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Re:Tesla races past $100B in market valuation by n00b590 on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @02:20PM (#22121002)
That's not the cost of time you're seeing; it's the implied volatility.
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Re:Tesla races past $100B in market valuation by mlyle on Wednesday January 29, 2020 @02:01PM (#22184502)
Sorry for the delayed response--- didn't see your comment.

An option's value is its intrinsic value, plus its time value. The time value of an option is mostly sigma, yes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Option_time_value#Time_value

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