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CBOE also calculates the Nasdaq-100 Volatility Index (VXNSM), CBOE DJIA Volatility Index (VXDSM) and the CBOE Russell 2000 Volatility Index (RVXSM). [6] There is even a VIX on VIX (VVIX) which is a volatility of volatility measure in that it represents the expected volatility of the 30-day forward price of the CBOE Volatility Index (the VIX). [10]
CBOE offers binary options on the S&P 500 (SPX) and the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX). [72] The tickers for these are BSZ [73] and BVZ, respectively. [74] NADEX, a U.S.-based Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulated exchange, launched binary options for a range of Forex, commodities, and stock indices' markets in June 2009,. [75]
The Donchian channel is a useful indicator for seeing the volatility of a market price. If a price is stable the Donchian channel will be relatively narrow. If the price fluctuates, a lot the Donchian channel will be wider. Its primary use, however, is for providing signals for long and short positions.
For instance, an A-VIX value of 20% can be converted to a monthly figure, remembering that volatility scales at the square root of time, the formula is: 20% x √ 1/12 = 5.77% In the above example, index options over the S&P/ASX 200 are incorporating the potential for a one standard deviation return over the next month of +/- 5.77%.
CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) from December 1985 to May 2012 (daily closings) In finance, volatility (usually denoted by "σ") is the degree of variation of a trading price series over time, usually measured by the standard deviation of logarithmic returns. Historic volatility measures a time series of past market prices.
between 2008 and 2012, better performance than 75% of all directors The Mary N. Dillon Stock Index From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Mary N. Dillon joined the board, and sold them when she left, you would have a 18.2 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.
Starting from a constant volatility approach, assume that the derivative's underlying asset price follows a standard model for geometric Brownian motion: = + where is the constant drift (i.e. expected return) of the security price , is the constant volatility, and is a standard Wiener process with zero mean and unit rate of variance.
China's blue chip index eased 0.5%, having dropped more than 2% last Friday. Over the weekend, an official at China's central bank said it had room to further cut the reserve requirement ratio ...