(MoneyWatch) Exchange-traded products (ETPs) that are linked to futures contracts on the CBOE S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX) have grown dramatically in volume and assets since their inception in 2009.

You can't turn on the business news these days without hearing about the Volatility Index, or VIX. When investors are anxiously buying and selling, causing stock market prices to reach greater highs ...

They talk a lot about volatility on TV. I joke about it (often) as in "everybody expects higher volatility going forward … always," but I do understand the genesis behind the fixation. Volatility = ...

SVOL is an income-oriented ETF that sells VIX futures to generate revenue. The fund takes advantage of the mean-reverting tendencies found in volatility markets and profits when the VIX is flat or ...

Short interest for VS TR -1x Short VIX Futures ETF gives investors a sense of the degree to which investors are betting on the decline of VS TR -1x Short VIX Futures ETF's stock. Short interest data ...

Defiance ETFs, a pioneer in thematic and leveraged investment solutions, today announced the launch of the Defiance Enhanced Long Vol ETF (VIXI). The Fund seeks enhanced total return by combining ...

Cboe Global Markets is launching a new volatility-based options product, just in time for the U.S. presidential election. The derivatives exchange announced on Monday that it plans to introduce ...

3 ETFs to Ride the VIX Surge During Market Volatility The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), commonly known as the fear index, measures the market's expectation of short-term volatility among stocks. Based ...

The April futures contract on the Cboe Volatility Index expires Wednesday, and such events can prove "a fulcrum for risk," says Jonathan Krinsky, technical strategist at BTIG. The index is an ...

We saw a kind of ugly open yesterday, after a dip on Tuesday, further supporting the theory that we are never going to break out of this S&P 500 Index (SPX) range this year. Thank you, Apple Inc.

The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), commonly known as the fear index, measures the market's expectation of short-term volatility among stocks. Based on S&P 500 index options with near-term expiration ...