Client interest has risen globally, particularly among defined-benefit pension funds and insurance companies, following whipsaw periods of volatility last year, according to consultants and managers.

The ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF offers 1.5x daily exposure to the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index, suitable for short-term volatility spikes. UVXY is best used as a daily hedge or ...

Options straddles and options strangles are two advanced options strategies that can be used to capitalize on changes in implied volatility (IV) and stock price volatility. Options straddles and ...

August has been a turbulent month for financial markets, with volatility showing a spike. Recessionary fears and the tech slump mainly led to the volatility in Wall Street. At the beginning of the ...

Volatility is at an all-time high and managers and investors are both beginning to realize the opportunities to be had. Volatility is the highest in the US since 1932. On November 20 the Vix, which ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dan Irvine is an investment manager covering market trends. Volatility, a measure of an asset's price fluctuations around its mean ...

The risk with options straddles and options strangles is limited Options straddles and options strangles are two advanced options strategies that can be used to capitalize on changes in implied ...

The popularity of index investing in recent years is well known. It has even extended to volatility strategies, giving investors the choice between active low volatility managers and low volatility ...