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Why is selling a straddle "short volatility"?

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A stock trades at 100100. You sell the 100100-strike call and the 100100-strike put (same expiry), collecting \8$ total premium.

Describe your P&L at expiry. Why is this position called "short volatility"? What are your risks as the stock moves before expiry?

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Draw the payoff: what do you owe at expiry as a function of the final stock price STS_T?

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This one is open-ended. Work it through, then check your reasoning against the full solution.

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