Trading and risk
Implied volatility
IV
How much movement the market expects in the underlying, worked back from option premiums. When it falls, for example once an awaited event has passed, premiums can fall even if the price moves your way.
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Options basics: premium, strike, expiry and time decay explains this term in more detail.
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