This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. By Marc Odo, Swan Global Investments As part of an ongoing series trying to make sense of the broad, catch-all category called “liquid ...

SVOL typically shorts between 20% and 30% of its portfolio across the VIX futures term structure, greatly limiting downside risk compared to other products with more exposure. SVOL allocates 2% to 4% ...

With some exceptions, the VIX has been subdued recently. An expected December Fed rate hike, as well as the election, earnings and global tensions will lead to increasing market uncertainty. A long ...

Currently, short-term VIX futures are experiencing rolling costs (first to second month futures) greater than 10%, which is working in favor of my short iPath S&P 500 VIX short-term fund (VXX) ...

Volatility and uncertainty are an inherent part of investing in the stock market. However, there are some tools that may help ...

Currently, short-term VIX futures are experiencing rolling costs (first to second month futures) greater than 10%, which is working in favor of my short position in Barclays Bank PLC iPath S&P 500 VIX ...

What is Vix? We explain how the fear index could guide your investment decisions. Call options give you the right, but not the obligation, to buy a specific asset at a set price at a set time, while ...

Investors who want to get a read on stock market sentiment can turn to the CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, to interpret patterns of expected future volatility before making investment decisions. The ...

[caption id="attachment_23446" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Investors who bet on continued low volatility suffered steep losses (photo: Richard B. Levine/Newscom ...

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