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Delta-Neutral Option Books — Greeks as Local Risk Transformers
Delta/vega/gamma P&L attribution, re-hedge frequency vs transaction cost, charm/vanna second-order terms intro.
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Onur Erkan YıldızFounder, Financial Engineer · CMB-licensed
Higher education in Financial Engineering and Money & Capital Markets. SPK (Turkey CMB) licence. 16 years across institutional markets, research, and quant-driven analytics.
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