{"product_id":"trading-vix-9780470933084","title":"Trading VIX","description":"\u003cb\u003eA guide to using the VIX to forecast and trade markets\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnown as the fear index, the VIX provides a snapshot of expectations about future stock market volatility and generally moves inversely to the overall stock market. \u003ci\u003eTrading VIX Derivatives\u003c\/i\u003e will show you how to use the Chicago Board Options Exchange's S\u0026amp;P 500 volatility index to gauge fear and greed in the market, use market volatility to your advantage, and hedge stock portfolios. Engaging and informative, this book skillfully explains the mechanics and strategies associated with trading VIX options, futures, exchange traded notes, and options on exchange traded notes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany market participants look at the VIX to help understand market sentiment and predict turning points. With a slew of VIX index trading products now available, traders can use a variety of strategies to speculate outright on the direction of market volatility, but they can also utilize these products in conjunction with other instruments to create spread trades or hedge their overall risk.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eReviews how to use the VIX to forecast market turning points, as well as reveals what it takes to implement trading strategies using VIX options, futures, and ETNs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccessible to active individual traders, but sufficiently sophisticated for professional traders\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers insights on how volatility-based strategies can be used to provide diversification and enhance returns\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by Russell Rhoads, a top instructor at the CBOE's Options Institute, this book reflects on the wide range of uses associated with the VIX and will interest anyone looking for profitable new forecasting and trading techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russell Rhoads\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.36w x 1.01d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470933084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRUSSELL RHOADS, CFA, \u003c\/b\u003e is an instructor for the Options Institute at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. He teaches about ninety classes a year and conducts webinars on behalf of the CBOE and a variety of brokerage firms. Rhoads's twenty-year trading career has included positions at a variety of trading firms and hedge funds. His background includes trading and analysis, and he is the author of the Wiley titles \u003ci\u003eCandlestick Charting For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOption Spread Trading\u003c\/i\u003e. Rhoads graduated from the University of Memphis with an MS in finance and has a master's certificate in financial engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40110244364403,"sku":"9.78047E+12","price":77.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_67f7256f-7c3b-4342-b445-411dda51897b.jpg?v=1653402826","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/trading-vix-9780470933084","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}