Posts Tagged ‘futures trading in canada’

S&Ps: To Short or Not to Short?

By Mario Maselli • Oct 27th, 2010 • Category: Broker Commentary, Market Updates

by Mario Maselli I believe that we are entering into an important juncture in the stock market. When looking at the chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 since late August, you can see it’s been virtually straight up. I think the market should be in a trading range until the Federal [...]


Trading the VIX

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jan 27th, 2010 • Category: Broker Commentary, Educational, Market Updates

by Drew Shaw and David Berglas The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX) is a measure of the implied volatility of S&P 500 index options. It considers the options prices (nearest to expiry) observed in the market, and calculates the volatility implied by those various prices using the Black Sholes model. It is commonly [...]