CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX®)
CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX®)
One Year After the Financial Crisis:
Where it’s been, where it is now and what it says
- The average level of the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) recently has been relatively low – even in October, traditionally the most volatile month of the year – compared to late 2008 / early 2009 when markets experienced record volatility.
- In the video below, Ben Londergan, Co-CEO, Group One Trading (designated primary market maker in VIX options), talks about where the VIX level stands now versus a year ago, and the significance of the spread between actual and implied volatility.
- CBOE Research Paper,"VIX – Fact & Fiction," highlights the 5 most common misconceptions about VIX.
- See video clips from 5 CBOE traders on VIX as the "fear gauge."
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Ben Londergan, Co-CEO, Group One Trading, discusses the CBOE Volatility Index
Video clips from 5 CBOE traders on VIX as the "fear gauge"
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