Calendar spread intuition
You sell a 1-month call and buy a 3-month call at the same strike. Which best describes this calendar spread?
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- Which leg decays faster - near or far dated?
- Think about the net vega of long-far, short-near.
Answer
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Long vega; profits if the underlying stays near the strike or implied vol rises
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