Traders Return to Volatility ETPs After XIV Meltdown
Just days after an unexpected surged in volatility sparked wild declines volatility exchange traded notes (ETNs), forcing the termination of one popular…
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VIX Volatility Manipulation Charges Lead To Class Action Lawsuit?
By Mark Melin A whistleblower complaint that “rampant manipulation of the VIX index” was at play in the recent stock market meltdown…
Traders Are Flocking to Bearish Volatility ETF
Last week, the short volatility trade, previously beloved among market participants, unraveled in significant fashion, forcing the termination of one popular bearish…
Don’t Paint Leveraged, Inverse ETFs with a Broad Brush
The recent market sell-off that triggered a precipitous plunge in inverse or short CBOE Volatility Index-related exchange traded products has caused many…
Amid Volatility Surge, Credit Suisse Terminates VelocityShares ETN
One of the hottest trades in recent memory, shorting volatility, evaporated in a heartbeat Monday. In the aftermath of an unexpected volatility…
Dow Plunges 1,175 Points with Orderly ETF Trading
U.S. markets plunged Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly plummeting close to 1,600, its biggest one-day point drop ever, while…
VIX ETFs Gain Momentum on Fears of Bigger Market Retreat
Interest rate concerns are triggering risk-off sentiment in the equities market and fueling bets on the CBOE Volatility Index, along with VIX-related…
VIX ETFs Pop on Uptick in Market Fear
CBOE Volatility Index-related ETFs jumped Monday, with the VIX trading at its highest level in five months, as U.S. equities pulled back…
Barclays Expected to Replace Maturing VIX ETNs
In anticipation of the popular CBOE Volatility Index or VIX-related exchange traded notes maturing next year, Barclays, the underwriting bank behind the…
ETF Performance Report: September & Q3 2017
U.S. equities and stock ETFs enjoyed a strong September month as they close out a tumultuous third quarter near record highs. The…
ETF Investors Taking Short Bets on VIX
After the recent spike in volatility, traders have increased short bets on CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, with bearish-related exchange traded fund…
ETFs for Those Concerned About the Market’s Waning Momentum
U.S. equities have been pushing toward new record highs this year, but the momentum has sputtered out in recent weeks. Nevertheless, investors…
Leveraged ETFs Enjoy Spike in Volatility, But Have a Plan in Place
Risk-off events that coincide with greater market volatility may be a headache for some, but for others, the wide swings open an…
Risk-Adverse Traders May Look to VIX ETFs
The equities market continues to rise toward record highs while volatility has dipped to record lows. However, in a complacent market condition,…