How To Trade VIX and VIX ETNs Webinar


VIX, the CBOE S&P 500 Volatility Index, also known as the “fear index,” is hot and now you can trade it in cash, IRAs and even 401k accounts using VIX ETNs.

Wall Street Sector Selector Webinar, VXX, tvix, xiv, vix etnsVIX offers unique opportunities for knowledgeable traders seeking to take advantage of today’s ultra volatile markets.  Go to this special webinar to learn about VIX, the up and coming new class of VIX exchange traded notes and how to trade this exciting asset class.

How To Trade VIX and VIX ETNs is presented by John Nyaradi,Publisher of Wall Street Sector Selector, a financial media site focused on news, analysis, and information about Exchange Traded Funds.  His investment articles have appeared in many online publications including Market Watch, Seeking Alpha, Yahoo Finance and many others.  John has also appeared on many major media outlets including Fox Business News, MarketWatch, WBBM CBS News Radio, and his book, “Super Sectors,” was included among the “Year’s Top Investment Books” in the 2011 Stock Trader’s Almanac.

Here’s what you’ll find in this fast moving webinar:

  • An inside tour of the new world of VIX and VIX ETNs.
  • Meet the VIX index, what it is, how it works and what it means.
  • VIX Futures, how they work and how to trade them
  • VIX Options, a turbo-charged form of VIX trading
  • VIX ETNs, the fastest growing segment of the VIX universe
  • Specific trading methodologies that you can use for trading VIX ETNs in your own accounts.

Learn more about VIX ETNs including:

iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSEARCA:VXX): This ETN is designed to track volatility in the markets as measured by the Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index (CBOE Index), a popular measure of the implied volatility of S&P 500 index options.  The CBOE Volatility Index is also known as the “fear” index or “fear” indicator in markets.  The iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSEARCA:VXX) prices itself off of the average and implied volatility of the first two months of futures contracts of the S&P 500 Index.

VelocityShares Daily 2X VIX Short-Term ETN (NYSEARCA:TVIX): This ETN is designed to track 2X return on volatility in the markets as measured by the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.  The S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index measures the volatility of the S&P 500 Index via futures contracts as traded on the CBOE.  The CBOE Volatility Index is also known as the “fear” index or “fear” indicator in markets.

iPath S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN (NYSEARCA:VXZ): This ETN is designed to track volatility in the markets as measured by the CBOE Volatility Index futures contracts.  The CBOE Volatility Index is also known as the “fear” index or “fear” indicator in markets.  The iPath S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN (NYSEARCA:VXZ) is priced from the average volatility of the 4th through 7th month futures contracts of the S&P 500 Index as traded on the CBOE.

S&P 500 Dynamic VIX ETF (NYSEARCA:XVZ): This ETN is designed to track volatility in the markets as measured by the S&P 500 Dynamic VIX Futures Total Return Index.  The S&P 500 Dynamic VIX Futures Total Return Index seeks to combine results of volatility of the S&P 500VIX Short-Term Futures Index Excess Return and the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index Excess Return to create an accurate market volatility reading, as measured by the CBOE.  The CBOE Volatility Index is also known as the “fear” index or “fear” indicator in markets.

Velocity Shares Daily Inverse VIX Short-Term ETN (NYSEARCA:XIV): This ETN is designed to inversely track the volatility in the markets as measured by the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.  The S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index measures the volatility of the S&P 500 Index via futures contracts traded on the CBOE.  The CBOE Volatility Index is also known as the “fear” index or “fear” indicator in markets.

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