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Implied Volatility by Delta

HTTP Request

POST /api/v1/global/data/iV/byDelta

Get current implied volatility for target delta

Supported exchanges and assets (baseCurrency/quoteCurrency)
DERIBIT: BTC/USD, ETH/USD, SOL/USDC, XRP/USDC
OKX: BTC/USD, ETH/USD
BYBIT: BTC/USDC, ETH/USDC, SOL/USDC

The request body must contain an array of Instrument ranging in size from 1 to 50

Request body JSON Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
instrumentIdStringYesUser defined unique instrument ID
baseCurrencyStringYesBase currency ticker:
BTC,
ETH,
SOL,
XRP
quoteCurrencyStringYesQuote currency ticker:
USD,
USDC
sourceStringYesExchange type:
DERIBIT,
OKX,
BYBIT
volatilityModelStringYesVolatility model:
SVI, SABR, VANNA_VOLGA
The model is calibrated to the Exchange given by the Exchange type
expirationTimestampNumYesInstrument expiration timestamp (in seconds)
Must be >= current timestamp
deltaNumYesTarget delta
Must be > 0.01

Response body Json Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
instrumentIdStringUser defined unique instrument ID
baseCurrencyStringBase currency ticker
quoteCurrencyStringQuote currency ticker
sourceStringSource
volatilityModelStringUser defined Volatility model
observationTimestampNumInstrument observation timestamp (in seconds)
impliedVolatilityNumImplied volatility for the target strike
spotPriceNumCurrent spot price
forwardPriceNumCurrent forward price
Request Example
POST /api/v1/global/data/iV/byStrike
body
[
{
"instrumentId": "DERIBIT-BTC-USD-28JUL24-10-DELTA-SVI",
"baseCurrencyTicker": "BTC",
"quoteCurrencyTicker": "USD",
"source": "DERIBIT",
"volatilityModel": "SVI",
"expirationTimestamp": 1722153600,
"delta": 0.1
},
{
"instrumentId": "DERIBIT-BTC-USD-28JUL24-25-DELTA-SABR",
"baseCurrencyTicker": "BTC",
"quoteCurrencyTicker": "USD",
"source": "DERIBIT",
"volatilityModel": "SABR",
"expirationTimestamp": 1722153600,
"delta": 0.25
},
{
"instrumentId": "DERIBIT-BTC-USD-28JUL24-50-DELTA-VANNA_VOLGA",
"baseCurrencyTicker": "BTC",
"quoteCurrencyTicker": "USD",
"source": "DERIBIT",
"volatilityModel": "VANNA_VOLGA",
"expirationTimestamp": 1722153600,
"delta": 0.5
}
]



Response Example
[
{
"instrumentId": "DERIBIT-BTC-USD-28JUL24-10-DELTA-SVI",
"observationTimestamp": 1717433945,
"impliedVolatility": 0.592830114450421,
"spotPrice": 67739.71,
"forwardPrice": 69248.02571428573
},
{
"instrumentId": "DERIBIT-BTC-USD-28JUL24-25-DELTA-SABR",
"observationTimestamp": 1717433945,
"impliedVolatility": 0.5593964859158406,
"spotPrice": 67739.71,
"forwardPrice": 69248.02571428573
},
{
"instrumentId": "DERIBIT-BTC-USD-28JUL24-50-DELTA-VANNA_VOLGA",
"observationTimestamp": 1717433945,
"impliedVolatility": 0.5401807571878332,
"spotPrice": 67739.71,
"forwardPrice": 69248.02571428573
}
]