AUG. 9, 2012 — A year ago, on August 8, 2011, the CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX®) closed at 48.00, its highest closing value since March 9, 2009. Yesterday, on August 8, 2012, the VIX closed at 15.32 (a level that was 68% lower than the year-earlier level). Yesterday Reuters published an article is entitled “Time [...]
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Barron’s News Story — Fund Based on VXTH Index
An August 28th news article at http://blogs.barrons.com stated – “First Trust To Launch VIX ‘Tail Hedge’ Fund. The rise of volatility trading products continues. First Trust Advisors is set to launch what it’s calling the First Trust CBOE S&P 500 VIX Tail Hedge Fund on Thursday … The fund will trade under the ticker VIXH. [...]