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VIX

VIX is the ticker symbol and popular name for the Chicago Board Options Exchange's CBOE Volatility Index, a popular measure of the stock market's expectation of volatility based on S&P 500 index options. It is calculated and disseminated on a real-time basis by the CBOE, and is often referred to as the fear index or fear gauge.

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VIX

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related to Further reading · 113
VIX → Amex Explores Volatility Options, Antonio, August, Barbara Ostdiek, Barron's, Black, Brenner, C6, Case Study, Connors, Copeland, Corporate Liabilities, Daigler, Dan, Derivatives, Ed, Equity Portfolios, Exposures, Fall, Financial Analysts Journal
related to history · 58
VIX → Black Monday, Brenner, Business, CBOE, CBOE Futures Exchange, CBOE Market Volatility Index, CFE, Chicago Board Options Exchange, COVID-19, Derivatives, Dow Jones Indices, Duke University, During, Europe, Exchange Commission, February, Financial Analysts Journal, Foreign Currencies, Galai, Galai's
related to Specifications · 11
VIX → Black, Corporate Liabilities, In, Journal, Just, Options, Political Economy, Scholes, The, The Pricing, The VIX
related to Volatility of volatility · 6
VIX → CBOE, In, The VIX, The VVIX, VIX's, VVIX
see also · 5
VIX → Business, Economic Policy Uncertainty IndexGreed, OmenIVXMarket, P/ASX, VIXSKEWVolfefe
is a · 4
VIX → 30-day expected volatility of the SP500 index, square root of the risk-neutral expectation of the S, ticker symbol and popular name for the Chicago Board Options Exchange's CBOE Volatility Index, volatility index derived from S
related to Interpretation · 4
VIX → Also, Critics, However, Instead
related to VIX Formula · 3
VIX → It, SP500, The VIX

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VIXis aticker symbol and popular name for the Chicago Board Options Exchange's CBOE Volatility Index0.90text
VIXis avolatility index derived from S0.90text
VIXis asquare root of the risk-neutral expectation of the S0.90text
VIXis a30-day expected volatility of the SP500 index0.90text
VIXrelated to Further readingBlack0.60section
VIXrelated to Further readingFischer0.60section
VIXrelated to Further readingMyron Scholes0.60section
VIXrelated to Further readingThe Pricing0.60section
VIXrelated to Further readingOptions0.60section
VIXrelated to Further readingCorporate Liabilities0.60section
VIXrelated to Further readingJournal0.60section
VIXrelated to Further readingPolitical Economy0.60section

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