measures the sensitivity of delta to a change in implied volatility (IV). It also, by mathematical identity, measures the sensitivity of vega (the option’s price sensitivity to IV) to a change in the underlying’s price. When the underlying asset’s price moves, an option’s position on the volatility skew changes, altering its IV.

This change in IV, in turn, alters the option’s delta. Vanna quantifies this precise effect. A delta-hedging model that ignores Vanna is effectively ignoring the topography of the [volatility surface](https://prime.greeks.live/area/volatility-surface/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite). It assumes a flat world when the reality is a landscape of peaks and valleys, where every step in price changes the altitude of volatility.

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## The Mechanics of Vanna and Skew Interaction

To visualize this, consider a [portfolio manager](https://prime.greeks.live/area/portfolio-manager/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) who is delta-hedged against a short [put option](https://prime.greeks.live/area/put-option/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) position. A sharp drop in the underlying market triggers two simultaneous events:

- **The Gamma Effect** The delta of the short puts becomes more negative as they move closer to the money. To maintain a delta-neutral position, the manager must buy the underlying asset. This is the standard, gamma-driven [hedge adjustment](https://prime.greeks.live/question/how-is-the-credit-value-adjustment-cva-calculated-and-integrated-into-the-pricing-of-over-the-counter-derivatives/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite).

- **The [Vanna Effect](https://prime.greeks.live/area/vanna-effect/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite)** As the market falls, the puts move to a region of the volatility skew with a higher implied volatility. This increase in IV, driven by the skew, causes an additional change in the delta of the puts. For puts, Vanna is negative, meaning an increase in IV makes the delta more negative (closer to -1). This Vanna-induced change requires a further purchase of the underlying asset to re-establish the hedge.

The total required hedge adjustment is the sum of the gamma effect and the vanna effect. Neglecting the vanna component results in an under-hedged position, leaving the portfolio exposed to directional risk precisely when risk is highest. The Vanna effect acts as an accelerant, amplifying the hedging demands dictated by gamma during periods of market stress when the skew is most pronounced.

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## Strategy

Strategically managing a delta-hedged options portfolio in the presence of a volatility skew requires moving beyond a simple, one-dimensional view of delta. The strategy must evolve into a framework that anticipates and quantifies the [feedback loop](https://prime.greeks.live/area/feedback-loop/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) between price, volatility, and the resulting delta instability. Vanna is the metric that unlocks this advanced level of [risk management](https://prime.greeks.live/area/risk-management/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite), allowing a portfolio manager to model the second-order effects that drive hedging costs and slippage, particularly during volatile market conditions.

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## How Does Vanna Influence Hedging Decisions?

The primary strategic implication of Vanna is that it forces a re-evaluation of re-hedging frequency and size. A portfolio with high [Vanna exposure](https://prime.greeks.live/area/vanna-exposure/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) will exhibit a delta that is highly sensitive to changes in implied volatility. In a market with a steep volatility skew, even modest price movements can trigger significant IV changes, leading to unexpectedly large adjustments in the portfolio’s delta. A strategy that relies solely on gamma to determine re-hedging thresholds will consistently underestimate the required hedge size during these periods.

Consider a [market maker](https://prime.greeks.live/area/market-maker/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) who is net short OTM puts on an equity index, a common position resulting from institutional demand for portfolio insurance. This position is typically delta-hedged by shorting the underlying index futures. The market maker’s portfolio has negative gamma and positive vanna (as short puts have positive vanna).

- **Scenario A Market Decline** As the index falls, the negative gamma requires the market maker to short more futures to maintain the hedge. Simultaneously, the puts move down the skew into a higher IV regime. The positive vanna exposure means this rise in IV makes the portfolio’s delta more positive (less negative), requiring the market maker to short even more futures. This is a destabilizing feedback loop where hedging activity can exacerbate the initial market move.

- **Scenario B Market Rally** As the index rises, the puts become further OTM. Their IV falls according to the skew. The positive vanna exposure means this drop in IV makes the portfolio’s delta more negative, requiring the market maker to buy back some of their short futures hedge.

The strategic imperative is to build a hedging model that accounts for these Vanna-induced flows. This involves mapping the portfolio’s Vanna exposure across a range of potential market prices and implied volatility levels. The goal is to avoid being forced to hedge aggressively at unfavorable prices. This can be achieved by proactively managing Vanna exposure, perhaps by offsetting it with other options in the portfolio or by using more sophisticated hedging instruments.

