The CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX®)
.... is a key measure of market expectations of near-term volatility conveyed by S&P 500 stock index option prices. Since its introduction in 1993, VIX has been considered by many to be the world's premier barometer of investor sentiment and market volatility.
Quelle:
http://www.cboe.com/micro/VIX/vixintro.aspx
Der saisonale Verlauf des S&P 500 Volatilitätsindex VIX:
1
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2
![](http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/kaavio.Webhost/charts/big.chart?nosettings=1&symb=VIX&uf=8&type=4&size=4&sid=1704273&style=320&freq=2&time=20&rand=1819268245&compidx=aaaaa%3a0&ma=0&maval=9&lf=2&lf2=32&lf3=4&height=981&width=1045&mocktick=1)
3
Zusammen mit dem SPX, 4y:
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6m, daily:
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3m:
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14d, absolut:
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10d:
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5d: