The phrase
"volatility index" refers to a measure that helps gauge the level of uncertainty or changes in the market. It indicates how much prices of assets or securities are likely to fluctuate. A higher
volatility index suggests greater unpredictability, while a lower index implies more stability.
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Investors in these popular funds should brace for
volatility Those index funds in your 401 (k) could cost you Fees could sink your retirement savings.
This is quite helpful, especially if you've never heard of a «
historical volatility index limit» and wouldn't know what it was even if you had.
It actually hit zero not more than a day or two ago as we saw equity selling spike
volatility index futures and a host of other fear gauges.
In a subsequent blog, we will explore an alternative low
volatility index strategy that is designed to reduce interest rate exposure while still preserving low volatility properties.
A topic commonly brought up when interest rates rise is the impact that rates have on the performance of
low volatility indices.
Would you invest in a blue chip, low -
volatility index fund with a steady history of 6 % annual dividends?
Presentations on topics such as (a) the relationships among price movements of stock indexes, the
CBOE Volatility Index ® (VIX ®), and the India VIX Index, and (b) new studies on fund use of options and volatility - based strategies, will be delivered by me to continuing - education meetings of the Indian Association of Investment Professionals (IAIP) in the cities -LSB-...]
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets
Minimum Volatility Index ETF (XMM / TSX) has relatively larger weights than VEE in less volatile sectors such as consumer staples, utilities and health care.
June 16, 2015 — Yesterday the CBOE
Volatility Index ® (VIX ®) rose to its monthly closing high of 15.39, and earlier today in the June 16 Extended Trading Hours (ETH) sessions, the estimated trading volumes during ETH were 30,920 for VIX futures (the high for the month), and 6,984 for VIX options (the all - time record high).
The inversely - related CBOE
VIX Volatility Index surged more than 30 % to 23.34, a five - week high.
In this blog, we continue the analysis to see if there is a relationship between the magnitude of interest rate change and magnitude of active return of the low
volatility index relative to the S&P Read more -LSB-...]
The Chicago Board Options Exchange
Volatility Index rose 9.5 percent today to 13.26, after closing yesterday at its lowest level in a month.
Ultra-low volatility has been the name of the game in markets recently, with the CBOE
Volatility Index hitting a 23 - year low earlier in June.
The short
term volatility indexes (VXST and VIX) were up a bit last week as the S&P 500 set multiple all - time closing record highs last week.
The ETNs use a systematic approach to investing
in volatility index (VIX) futures that have a net long or net short volatility position that varies based on changes in the market.
With all that going on, the four
volatility indexes based on SPX option pricing remained low and on average were basically unchanged last week.
The M&A
volatility index of 6 reflects more rate variability than was evident in the 4 - rating that category earned in the last Trends Report.
Exchange - traded volatility notes that rose when volatility fell looked like a particularly ripe target, given the potential for a feedback loop that might send the Cboe
Volatility Index surging in the event of market stress.
The better - known VIX
volatility index traded at nearly 19, but peaked above 50 during one of the largest sell - offs in early February.
The Chicago Board Options Exchange
Volatility index increased 80.9 % during the first quarter, its largest upswing in the past 20 quarters and third - largest in the past 40 quarters.
The CBOE Market
Volatility Index measures market expectations of near - term volatility conveyed by S&P 500 stock index option prices.
The market action pushed all four S&P 500 related
volatility indexes higher last week and into a state of backwardation that is often associated with broad concern among equity market participants.
Why it Matters: The S&P Low
Volatility index outperformed the S&P 500 by 2 percentage points per year for the 20 - year period ending September 30th, 2011.
The S&P 500 Low
Volatility Index comprises the 100 least - volatile constituents of the S&P 500, while the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ® contains the S&P 500 companies that have increased dividends every year for the past 25 consecutive years.
The S&P 500 Index rebounded from its steepest drop since May, and the CBOE
Volatility Index dropped 3.3 percent, after Thursday's 44 percent spike.
In contrast, the CBOE Eurekahedge Short
Volatility Index tracks the performance of underlying hedge fund managers who take a net short view on implied volatility with a goal of positive absolute return.
The CBOE Eurekahedge
Long Volatility Index is designed to track the performance of underlying hedge fund managers who take a net long view on implied volatility with a goal of positive absolute return.
But exchange executives have spent much of the week trying to put a positive spin on the market tumult and the focus on its widely
followed volatility index.
«All this volatility with the VIX [Cboe
volatility index] having doubled is very, very disturbing,» said Tice.
Market volatility, which until February had been historically low for months, climbed, with the
Coe Volatility Index, commonly considered a gauge of investor fear, jumping by more than 7 percent.