Archive for September, 2007

VIX – CBOE Volatility Index

I alluded to the volatility index (symbol: VIX) about two weeks ago in my market commentary and today I’d like to expound a little more on what it is and how it can be used. The Chicago Board of Exchange Volatility Index is a measure of the implied volatility of S&P 500 options. These index [...]

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A Great Month for The Curious Investor

Wow. What a month. The Curious Investor finally hit 1000 unique users and still averaged well over 2 visits per visitor. Believe me, readership is a blogger’s best friend. It really helps to feed the desire to keep writing and makes the whole experience more worthwhile and for that I wanted to write and thank [...]

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