Implied Volatility & IV Rank

The Hidden Variable That Drives Options Prices

Of all the factors affecting option prices, implied volatility (IV) is the most misunderstood and the most important. Stock price, strike price, time to expiration, and interest rates are all observable facts. IV is the market's collective opinion about how much the stock will move in the future — and that opinion changes constantly.

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