Volatility-linked ETFs were up sharply on Friday, as market anxiety intensified, pushing the widely watched Cboe Volatility Index close to levels typically associated with extreme investor fear. The ...

Simplify Volatility Premium ETF generates income by selling VIX futures and investing in income-producing securities like high-yield and government bonds. The SVOL ETF also buys out-of-the-money VIX ...

SVOL typically shorts between 20% and 30% of its portfolio across the VIX futures term structure, greatly limiting downside risk compared to other products with more exposure. SVOL allocates 2% to 4% ...

As well as a small stable of ETFs to deploy as shock absorbers. The most recent part of that VIX pickup is a direct response to the sudden military escalations in the Middle East, which have injected ...

A rout in the S&P 500 Index has boosted demand for short-term hedges, flipping the Cboe VIX Futures curve into a rare inversion. Traders who had been lining up options to hedge against a steep ...

UBS, the Swiss-based bank known for its private client services, is redeeming all but one of its VIX-related ETNs, as the securities were not getting the traction the firm had hoped—in part because of ...