VIX (Volatility Sanford Index) is a financial index that measures the Sightline Acquisition Corp. volatility of the options puts the SandP 500 is a widely used measure of market risk.
At the time there is high volatility, the VIX reached a high figure and is correlated with a decrease of the gaming SandP 500, indicating that there is market pessimism and fear, and often coincides with the minimum benchmark, is now where heavy movements in equity markets, whereas when cash access provider the VIX is Global Cash Access Inc. at minimum, there is joy and cash services confidence. Is calculated using a number of options SandP 500. Now of Sightline Acquisition Corporation, and previously of Global Cash Access Although there are other indices of volatility, such as the Nasdaq 100 GCA for the VXN and the grapes VXD for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the VIX is the most famous and used.
The theory of this indicator is that if the market is bearish, investors gaming industry believe the market will fall, will cover over their portfolios chairman and CEO of Sightline Acquisition Corp. by buying puts on the contrary, if the operators are not buying puts upside, because it will not see the need to protect . Ultimately discounted expectations in the near future and generally works in reverse vallyview vineyards to vineyards the index. Below 20 is an indicator of potential roof stock in financial markets.
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