VIX Derivatives

Hi All,

Does anyone have any info on when will trading in derivatives on VIX will start and will there be anything different about these?

Do we have derivatives on VIX anywhere else in world or is this the rare innovative idea of SEBI :yahoo: ?

And as per SEBI circular they r talking abt first introducing futures and then options ,so how much time will they take in introducing options on VIX. Since i believe call options on VIX will be a gr8 hedge for portfolios of specially investors i m really excited abt it. So plz someone confirm with the exact month of starting of these options , i just cant control my excitement from the time i have read abt VIX Derivatives :clap:

I find it really strange that no one here has any idea about VIX derivatives. I doubt if anyone even knows VIX. And if thats the case then here comes to the light ignorance of Indian Investor compared to investors in US and Europe.
And if u want any information on VIX i can start a tutorial on it also in which i will publish whatever i know....

Have a look at how stock options are languishing first, try to figure out why, before jumping over the moon at the news of VIX derivatives.

Once you have figured out why stock options are not popular, you should realize who's ignorant.:lol:

Dude do u think i m a newbie in this stock world just by seeing my number of posts?? How can u tell me how much expirience i have in options? Not only did i nearly became bankrupt by playing in options , i came back even more strongly to almost doubling my initial invested money. Does that tell sthg to u abt my experience with options

Well for ur information VIX is not one of stock options. VIX refers to the volatility of the index itself which is sometimes also refered to as fear gauge of market. And i cudnt get ur analogy of "stocks options and ignorance" ???
The role of having VIX derivative in ur portfolio simply implies u r protecting ur portfolio not only against possible mkt crashes due to increased volatility but also benefiting from the bull mkt run where also u have increased bouts of volatility..

And once u realize how much consistent money can be made writing stock options , i m sure u wont complain anymore about stock options being dull

Could not get your logic of the indian investor being ignorant either. Nothing qualifies u to label the entire Indian trading community as ignorant.

All are well aware of what the Vix is.

No where have I said they are dull. I have seen so called professional writers being wiped out by a single black swan event so the less said the better.

All the best :lol: