Volatility influences options prices because dramatic price swings amplify gains and losses. While traders can’t look at a crystal ball to see how much volatility the market will endure, implied ...

In "Know Your Options," I often refer to the implied volatility of options as an important tool for determining when to enter and exit options trades. The aim is generally to construct trades in which ...

One of the most important risk factors when trading financial assets and their derivatives is the actual and historical volatility of the underlying asset that impacts the implied volatility used to ...

Historical volatility gauges the risk of securities through price dispersion. Understand its calculation and practical ...

I got overwhelmingly positive feedback about last week's column on implied volatility, so I decided to push a little further into the subject. As always, please drop me a line at dborun@zacks.com if ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

This paper studies the forecasting power of uncertainty emanating from the commodities market, energy market, economic policy, and geopolitical threats to the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX). In this ...

Once you learn the basic terminology of options trading - like strike, premium, and in the money - you'll know enough to place some trades on your own. Next, it's time to starting making some real ...