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  2. Volatility (finance) - Wikipedia

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    Volatility as described here refers to the actual volatility, more specifically: . actual current volatility of a financial instrument for a specified period (for example 30 days or 90 days), based on historical prices over the specified period with the last observation the most recent price.

  3. VIX - Wikipedia

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    The VIX traces its origin to the financial economics research of Menachem Brenner and Dan Galai. In a series of papers beginning in 1989, Brenner and Galai proposed the creation of a series of volatility indices, beginning with an index on stock market volatility, and moving to interest rate and foreign exchange rate volatility. [1] [2]

  4. Cboe Volatility Index (VIX): What is it and how is it measured?

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    Bottom line. The VIX is an index that measures expectations about future volatility. It tends to rise during times of market stress, making it an effective hedging tool for active traders.

  5. Market volatility goes both ways: Chart of the Week

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    Volatility is up, and the S&P 500 chalked both its best and worst day of the year this past week. And that you can have both in the span of a few days is an important market lesson.

  6. How implied volatility works with options trading

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    The price of this option is influenced by multiple factors, including the stock’s current price, the option’s strike price, time to expiration and implied volatility.

  7. Forward volatility - Wikipedia

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    , is the current (at time 0) forward volatility for the period [,] σ 0 , j {\displaystyle \sigma _{0,\,j}} the spot volatility for maturity j {\displaystyle j} . To ease computation and get a non-recursive representation, we can also express the forward volatility directly in terms of spot volatilities: [ 1 ]

  8. Are Volatility and Risk Always Related in Investing?

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    Volatility index (VIX): Often referred to as the “fear index,” the VIX measures market expectations for future volatility. It is calculated based on the prices of options on the S&P 500 index.

  9. Option time value - Wikipedia

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    An important factor is the underlying instrument's volatility. Volatility in underlying prices increase the likelihood and magnitude of a gain in IV, thus enhancing the option's value and stimulating option demand. Numerically, this value depends on the time until the expiration date and the volatility of the underlying instrument's price.