Dynamic Delta Hedging of Options with Perpetual Futures

Summary

This tutorial explains dynamic delta hedging for cryptocurrency options, using Deribit options and perpetual futures as its example. It introduces delta, gamma, theta, and vega, then describes offsetting an option position’s changing delta with futures. For a long call, the example initially sells futures; as the underlying rises, more futures are sold, while a fall calls for reducing the short hedge. The tutorial frames the gains from rebalancing as gamma scalping, with time decay, volatility exposure, and trading costs affecting the result.

The accompanying software example retrieves market and position data, displays account exposures, and checks total delta against a configurable threshold before sending a hedge order. It is presented as an educational implementation rather than a demonstrated profitable system. No backtest or performance evidence is supplied, and the excerpt does not establish that the hedging logic handles all execution, liquidity, exchange, or risk scenarios. The author explicitly advises caution before running it live.

Key ideas

• Delta hedging uses futures to offset the directional exposure of an options position.
• Because option delta changes with the underlying price, the hedge needs periodic rebalancing.
• Gamma scalping seeks to benefit from price movement while time decay and trading costs reduce returns.
• The example monitors account delta and submits a perpetual futures hedge after exposure crosses a threshold.
• The tutorial provides no performance evidence and cautions against treating the example as production ready.

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