What does VIX stand for?

Volatility Index (Chicago Board of Exchange)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Along those lines, the CBOE volatility index, commonly called the market's "fear gauge," or VIX, was rising on Friday after pushing to its lowest point in a year earlier this week.

UNited States : Conflicts Everywhere for New Dow 10000

Fears of a revival of balance-sheet troubles in the financial sector led to a sharp rise in the CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX.

Wall St falls 2 pct on anxiety over banks health

CBOE Volatility Index jumped 12 percent on Tuesday, hitting its highest level since early July.

Banks knock Europe stocks down to near 2-week low

The volatility index reflects how much investors are willing to pay to hedge themselves against anticipated price swings in the next 30 days.

A less-vexed VIX

THE VIX, or volatility index is one of the investmentcommunity's mostly widely accepted methods to gauge stock market volatility.

30 VIX SECOND GUIDE TO ..

DATA DESCRIPTION Daily intraday prices and implied volatility data are obtained for the following stocks and indexes: American Airlines, United Airlines, Airlines equity index, S&P 500 equity index, and Chicago Board of Options Exchange volatility index (VIX).

Pre event trends in implied and intraday volatilities

To measure the mood of the market, Lewis turns to the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), which is compiled by the Chicago Board of Exchange.

In such a case, the static volatility index is biased because it inappropriately counts the more-or-less regular price increases as though they were irregular deviations.

Commodity price volatility: trends during 1975-84