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    • What is the VIX Index?
    • How is the VIX Index calculated?
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    • Can you buy the VIX like a stock?
    • What is the Fear Index?
    • What is the VVIX (Cboe VVIX Index)?
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    • What is Volatility?
    • Implied Volatility (IV)
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    • Volatility Rule of 16
    • Volatility Skew or Option Skew
      • Put-Call Volatility Skew
      • Horizontal Volatility Skew
      • Vertical Volatility Skew
  • Volatility Trading FAQ
    • VIX Futures
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    • Is the VXX a stock?

Volatility Trading FAQ

The most frequently asked questions about volatility trading.

The VIX or Cboe Volatility Index is an index and cannot be purchased directly like a stock. However, it is possible to trade the VIX Index indirectly through derivative products and ETF’s.

These financial products allow traders and investors to gain exposure to the VIX, but they do not represent a direct investment in the VIX itself.

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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“.

Learn more about the VIX Index.

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.

Learn more Implied Volatility.

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