> A Vanna-aware strategy transitions the hedging process from a reactive, gamma-based function to a predictive, system-level protocol that accounts for the volatility surface’s geometry.

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## Comparing Hedging Regimes

The difference between a Vanna-blind and a Vanna-aware [hedging strategy](https://prime.greeks.live/area/hedging-strategy/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) can be stark. The following table illustrates the conceptual difference in calculating a hedge adjustment for a portfolio short one OTM put option, following a significant downward move in the underlying asset.

| Parameter | Gamma-Only Hedging Model | Gamma & Vanna Hedging Model |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Initial Spot Price | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| Initial IV (from Skew) | 20% | 20% |
| Initial Delta | -0.30 | -0.30 |
| New Spot Price | $3,900 | $3,900 |
| New IV (from Skew) | 20% (Assumed Constant) | 24% (Increased due to Skew) |
| Delta Change from Gamma | -0.15 | -0.15 |
| Delta Change from Vanna | $0.00 (Ignored) | -0.05 (Calculated) |
| New Calculated Delta | -0.45 | -0.50 |
| Required Hedge Adjustment | Short 0.15 units of underlying | Short 0.20 units of underlying |

The Gamma & Vanna model dictates a significantly larger hedge adjustment. The manager following the Gamma-Only model would be left with a residual, unhedged delta of 0.05, an exposure that could lead to substantial losses if the market continues to fall. The strategic advantage of the Vanna-aware model is its higher fidelity to the true [risk profile](https://prime.greeks.live/area/risk-profile/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) of the portfolio.

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## Execution

The execution of a Vanna-aware [delta hedging](https://prime.greeks.live/area/delta-hedging/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) program requires a sophisticated operational infrastructure. It is a transition from periodic, manual hedge adjustments to a dynamic, model-driven risk management system. This system must be capable of processing real-time market data, modeling the volatility surface, and calculating [second-order Greeks](https://prime.greeks.live/area/second-order-greeks/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) to generate precise hedging signals. The ultimate goal is to minimize hedge slippage and reduce the path dependency of the portfolio’s returns.

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## The Operational Playbook

Implementing a Vanna-conscious hedging strategy involves a systematic, multi-step process that integrates quantitative analysis with trading execution. This playbook outlines the critical operational steps for a portfolio manager.

- **Full Greek Calculation** The [risk engine](https://prime.greeks.live/area/risk-engine/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) must compute not only first-order Greeks (Delta, Vega, Theta, Rho) but also second-order Greeks, with a primary focus on Gamma and Vanna. This calculation should be performed in real-time across the entire portfolio.

- **Volatility Surface Modeling** The system must ingest live options data to construct and calibrate a volatility surface model. This could range from simpler parametric models to more complex approaches like the Vanna-Volga method, which is specifically designed to create a smile-consistent surface from a limited set of liquid market quotes. The model’s output is a matrix of implied volatilities for any given strike and maturity.

- **Scenario-Based Risk Analysis** The core of the execution framework is a scenario analysis engine. This engine simulates the portfolio’s P&L and Greek exposures under various market shocks. A key simulation is a “spot-shock” analysis, where the underlying price is moved up and down. For each price step, the system must:

<li>**Update Moneyness** Determine the new moneyness of each option in the portfolio.

- **Look Up New IV** Query the volatility surface model to find the new implied volatility corresponding to the new spot price and strike.

- **Calculate Vanna-Induced [Delta Change](https://prime.greeks.live/question/how-does-a-change-in-risk-capacity-differ-from-a-change-in-risk-tolerance-during-due-diligence/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite)** Use the Vanna value of each option to calculate the change in delta resulting from the change in implied volatility.

- **Calculate Gamma-Induced Delta Change** Use the Gamma value to calculate the change in delta resulting from the change in the spot price.

- **Compute Total Delta Change** Sum the Vanna and Gamma effects to arrive at the total expected change in the portfolio’s delta.

</li>
- **Define Hedging Thresholds** Establish clear, quantitative triggers for re-hedging. These triggers should be based on the portfolio’s total delta exposure exceeding a certain tolerance. This is superior to using time-based or simple price-change-based triggers, as it is directly linked to the actual risk of the position.

