The Pros and Cons of Trading VIX Futures



Watch the latest tastytrade videos: http://bit.ly/1tDCmIR In recent years, volatility has been increasingly considered an asset class. VIX futures offer investors the benefit of increasing or decreasing volatility in order to hedge their portfolios or speculate. However, there is a cost of carry associated with purchasing VIX futures. tastytrade's Tom Sosnoff and Tony Battista discuss how significant this cost is in the long term, as well as the effectiveness of selling VIX calls against the futures contract. ======== tastytrade.com ======== Finally a financial network for traders, built by traders. Hosted by Tom Sosnoff and Tony Battista tastytrade is a real financial network with 8 hours of live programming five days a week during market hours. Tune in and learn how to trade options successfully and make the most of your investments! http://goo.gl/EaF69C Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://goo.gl/Szl24S Watch tastytrade LIVE daily Monday-Friday 7am-3pmCT: http://goo.gl/EaF69C Download our mobile app, Bob the Trader: http://goo.gl/zgIyco Follow tastytrade on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tastytrade Become a fan of tastytrade on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tastytrade Follow tastytrade on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/tastytrade Follow tastytrade on Instagram: http://instagram.com/tastytrade Follow tastytrade on Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/tastytrade/

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