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What is the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)?

The CBOE Volatility Index is more commonly known as the VIX Index or “the VIX”. The nick name is the “Fear Index“.

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What is the definition of Volatility?

In simple words, volatility represents how large an asset’s prices swing around the mean price over a given span of time.

Learn more about Volatility.

What is Implied Volatility (IV)?

Implied Volatility describes the market’s current expectation of the future behavior of the underlying option contract.

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