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 ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF offers -0.5x daily inverse exposure to the VIX, suitable for short-term hedging and tactical trades. SVXY is best used by investors with higher risk ...

We explore the recent performance of the VIX to ascertain if its behavior has altered fundamentally and if the VIX is still a reliable proxy for implied volatility. Some attribute the low VIX to 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 ...

Thanks to their large upside potential, many seasoned traders choose to trade options to play the markets. Fintechs like Robinhood have made accessing the market easier for seasoned traders to ...

In a sharp, late-day selloff on remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, Wall Street's fear gauge — the CBOE Volatility Index — spiked to 27.62, the highest level since early August . It's ...

CHICAGO – March 26, 2024 – Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the world’s leading derivatives and securities exchange network, today marked the 20 th anniversary of Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE) ...

The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), commonly known as the fear index, measures the market's expectation of short-term volatility among stocks. Based on S&P 500 index options with near-term expiration ...

What it does: Tracks short-term VIX futures contracts. Why it matters now: The VIX has plummeted more than 65% since peaking in early April, leaving room for big upside potential if market jitters ...

One trading indicator that is very popular during moments of market uncertainty is the CBOE Volatility index, which is sometimes known as Vix or even called the “fear index”. Vix is calculated from ...