> Another interesting way to analyze limit order book, while combining the price
> and the quote size, is to view each bid and ask quote as call and put: When an
> investor places an ask limit order, he effectively grants other investors the
> right, but not the obligation to buy his stock at the limit price. This is
> similar to writng a call. Same logic can apply with respect to bids and puts.
> The bid-ask spread represent twice the premium that the investor ( or market
> maker) expects to earn in return for granting such right.   Within that
> framework, the time to expiration t =(quote size / average daily volume ).
> Then, black-scholes type formula can be inverted to get implied volatility of
> the bid and ask quotes. Change in average implied volatility may be predictive
> of the stock direction in the same way VIX index is.  
>

I never thought about it in that manner, but yes, it makes sense.

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