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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Recent transactions in the options market for the VIX are beginning to draw the attention of the financial media, and some traders are contemplating whether it is time to make a move. Given that the ...

NEW YORK, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Renewed appetite for stocks is helping to drive investors' interest in volatility-linked options that could buffer their portfolios against stock swings, putting those ...

Of all the harrowing things seen in the stock market Monday, one was a special nightmare for investors in what has become one of the stock market’s favorite strategies. It’s short volatility, a bet ...

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 ...

CHICAGO, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a market operator and global trading solutions provider, today announced it plans to extend global trading hours (GTH) ...