Greeks

See also: greeks

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɹiːks/

Noun

Greeks

1. plural of Greek
2. (finance) The quantities representing the sensitivity of the price of derivatives to a change in underlying parameters on which the value of an instrument or portfolio is dependent (so called because some are denoted by Greek letters).

Hyponyms

• (first-order measures of derivative price sensitivity): delta, epsilon, lambda (elasticity, omega), rho, theta, vega (kappa, tau)
• (second-order measures of derivative price sensitivity): charm (delta decay, DdeltaDtime), gamma, vanna (DdeltaDvol, DvegaDspot), vera (rhova), veta (DvegaDtime), vomma (DvegaDvol, vega convexity, volga),
• (third-order measures of derivative price sensitivity): color/colour (DgammaDtime, gamma decay), speed (DgammaDspot, gamma of the gamma), ultima (DvommaDvol), zomma (DgammaDvol)
• (measures of multi-asset derivative price sensitivity): correlation delta (cega), cross gamma, cross vanna, cross volga

Anagrams

• Gerkes, Kresge