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title: No Smiles -Volatility Patterns when Trading is Continuous
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/5243102/
site: ML-Quant (https://www.ml-quant.com)
updated: 2026-09-26
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
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identifier: SSRN 5243102
source_url: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5243102
featured: 2025-05-07
citations: 0
topic: Derivatives & Volatility
---


# No Smiles -Volatility Patterns when Trading is Continuous

Cryptocurrencies show a flat volatility pattern, unlike the U-shaped curve seen in stock markets with limited trading hours.

- Source: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5243102
- Identifier: SSRN 5243102
- Released: 2025-05-05
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 96 (2025-05-07): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2025-05-07/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): 0
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Derivatives & Volatility

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