Trading VIX (Volatility Index) options requires understanding their unique structure, as they track the implied volatility of the S&P 500 over the next 30 days rather than a specific underlying asset.

As the markets enter the final stretch of 2025, investors are facing a high-stakes mix of macro uncertainty, sector rotation and elevated volatility. That calls for a protective stance, but traders ...

With the VIX currently at 52.33 points, we think short volatility strategies are starting to look compelling. Short VIX strategies capitalize on the VIX's reliable pattern of reverting to the mean ...

For individuals aspiring to become options traders, here are six of the best books that offer help in understanding and profiting from the options markets.

J.P. Morgan has launched an exchange-traded note (ETN) designed to help investors efficiently implement a “short volatility” strategy. By utilizing this ETN, investors may more efficiently take ...

Editor’s Note: Markets don’t just react to headlines anymore. Instead, they whip violently with every new political move. Since President Trump returned to the White House, the stock market has gone ...

Central bank announcements are among the most significant market-moving events in forex trading. Interest rate decisions, policy statements, and press conferences from institutions such as the Federal ...

The growth of options, especially on indices and exchange-traded funds, has become an important market dynamic, according to ...

As the U.S. presidential election approaches, investors are bracing for increased market volatility. The uncertainty surrounding potential policy changes—on everything from taxes to foreign policy— ...