Editorial Policy

Accuracy and verification

Content is drafted from established derivatives theory, then verified mechanically. The build script recomputes the quantities the prose asserts and refuses to produce a page whose diagram would contradict its text. It also enforces structural invariants: every concept page must define every symbol in its formula, carry at least twenty frequently asked questions and at least five named limitations, and open its quick answer with the concept's own name rather than a pronoun. A page that fails any of these does not ship.

No performance claims, ever

We publish no win rates, no expectancy, no backtests and no historical returns, for any strategy or any indicator. We do not describe any strategy as profitable, safe, best, low-risk or a source of income. This matters more for volatility than for almost any other subject, because short-volatility strategies produce long sequences of small gains that look like skill and are in fact an insurance premium being collected until the claim arrives. A win rate is precisely the statistic that conceals this.

Independence

VolatilityGyan is independent and educational. We accept no payment to promote brokers, platforms, products or securities. No page is a recommendation. There are no affiliate links on this site at the time of writing; if that ever changes it will be disclosed on the page in question and here.

Distinguishing fact from convention from opinion

We separate three things that are routinely blurred. Mathematical identities — that variance adds across independent periods, that vega scales with the square root of time — are stated as fact. Market conventions — that volatility is annualised on 252 days, that India VIX uses a 30-day window — are stated as conventions, with the note that other conventions exist. Rules of thumb — that one should sell premium when IV Rank is high — are labelled as opinions held by some practitioners, together with the reason they can fail. The regime thresholds on this site are conventions, not laws.

Corrections

We fix errors promptly. If you spot a mistake, tell us via the contact page. Material corrections are logged with a date on the update history page and the affected page's review date is refreshed. We do not refresh review dates without a real review.

Use of AI

Drafting tools are used in the production of this site. Every formula, every computed figure and every diagram is machine-verified against the pricing engine, and every page is reviewed by a human before publication. Errors that survive that process are ours, and we want to hear about them.

No investment advice

Nothing on VolatilityGyan is investment, trading, legal or tax advice. We are not SEBI-registered. See the SEBI Disclaimer and Risk Disclosure.

Last updated 10 July 2026.