A gamma ray (g) is a packet of electromagnetic energy (photon) emitted by the nucleus of some radionuclides following radioactive decay. Gamma photons are the most energetic photons in the electromagnetic spectrum. What damage can gamma rays cause? Gamma rays have so much penetrating power that several inches of aRead More →

As Gamma is a measure of the movement of Delta and Delta is the measure of the option’s sensitivity to the underlying, Gamma can help indicate a potential acceleration in changes in the option’s value. A higher Gamma indicates accelerated option value changes when the stock moves up or downRead More →

In Brave New World, babies of the lower castes—Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons—are shown books and flowers. They are allowed to touch them and look at them, and then suddenly treated with a mild electric shock. The purpose is to ensure that they have “an instinctive hatred of books and flowers.”Read More →