More Trading Tips for Stock Traders at: http://www.TradingTips.com Other recommended sites for traders at http://www.WealthPire.com Buying stocks and call options lets you make money in a bull market. Short-selling stocks and buying put options lets you make money in a bear market. But making money in a sideways or stable market? That's hard. VIX options make it a whole lot easier. The VIX is the CBOE's volatility index. It measures implied volatility. Starting in 2006, the CBOE began offering options on the VIX. Now you can use these VIX options in a number of ways: as a bet on volatility, as a bet against volatility, as an insurance policy against a market crash, as a tool to diversify your portfolio -- all that and more. VIX options are the topic of this TradingTips.com episode. In this episode, you'll learn: - What the VIX is, how it can be measured, and how it can inform all of your stock-trading decisions. - What ETFs you can buy to play the VIX -- both bullishly and bearishly. - Why buying options on the ultra-volatile VIX is actually safer, in some ways, than buying options on stocks. Happy Trading! Manny Backus CEO, Wealthpire Inc.
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