Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Implied volatility moderated in 2019, after spending much of 2017 at or near record lows and experiencing extreme highs during two volatility spikes in 2018. In 2019, the Cboe® Volatility Index® (the VIX®) adhered to the usual pattern of falling during market advances and increasing during market pullbacks.
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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
The S&P 500® Index returned 9.07% for the fourth quarter of 2019, resulting in a return of 31.49% for the year. The fourth quarter advance was steady with the S&P 500® Index posting returns of 2.17%, 3.63% and 3.02% in October, November and December, respectively.
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Friday, December 13, 2019
What is the role of low-volatility investments - such as option writing strategies - if equity market volatility persists at the levels seen in November? Despite several potential sources of market aggravation, equity market volatility drifted to a year-to-date low in November.
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