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Volatility FAQ

The most frequently asked questions about volatility.

Volatility
What is Volatility?
Implied Volatility
What is Implied Volatility?
Historical Volatility
What is Historical Volatility?
Inter-Market Volatility
What is Inter-Market Volatility?
Volatility Rule of 16
What is the Volatility Rule of 16?
Volatility Skew
What is Volatility Skew?
Put Call Volatility Skew
What is Put-Call Volatility Skew?
Horizontal Volatility Skew
What is Horizontal Volatility Skew?
Vertical Volatility Skew, The Smile
What is Vertical Volatility Skew?

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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.

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