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People have been trading options and futures on the volatility of the S&P500 for years: https://www.cboe.com/tradable_products/vix/vix_options/ https://www.cbo
by helsinkiandrew 3y ago
People have been trading options and futures on the volatility of the S&P500 for years:
https://www.cboe.com/tradable_products/vix/vix_options/ https://www.cboe.com/tradable_products/vix/vix_options/
- throwawayFinX 3y agoThis is also (slightly) incorrect. When trading the VIX, you are trading the implied volatility not the actual (realized) volatility. VIX represents the implied vol of options on S&P500 expiring 30 days into the future. Trading the realized volatility is not easy :)