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Volatile Markets Put Sales Traders in Demand
...stocks have tumbled and volatility has surged. The VIX, the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s closely watched volatility index, has shot from 20 to 80. Now that stock prices are bouncing...
Turbulent Times on Wall St.
...in stock prices, which originates from uncertainty. And that uncertainty has persisted. Conditions are generally considered volatile when the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s volatility index-or VIX-measures at least 25. By...
2008 Review: Short Sellers Get the Blame (Once Again)
...same time frame, the S&P 500 index dropped about 18 percent. If the SEC’s emergency order, which was lifted on Oct. 9, achieved some success in reducing the velocity of...
2008 Review: Volume and Volatility Skyrocket
...Options Exchange’s volatility index-or VIX-measures at least 25. By May, 2008 was shaping into one of the most volatile years since the Great Depression. The VIX was clearing 25 routinely,...
2008 Review: Two Dark Pools Pull Away
...on the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s Volatility Index, or VIX-produced wide price swings that made trading extremely difficult. In times of high volatility, traders typically avoid dark pools when trading...
Erroneous Trades Policy in Works
...above-mentioned percentages if the S&P 500 Index opens significantly higher or lower than the previous day’s close. For example, if the S&P 500 opens 3 percent higher or lower, the...
Volume: Will History Repeat Itself?
The stock market collapse this year, which saw the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index lose a third of its value in two months, was accompanied by a surge of volume...
Stopped Short
...“long/short” hedge funds, and virtually no money in funds that are net short. The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index as of August 2008 showed only 0.7 percent of hedge funds...
The NYSE’s Joe Mecane discusses …
...least if someone is tied to index rebalance, or whatever, they at least know they will get done. On soliciting upstairs interestYou can close that imbalance as much as possible....
Dark Pool Volume Remains Strong in Volatile October
...million shares per day, compared to 779 million in September.For volatility, the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s volatility index-or VIX-averaged 61.2 for October, after averaging 30.2 in September. When the VIX...
