The three major U.S. indexes all closed at record highs three trading days in a row, before falling just short of a fourth ...

Implied volatilities fell across asset classes last week on softer than expected CPI and easing trade tensions. Read more ...

Stocks are volatile. That much is understood by most investors, but what exactly is volatility and how is it measured for the overall stock market? You may have seen references to something called the ...

The VIX, a Wall Street "fear gauge" that measures volatility and was a big factor in wild stock price swings last week, is the target of a "manipulation scheme" that poses a risk to the stock market, ...

The three major U.S. stock indexes set new intraday records yesterday during early trading — but at the same time, the Cboe ...

The relative richness of BTC's IV stems from host of factors, including newfound pain points like ADL and liquidity issues.

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) has been plummeting lower, now trading near $18. With the decline in the VIX index today, it’s now down 4% on the session. In a twist of irony, this is the lowest ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I navigate market volatility in Options. This article is more than 9 years old. VIX is a trademarked ticker symbol for the CBOE ...

Discover how the Cboe SKEW Index assesses market volatility and perceived tail-risk in the S&P 500, despite its limitations as a predictive tool.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about bitcoin and other digital currencies. Over the last few months I have been hammering on the idea that the U.S.

Options traders love volatility, because it can take options that are worth almost nothing and turn them into huge moneymakers overnight. One way of measuring how much volatility there is in the ...