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Volatility Views

Volatility Views is the premier radio program for volatility traders. From interviews with leading industry guests to detailed analysis of volatility products, this program takes you inside the world of volatility trading like never before. If you are an experienced options trader looking to expand your understanding of volatility, or if you are simply curious about VIX and other volatility products, then this is the program for you.

Oct 31, 2016

Volatility Review: Today we have on Bill Luby of VIX and More fame.

  • VIX Cash: 15.36
  • VIX Options: Total 5.11m (3.92m Calls, 1.19m Puts)
  • Strategy index offers cues to derivatives investors seeking to enhance potential yields.

Volatility Voicemail/Options #QuestionOfTheWeek

Is #Trumpocalypse done? Is $VIX already pricing...


Oct 24, 2016

VOLATILITY REVIEW

VIX Cash - 13.34

Russells paper link: https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/documents/lums/accounting--finance/Park-PriceDislocationandPriceDiscoveryintheSP500OptionsandV....pdf

VIX Options

Strong volume on Tues, 10/18: 780k, but light volume the rest of the week.

Total...


Oct 17, 2016

Volatility Review: VIX cash/futures finally connect: we've been wondering for the past few weeks whether VIX cash would rally to the future or the future would drop to the cash. We finally have our answer. Oh, and VXX is NOT VIX.

Volatility Voicemail: Listener questions and comments

  • Question from Bill Chace: Hi Russ....


Oct 10, 2016

Volatility Review featuring Mike Thompson, Portfolio Manager, Typhon Capital

What is up with VIX term structure? How is Typhon Capital working with this contango? Hint: reverse mullet, AKA Tellum.

Russell's Weekly Rundown

CBOE Holdings reports September 2016 trading volume: Total ADV Up 25% from August 2016, 3% from a...


Oct 3, 2016

Volatility Review: CBOE just concluded the Risk Management Conference in Europe. They will soon introduce the CBOE S&P 500 Smile Index. At the event, they released a new study of of four CBOE strategy performance benchmark indexes designed to track the performance of positions in Russell 2000 (RUT) index...