: an informal form of a name. â Diminutives can be a shortened form of a name (such as âJenâ for âJenniferâ and âDickâ for âRichardâ) or a name with a diminutive suffix added to it (such as âBobbyâ for âBobâ).
The sensitivity of an option's market value relative to a change in the time to expiration. Theta is a measure of time decay and tends to grow larger as an option approaches expiration.
Quantitative Finance, also known as Mathematical Finance, is a complex field of applied mathematics that is primarily concerned with the financial markets. Quantitative finance possesses a close relationship with financial economics, which is in essence, the underlying theory of Quantitative Finance.