Volatility

We display CBOE Volatility Indexes across four categories: US Stocks, Non-US Stocks, Commodities, and Single Stocks.

A volatility index reflects implied volatility—the market’s expectations for future price fluctuations—derived from the option prices of underlying assets. Most of these indexes represent the expected volatility over the next 30 days, with exceptions such as VIX9D, VIX3M, and VIX6M, which cover shorter or longer timeframes.

Volatility indexes typically move inversely to the prices of the underlying assets, rising during periods of market uncertainty and falling during periods of stability.

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