This year we have seen increased interest in learning more about strategies that sell futures on the Cboe Volatility Index ® (VIX ® ). Strategy benchmark indexes can shed light on how hypothetical strategies...
Estimated volume for futures on the Cboe Volatility Index ® (VIX ® ) during Global Trading Hours (GTH) rose to more than 79,000 contracts on June 19, making the GTH session one of the busiest on record....
Investors who want large-sized cash-settled index tools that can help manage global equity risk are exploring use of listed options on the MSCI EAFE ® Index (ticker MXEA) and on the MSCI Emerging Markets...
Is there more interest in hedging and protecting portfolios in 2018? The May 31 st Striking Price column in Barron’s noted -- “Investors Return to Hedging in Volatile Times. Traders leery of...
Yesterday, I saw Andrew Thrasher on the TD Ameritrade network talking about VIX Index seasonality and the current level of the VIX Index. That got me thinking about summertime and the VIX Index (because...
Yesterday VIX finished the day at 12.40 which is the lowest close since late January. The June VIX futures dropped 0.40 to 13.65 and the July contract closed at 14.50, down 0.25 on the day. With VIX...
Considering there’s approximately $8.5 trillion in assets benchmarked to the Russell U.S. Indexes, the Russell Reconstitution is a major event. Each year Russell Indexes are reconstructed to accurately...
U.S. Small-caps vs. Large-caps U.S. small-cap stocks are leading the equity markets year-to-date. The Russell 2000 Index, widely viewed as the bellwether for measuring the performance of small-cap...
A few years ago, I was asked to co-author the study guide that accompanies the 3 rd version of The Warren Buffett Way. While doing research for this project I came across a discussion of a handful...
The growth of VIX and volatility trading has been an amazing story. As our month-long celebration of the VIX Index wraps up, we hope you have enjoyed learning about the past, present and future of VIX...
Cboe began publishing the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX Index) in April 1993. To celebrate the past, present and future of VIX, we’ve spent the month of April sharing its rich history with special content...
Cboe Global Markets turns 45 and we thought we would provide 45 'fun facts' to mark the occasion. 1973- Cboe is founded and becomes first marketplace for trading listed options 1973- 911...
Cboe Global Markets turns 45 and we thought we would provide 45 'fun facts' to mark the occasion. 1973- Cboe is founded and becomes first marketplace for trading listed options 1973- 911...
April 2018 marks the 25 th anniversary of the introduction of the Cboe Volatility Index® (VIX® Index) and during this month, information about the history of the VIX Index and the introduction of...
At 1:00 pm C.T. on Wednesday, April 18 th , three speakers in a Cboe webcast will discuss Accessing the Volatility Risk Premium with Cash-Secured Put Writing . To register for the webcast, please...
Earlier this week, ETF.COM posted an article identifying the best performing Exchange Trade Products for 2018 through April 10 th . The list is top heavy with volatility linked ETPs, including those...
Cboe began publishing the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX Index) in April 1993. As part of our month-long celebration, we’re putting together special content highlighting the index. On Monday, we shared...
Cboe began publishing the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX Index) in April 1993. As part of our month-long celebration, we’re putting together special content highlighting the index. On Monday, we shared...
This week Cboe is launching a month-long celebration of the 25th anniversary of the introduction of the Cboe Volatility Index ® (VIX ® Index), which Cboe began publishing in April 1993. The creation...
In what felt like the blink of an eye, the first quarter of 2018 is now behind us. We finally got some excitement in the volatility space with VIX rising to levels not seen in a couple of years. After...
Today's Commentary
Corn futures are down 6 to 7 cents in most contracts on Monday. Rains are making another round throughout the Corn Belt to start the week. The NWS 6-10 and 8-14 day outlooks are anticipating above average temps for the eastern 2/3 of the Corn Belt. T...
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Alan Brugler writes this daily agricultural markets overview with opening, midday and closing comments directed at the gain and meat Ag markets.