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Straddle delta given a put delta of minus 0.31

Question

Under Black–Scholes, a put with strike KK and expiry TT has delta −0.31-0.31. What is the delta of a straddle on the same stock with the same strike and expiry?

Short answer

0.380.38. Put–call parity gives ΔC−ΔP=1\Delta_C-\Delta_P=1, so the call's delta is 0.690.69. The straddle holds one of each, so its delta is 0.69−0.31=0.380.69-0.31=0.38, which is not zero even though straddles are often thought of as direction-neutral.

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