- In-the-money and out-the-money is now relative to option type
- Fixed some logic in the maturity declarations
- Fixed the way options are referred to
The way we can refer to options is now (when using "MONTHLY" options):
Order("SPY.CALL.1.0", 80*100);
which means: Buy 80 CALL contracts with the first in-the-money strike price with the maturity in this month.
Or, an example for "WEEKLY" options:
Order("SPY.PUT.-2.2", 80*100);
which means: Buy 80 PUT contracts with the second out-the-money strike price with the maturity in two weeks.
Another example:
Order("SPY.CALL.-2.0", 80*100);
which means: Buy 80 CALL contracts with the second out-the-money strike price with the maturity in this week.
As I'm currently doing my master's (Quant Finance of course), I won't be able to spend any more time on this framework. I hope it can suffice as a help (or inspiration) to the formal framework that Jared&Team are developing.
Mind you, however, that I'm calculating the theoretical price of European options. Calculating the price of American options is a bit more difficult. Maybe QuantConnect can reach out to iVolatility, which have a very good calculator for both option types. Maybe they are willing to share their code? (Even CBOE uses their calculator)
Anyway, I wish you guys good luck with the formal framework!
