(MoneyWatch) Exchange-traded products (ETPs) that are linked to futures contracts on the CBOE S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX) have grown dramatically in volume and assets since their inception in 2009.

Since the tariff lows of April 2025, -1x Short VIX Futures ETF has rallied over +122%. Read why we consider SVIX a trading ...

Affin Hwang Investment Bank Bhd (Affin Hwang IB), the investment banking arm of Affin Bank Bhd, has launched access to Cboe ...

You can't turn on the business news these days without hearing about the Volatility Index, or VIX. When investors are anxiously buying and selling, causing stock market prices to reach greater highs ...

Explore the VIX, the go-to index for tracking S&P 500 volatility. Learn about its calculation and impact on your investment ...

SVOL is an income-oriented ETF that sells VIX futures to generate revenue. The fund takes advantage of the mean-reverting tendencies found in volatility markets and profits when the VIX is flat or ...

[The following originally appeared in the November 2012 edition of Expiring Monthly: The Option Traders Journal. I thought the contents might be timely in light of the upcoming holiday season.] With ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cboe Global Markets is launching a new volatility-based options product, just in time for the U.S. presidential election. The derivatives exchange announced on Monday that it plans to introduce ...

They talk a lot about volatility on TV. I joke about it (often) as in "everybody expects higher volatility going forward … always," but I do understand the genesis behind the fixation. Volatility = ...

Questioning some conventional wisdom about iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) The conventional wisdom is that VXX loses money selling the shorter cycle and then paying a higher price for ...