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.

Global investors had time to prepare for Donald Trump’s tariffs but swift market reversals are keeping them on edge ...

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 ...

The stock market just got a fresh jolt of turbulence, and traders are buckling up for more. Monday's rollercoaster session saw the S&P 500 index wipe out a staggering $1.5 trillion in value as trade ...

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

The CBOE Volatility Index has spiked more than 80% since President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” ...

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 Cboe Volatility Index, an options-based gauge of expected volatility in the S&P 500 widely known by its trading symbol, VIX, jumped Monday morning to its highest level since December. In recent ...

Market volatility has surged to its highest level in 2025, as indicated by the VIX Index (VIX) on Tuesday morning. This sharp ...