QuantConnect / QuantConnect/Lean
Market Simulated Automatic Option Assignment Doesn't Take Upcoming Dividends into Account
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Description
Expected Behavior
So if a trader is short an ITM call and the strike’s corresponding put is trading for less than the upcoming dividend, they’re more likely to be assigned.
Source: Ex-Dividend Dates: Understanding Options Dividend Risk
Actual Behavior
The automatic option assignment doesn't take upcoming dividends into account. It is natural it doesn't because Lean doesn't model upcoming dividends.
Potential Solution
N/A. We need to model upcoming dividends first.
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Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating automatic option assignment and the places where dividend data could be represented, then define how upcoming dividends should affect assignment and verify the behavior with focused tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- fintech-quant
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100