'Fear Gauge' at Peak

One of the most popular measures of market risk is the Chicago Board Options Exchange's Volatility Index (VIX), also known as the fear gauge. Introduced in 1993, the VIX tracks investors' expectations of changes in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index.

SOURCE: Bloomberg | By Brenna Maloney and Todd Lindeman - The Washington Post - Octber 21, 2008

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This Story The Wildest Ride Article \| The market's wild hour-by-hour swings have come to exemplify the turbulence of the financial crisis, but they're still puzzling for many market professionals. 'Fear Gauge' at Peak Economic Stimulus Gains Traction Wave of Optimism Sends Stocks Up Banks Interested in Deal, Paulson Says Retailers Hoping for a Holiday Shopping Miracle 3 Agencies Vie for Oversight of Swaps Market		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Bloomberg \| By Brenna Maloney and Todd Lindeman - The Washington Post - Octber 21, 2008 ¬es=One of the most popular measures of market risk is the Chicago Board Options Exchange's Volatility Index (VIX), also known as the fear gauge. Introduced in 1993, the VIX tracks investors' expectations of changes in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Bloomberg \| By Brenna Maloney, Todd Lindeman - The Washington Post - Octber 21, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic		More on washingtonpost.com • More Business News » washingtonpost.com
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