Use the model of Proposition 9A.4. Nifty is at 22,750 with IV 12% and the 22,750 strike carries options on which dealers are net long 50 lakh units. Price impact is index points per unit of net futures flow. (a) Compute the ATM gamma per unit, the dealers' aggregate gamma , and the damping factor with 2 hours and with 30 minutes to expiry (use = hours/8,760). (b) Repeat for dealers net short 50 lakh units. What happens as ? (c) Prove Proposition 9A.4 and explain why the sign of dealer gamma cannot be read from the participant-wise OI file.
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