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, ...

Discover four strategic ways to trade the VIX using ETFs and ETNs. Learn to manage volatility for better investment decisions ...

New options planned to be listed on front-month Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) futures Options-on-future structure designed to offer new way to manage market volatility Expansion of VIX complex aims to ...

Discover more about the CBOE Options Exchange, focusing on options, equities, and volatility indices, including the famous VIX—the world's largest options trading center.

In recent months, we've spent a lot of time discussing the current period of historically low volatility, and what it means for stocks in the short- and long-term. Needless to say, the ongoing lull in ...

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 ...

With a late-day drop for stocks, the S&P Volatility Index, or VIX, had a near-flat close with Monday, ending the final day of the October contract at 53.11. A trick, or a treat? The answer depends on ...

What’s Driving the Resurgence in VIX Options Trading? VIX® volatility index option volumes are averaging over 740k contracts a day so far this year, which if sustained, would make 2023 a record volume ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I navigate market volatility in Options. This article is more than 9 years old. VIX is a trademarked ticker symbol for the CBOE ...

Partly based on some thinking I laid out last week in Some VIX Milestones…and a Prediction, I was fortunate to be long the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN, (VXX) going into Monday’s session.

Trading patterns associated with the new kingpin in volatility options resurfaced on Wednesday, hours before concerns about trade protectionism roiled markets. The so-called "VIX Elephant" -- the ...

A period of historically low volatility has made VIX options particularly popular One of the notable events on this week's calendar was the expiration of VIX options, which occurred at the market ...