Discover four strategic ways to trade the VIX using ETFs and ETNs. Learn to manage volatility for better investment decisions ...

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 ...

VIX ETFs use futures to track market volatility, not direct VIX numbers, suitable for tactical trades. Contango and high fees can erode long-term returns in VIX ETFs; they're best for short-term ...

Implied volatility is at multi-year lows as holiday trading suppresses premiums, but rising realized volatility hints at a ...

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% ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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