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All-time High Closing Values Today for VPD, VPN, and 6 Other Indexes By Matt Moran

March 28, 2013 – Below are the closing values and CBOE microwebsite addresses for eight indexes that hit their all-time daily closing highs today (the last trading day of the quarter) – 236.99                   VPD – CBOE VIX Premium Strategy Index            www.cboe.com/VPD 234.23                   VPN – CBOE Capped VIX Premium Strategy Index             www.cboe.com/VPN 158.11                   VXTH – CBOE VIX [...]

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VIX Futures – Record Volume Day and Year

Dec. 31, 2012 – Here is a year-end update on VIX and select options-based indexes – Futures on the CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX®) set a new single-day volume record of 212,800 contracts (estimated) today. The new daily record eclipsed the previous single-day record of 190,081 contracts traded on September 13, 2012. VIX futures are poised [...]

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Introducing the CBOE Low Volatility Index (LOVOL)

Nov. 29, 2012 - Today CBOE introduced the new CBOE Low Volatility IndexSM (ticker: LOVOL), a benchmark index designed for investors whose preferences have shifted from investing in riskier assets to lower-volatility assets. The LOVOL Index aims to provide investors with the ability to replicate an investment strategy that is subject to less downside volatility in a [...]

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25 Years Ago, the VXO Index Topped 150

Twenty-five years ago, on October 19, 1987, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) fell by 20.5%, and the CBOE S&P 100 Volatility Index (VXO) rose by 313% to close at an all-time daily closing high of 150.19. Below are key values for seven trading days in October 1987 – VXO INDEX – 25 YEARS AGO – [...]

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The Relationship of the VIX Index and the Monthly Gross Premiums Generated by the BXM Index; Introducing the “Rule of 10”

Some investors who are new to options have asked these questions: How can I determine how much premium will be generated by a covered call strategy? Is a high VIX level related to high option premiums? If VIX is at a high level, does that mean that a covered call strategy will perform well? Many [...]

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