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Negative Skew

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Negative skew (also known as a

Put

skew or a normal skew) is reflected in the pricing of the

options.

As the

Strike

prices get lower, the

Implied Volatility

of the strikes will rise resulting in

Out-Of-The-Money

(OTM) puts that trade more expensively than the OTM

calls.

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