Nov 8, 2011
Volatility Views 29: Other Volatility Indices
Volatility Review: The VIX cash and the VIX, in general, have been on quite the roller coaster ride. With further concerns about Greece, and now Italy as well, the VIX bounced right back to the 32 level. Greece continues to set the Euro on fire. Don discusses the recent expiration of the front month November Euro VolContract.
Volatility Viewpoint: Don discusses some of the hedging aspects of using VolContracts against options positions or equity portfolios, and some general logistical issues for listeners who are looking to add VolContracts into to their portfolio for the first time.
Mailbag: Volatility on Other
Indices.
Hello Vol Views Crew: Love the show. Keep up the good work. My
question concerns the viability of volatility products on indices
other than the S&P. For whatever reason, none of those products
have managed to attract volume or attention like the VIX, even when
the ones that were created by the CBOE. To what do you attribute
their failure? Is there something inherent to those indices to make
them poor candidates for vol products, or is the S&P simply an
ideal candidate for vol products? Thanks for your
insight.
Crystal Ball: With so much uncertainty coming out of Europe, how long will sentiment factor in vol remaining high? Can Euro volatility at 15% last for the rest of the month? Plus, Mark Sebastian's weekly outlook.