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, ...

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 ...

The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, recently stood over 10% higher at about 50. It had jumped above 60 in earlier trading Monday. There have been only two periods in the last two decades when the gauge ...

The April futures contract on the Cboe Volatility Index expires Wednesday, and such events can prove "a fulcrum for risk," says Jonathan Krinsky, technical strategist at BTIG. The index is an ...

The ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF owns one- and two-month futures on the VIX, the volatility index, aiming to be leveraged 1.5x. Historically, the VIX and leveraged exposure to it have ...

Pair traders hunting for an edge might want to focus on a little-known gauge tied to bitcoin BTC $68,734.10 and the S&P 500. That gauge is the spread between Volmex’s BVIV – the 30-day implied ...

Retail traders' behavior in moments of stress may hold the key to building a forward-looking volatility index that regulators and institutions could use to monitor systemic risk, according to Anton ...

Mumbai, Jan. 5 -- The domestic equity indices traded sideways in the afternoon trade. The Nifty traded above the 26,300 level. IT shares declined after advancing in the past two consecutive trading ...