While there might not be VIX shares to trade, however, you can place your bets on the volatility index with VIX options. Essentially, VIX options aren't too different from equity options.

Market volatility surges as Trump’s tariff policies jolt stocks; the VIX jumps 54% since mid-February. Investors can hedge with VIX ETFs, defensive broad-market plays, and trend-following ...

One option is via VIX Futures, which according to Sam North, market analyst at eToro, might not be for every investor 'as a significant margin is needed to trade it'. David Morrison, senior ...

It measures the expectation of future volatility based on a snapshot of the previous 30 days’ worth of trading activity. A VIX level above 20 is typically considered “high.” A VIX below 12 ...

The VIX’s journey from a theoretical concept to a practical trading instrument continued with the introduction of VIX futures in 2004, followed by exchange-traded products (ETPs) in 2009 ...

The current trade war rhetoric is impossible to escape on Wall Street, and has left investors mulling over subsequential ...

Maidel said that strategies investors looking to trade the VIX could include a type of call spreads where they buy a short dated VIX call, funded by selling a longer-dated VIX call. Some of the ...