- **Automated Hedge Execution** For maximum efficiency and precision, the hedging signals generated by the risk system should be linked to an Execution Management System (EMS). The EMS can automatically execute the required delta hedge in the underlying market (e.g. buying or selling futures) once a threshold is breached. This minimizes execution latency and reduces the risk of manual error.

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## Quantitative Modeling and Data Analysis

The following table provides a granular, quantitative example of this process in action. It details the changing risk profile of a single short put option as the underlying price falls, demonstrating the discrete contributions of Gamma and Vanna to the total required hedge adjustment.

| Metric | Initial State | State After 1% Drop | State After 2% Drop |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spot Price | $4,500 | $4,455 | $4,410 |
| Strike Price | $4,300 | $4,300 | $4,300 |
| Implied Volatility (from Skew) | 22.0% | 22.8% | 23.6% |
| Option Delta | -0.250 | -0.298 | -0.351 |
| Delta Change due to Gamma | N/A | -0.040 | -0.043 |
| Delta Change due to Vanna | N/A | -0.008 | -0.010 |
| Total Delta Change | N/A | -0.048 | -0.053 |
| Cumulative Hedge (Units Shorted) | 0.250 | 0.298 | 0.351 |

This data illustrates that in the first 1% drop, Vanna accounts for approximately 17% of the required delta adjustment (-0.008 / -0.048). Ignoring this component would create a meaningful hedge shortfall. The execution system must be calibrated to capture this effect with high precision.

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## System Integration and Technological Architecture

A robust execution architecture is paramount. The system is a chain of interconnected components, where the failure of one link compromises the entire hedging strategy.

- **Data Ingestion** The system requires low-latency data feeds for both the underlying asset and the entire options chain. This data must be clean, time-stamped, and synchronized. FIX protocol messaging is the standard for institutional data and order flow.

- **Risk Calculation Engine** This is the computational core. It must be a high-performance engine, often utilizing parallel processing or GPU acceleration, capable of calculating the full Greek matrix and running thousands of scenarios per second.

- **Volatility Modeling Service** This can be a dedicated microservice that subscribes to options market data and continuously publishes an updated, calibrated volatility surface. Other services, like the risk engine, can then query this service via an internal API for IV data.

- **Order and Execution Management Systems (OMS/EMS)** The OMS maintains the state of the portfolio, while the EMS handles the routing and execution of orders. The risk engine must be tightly integrated with the OMS/EMS. When a hedging threshold is breached, the risk engine sends a precise order instruction (e.g. “SELL 50 ES FUTURES AT MARKET”) to the EMS via a low-latency API.

This architecture ensures that the hedging process is not a periodic, batch-based task but a continuous, real-time feedback loop. The system senses changes in market conditions, computes the resulting change in risk profile, and executes a precise, offsetting hedge, with the Vanna effect fully incorporated into the calculation.

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## References

- Huang, Kun. “Vanna Volga and Smile-consistent Implied Volatility Surface of Equity Index Option.” 2018.

- Taleb, Nassim Nicholas. “Dynamic Hedging ▴ Managing Vanilla and Exotic Options.” John Wiley & Sons, 1997.

- Hull, John C. “Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives.” Pearson, 10th Edition, 2018.

- Gatheral, Jim. “The Volatility Surface ▴ A Practitioner’s Guide.” John Wiley & Sons, 2006.

- Jain, G. & Gaur, A. (2019). “Financial market disruption and investor awareness ▴ the case of implied volatility skew.” Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 23, 86-93.

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## Is Your Hedging Framework Truly Three Dimensional

The principles of Vanna and its interaction with the volatility skew elevate the practice of delta hedging from a static, two-dimensional exercise to a dynamic, three-dimensional system. Integrating this understanding into an operational framework is a measure of a portfolio’s structural sophistication. The presented models and data provide a blueprint for this integration. The ultimate question for any portfolio manager is whether their current hedging protocol fully accounts for the architecture of the market’s volatility surface.

Acknowledging the influence of Vanna is the first step toward building a system that is not merely reactive to price changes but is predictive of the complex interplay between direction, volatility, and risk. The robustness of a portfolio is defined not in calm markets, but at the moments of maximum stress, where second-order effects become first-order problems.

