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How Is the “Greeks” Calculation Affected by Low Liquidity in Options?

Low liquidity introduces significant uncertainty into the pricing model. The inputs for the Greeks, especially the implied volatility, become unreliable because the market price (used to infer implied volatility) is not robust.

This makes the Greeks, such as Delta and Gamma, less accurate as hedging tools. Hedging with unreliable Greeks can lead to greater risk exposure.

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