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The risk that the holder or seller of a standard or embedded option incurs if actual volatility or the market's expectations for future volatility change. Other things equal, an option holder will benefit from an increase in actual or expected volatility and suffer from increased price or rate stability. An option seller will be hurt by an increase in volatility and helped by a decrease. Some compound, barrier, and average rate options can provide protection from various types of volatility risk.
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