Volatility spiked, markets crashed, the end was near.
Listen to Advisors Option 64: Looking Back on the Apocalypse
The Buzz:
- Looking back at one of the craziest weeks in market history.
- What are everyone’s thought on the historic developments in the market last week? Specifically the VIX surge and SPX selloff.
- What was the outlook in the Swan offices last week? How did the DRS perform?
- What were ORATS clients asking about last week?
- Some thought about the value of hedging in these market environments?
- This week we all were reminded about the value of proper risk management.
- The great inverse Vol ETP debate continues.
- What are your thought about the XIV meltdown and the place of inverse VIX ETFs in the marketplace? Should they exist? Should retail be using these products?
- VIX Inventor Discusses the Dangers of Inverse, Leveraged VIX Indexes
- Did VIX Manipulation Cause the Massive Surge Last Week – as Alleged by Bloomberg?
- Last Week’s Volatility Cost Options Traders Over a Billion in Slippage