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VEGA [2 records]

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Record 1 1999-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Stock Exchange
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

Coefficient that measures the price variation of an option when the volatility of the underlying asset varies by one unit. A cover with a vega close to zero would not be very sensitive to changes in the volatility of the underlying asset.

OBS

vega: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Bourse
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
CONT

Le véga représente la sensibilité [du prix] des options à changer quand la volatilité change de 1 %. Sa valeur s'ajoute ou se soustrait [au prix] des [options d'achat] si la volatilité monte ou diminue de 1 %.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inversiones
  • Bolsa de valores
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
DEF

Coeficiente que mide la variación del precio de una opción al variar en una unidad la volatilidad del activo subyacente. Una cobertura con una vega próxima a cero será poco sensible a cambios en la volatilidad del activo subyacente.

OBS

vega: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 2 1993-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
CONT

The design of a specific typeface may vary from one manufacturer to another. ... For this reason, 10-point Helvetica on one system may be quite different form 10-point Helvetica on another, not only in design, but also in x-height and number of characters per pica. Just as the design of a typeface may differ, so too may the name: Helvetica is also called Claro, Helios, Geneva, or Vega, depending on the manufacturer.

Key term(s)
  • Claro
  • Helios
  • Geneva
  • Vega

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)

Spanish

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