Learn how the Ulcer Index measures downside risk through depth and duration of declines. Discover its calculation and ...

As the S&P 500 has been reaching new highs on a regular basis, it is understandable if low volatility stocks have not been at the top of investors’ minds. Over the past 12 months, the S&P 500 Low ...

This strategy has had a good track record. During the trailing 15- and 10-year periods through March 2016, this fund's underlying index generated about 400 basis points of annualized outperformance ...

The last significant increase in volatility occurred last spring, when Trump shocked the world with huge tariffs on U.S. imports.

Some of the most commonly used tools to gauge relative levels of stock market volatility are the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), ...

Action Alerts PLUS co-portfolio manager Bob Lang explained how the CBOE Volatility Index, or the Vix, can be used to help predict both market rallies and market selloffs. J.D. DURKIN: Bob, you've also ...

Small-cap stocks are generally more volatile than their larger counterparts, but they should still have a place in a well-diversified portfolio. More risk-averse investors looking for exposure to ...

Cboe Global Markets, the world’s leading derivatives and securities exchange network, and S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), the world’s leading index provider, announced plans to launch the Cboe S&P ...

Option buyers should be wary when implied volatility appears to be running much higher than historical Today we are taking a closer look at volatility -- specifically, what it means when there is an ...

As we emerge from the pandemic, we do so having changed profoundly in light of the experiences of the past two years. Capital markets are no different. They, too, have emerged quite different than ...