A comprehensive guide for trading options on the VIX, a key metric reflecting market volatility expectations for the S&P 500 over the next 30 days. It covers the unique aspects of VIX options, ...

The VIX, or Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Volatility Index, consists of a real-time market index representing the market’s expectation of 30-day forward-looking or implied volatility in the ...

In this article, we delve into the concept of volatility and explore intriguing opportunities to use it to our advantage. Generally, volatility refers to the magnitude of price fluctuations relative ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. By Marc Odo, Swan Global Investments As part of an ongoing series trying to make sense of the broad, catch-all category called “liquid ...

The major instruments to trade volatility are VIX futures and S&P 500 options. In this article I compare these methods and show when to use each. For long volatility exposure, buying VIX futures is ...

The CBOE Volatility Index ($VIX) has finally awoken from its long slumber, surging from under 17 in late January to nearly 24 ...

You will see a lot of stories about VIX ETFs and ETNs over the coming days. I have written about the potential for a ETN driven spike in VIX (here). I have seen a lot of stories about how investors ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Macro strategy, with a fixed income and derivative bias. At their peak, XIV and SVXY, two inverse VIX exchange traded products, ...

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. CBOE is set to introduce trading in Mini Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) futures (VXM futures) on Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE). The new launch, subject to regulatory approval, is ...