Derivatives Branch
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Applying quantitative and qualitative analysis to better understand the risk and reward profile of shorting and buying options contracts.
Did you know that shorting options on the SPY with short DTE gives you an edge on the market due to the overstatement of implied volatility?
What Derivatives Branch offers:
Information about derivatives that builds what you learn in the classroom.
Opportunity to gain experience of the derivatives' industry from people in the industry.
Networking and job opportunities.
Ability to share information about the economy with fellow AFS members.
Events & Announcements:
Bi-Weekly Meetings at 12:30 in Lowder the Finance Office (Spring 2025 Semester)
Chicago Board Options Exchange Trip (Fall Break 2024 & 2023) - This is a yearly trip
Message from Our Branch Director:
"Options contracts? Oh, buddy, they’re the capital markets’ way of letting you place bets on the future without putting all your chips on the table. Think of them like renting market exposure instead of buying it outright. You’re either the guy selling time or the dreamer buying uncertainty, praying for a fat tail to make your deep OTM calls go parabolic.
At their core, options are the pulse of market fragility—volatility is reflexive, gamma squeezes are self-fulfilling, and dealer flows can turn a sleepy Tuesday into a melt-up frenzy or a doom loop of forced hedging. You don’t trade options, my friend, you navigate their gravitational pull. Whether you’re a vol seller trying to stay solvent or a YOLO trader hoping for a lottery ticket, just remember: options are time bombs with a price tag. The question is, are you defusing them… or lighting the fuse?” - Hunter Cyr
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