EFTA Document EFTA01365341

3 December 2013 US Derivatives Spotlight The figures below show the simulated P/Ls for 36M and 18M ATM options under different volatility and spot change scenarios after one-year has passed. The price sensitivity to spot moves does tend to dominate any volatility P/L. Also, you can see for the 36M trade that if fixed strike vols and spot are unchanged then your option loses a fifth of its value due to time decay (the 18M option loses almost half its value in the same situation). A 5% up m