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## Glossary

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## Underlying Asset

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## Volatility Skew

Meaning ▴ Volatility Skew, within the realm of crypto institutional options trading, denotes the empirical observation where implied volatilities for options on the same underlying digital asset systematically differ across various strike prices and maturities. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/gamma/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Gamma

Meaning ▴ Gamma defines a second-order derivative of an options pricing model, quantifying the rate of change of an option's delta with respect to a one-unit change in the underlying crypto asset's price. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/implied-volatility/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Implied Volatility

Meaning ▴ Implied Volatility is a forward-looking metric that quantifies the market's collective expectation of the future price fluctuations of an underlying cryptocurrency, derived directly from the current market prices of its options contracts. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/vanna/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Vanna

Meaning ▴ Vanna is a second-order derivative sensitivity, commonly known as a "Greek," used in options pricing theory. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/volatility-surface/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Volatility Surface

Meaning ▴ The Volatility Surface, in crypto options markets, is a multi-dimensional graphical representation that meticulously plots the implied volatility of an underlying digital asset's options across a comprehensive spectrum of both strike prices and expiration dates. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/portfolio-manager/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Portfolio Manager

Meaning ▴ A Portfolio Manager, within the specialized domain of crypto investing and institutional digital asset management, is a highly skilled financial professional or an advanced automated system charged with the comprehensive responsibility of constructing, actively managing, and continuously optimizing investment portfolios on behalf of clients or a proprietary firm. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/put-option/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Put Option

Meaning ▴ A Put Option is a financial derivative contract that grants the holder the contractual right, but not the obligation, to sell a specified quantity of an underlying cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin or Ethereum, at a predetermined price, known as the strike price, on or before a designated expiration date. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/question/how-is-the-credit-value-adjustment-cva-calculated-and-integrated-into-the-pricing-of-over-the-counter-derivatives/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Hedge Adjustment

CVA quantifies counterparty default risk as a precise price adjustment, integrating it into the core valuation of OTC derivatives. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/vanna-effect/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Vanna Effect

Meaning ▴ The Vanna Effect refers to the sensitivity of an option's delta to changes in implied volatility, also known as second-order sensitivity. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/risk-management/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Risk Management

Meaning ▴ Risk Management, within the cryptocurrency trading domain, encompasses the comprehensive process of identifying, assessing, monitoring, and mitigating the multifaceted financial, operational, and technological exposures inherent in digital asset markets. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/feedback-loop/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Feedback Loop

Meaning ▴ A Feedback Loop, within a systems architecture framework, describes a cyclical process where the output or consequence of an action within a system is routed back as input, subsequently influencing and modifying future actions or system states. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/vanna-exposure/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Vanna Exposure

Meaning ▴ Vanna exposure, in the context of crypto options trading, quantifies the sensitivity of an option's delta to changes in the implied volatility of the underlying digital asset. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/market-maker/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Market Maker

Meaning ▴ A Market Maker, in the context of crypto financial markets, is an entity that continuously provides liquidity by simultaneously offering to buy (bid) and sell (ask) a particular cryptocurrency or derivative. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/hedging-strategy/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Hedging Strategy

Meaning ▴ A hedging strategy is a deliberate financial maneuver meticulously executed to reduce or entirely offset the potential risk of adverse price movements in an existing asset, a portfolio, or a specific exposure by taking an opposite position in a related or correlated security. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/risk-profile/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Risk Profile

Meaning ▴ A Risk Profile, within the context of institutional crypto investing, constitutes a qualitative and quantitative assessment of an entity's inherent willingness and explicit capacity to undertake financial risk. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/second-order-greeks/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Second-Order Greeks

Meaning ▴ Second-Order Greeks are sensitivity measures in options pricing that quantify the rate of change of the first-order Greeks, or the rate of change of an option's price with respect to two underlying variables. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/delta-hedging/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Delta Hedging

Meaning ▴ Delta Hedging is a dynamic risk management strategy employed in options trading to reduce or completely neutralize the directional price risk, known as delta, of an options position or an entire portfolio by taking an offsetting position in the underlying asset. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/risk-engine/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Risk Engine

Meaning ▴ A Risk Engine is a sophisticated, real-time computational system meticulously designed to quantify, monitor, and proactively manage an entity's financial and operational exposures across a portfolio or trading book. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/question/how-does-a-change-in-risk-capacity-differ-from-a-change-in-risk-tolerance-during-due-diligence/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Delta Change

A change in risk capacity alters an institution's financial ability to bear loss; a change in risk tolerance shifts its psychological will. </a>

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