The Cboe Volatility Index was moving higher on Thursday, gaining 2.60 points, or more than 12%, to hit 23.75. The VIX has been climbing this week as the war in the Middle East spooks investors and ...

VIX measures expected S&P 500 volatility, aiding short-term market outlooks. VIX surges hint at investor anxiety, predicting possible market drops. Though insightful, VIX often overestimates actual ...

Designed in house by Cboe Labs, the new index will measure the current day’s expected market volatility of the S&P 500 Index. Cboe Global Markets has launched its Cboe 1-Day Volatility Index (VIX1D) ...

Miranda Marquit has been covering personal finance, investing and business topics for almost 15 years. She has contributed to numerous outlets, including NPR, Marketwatch, U.S. News & World Report and ...

The concept of a Volatility Index (VIX) was first introduced by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) in 1993. Originally, based on the S&P 100 index, it was revised in 2003 to track the S&P 500 ...

Most experienced investors will agree that timing the market is difficult to do very well for very long. Eventually, you're just going to be thrown an unexpected curveball that unwinds all of your ...

Investors of all types prepare for potential pullbacks differently than they prepare for bullishness. Namely, they're willing to pay a premium for options, which are an effective means of playing ...