Volatility refers to the degree of variation in the price or value of an asset, security, or market over a specific period, typically measured by the standard deviation or variance of returns. It ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dan Irvine is an investment manager covering market trends. Volatility, a measure of an asset's price fluctuations around its mean ...

Volatility is a statistical measure of the degree of variation in the price of a financial instrument over time. While volatility of a financial instrument is often seen as a risk, it can also present ...

Supercharged by the coronavirus pandemic, supply chain bottlenecks, high inflation, a scorching hot labor market, and aggressive interest-rate hikes, the Morningstar US Market Index—a proxy for the ...

One of the most important risk factors when trading financial assets and their derivatives is the actual and historical volatility of the underlying asset that impacts the implied volatility used to ...

Over the past several weeks, I’ve been engaged in a detailed review of historical seasonal futures spread data with a very specific objective: to refine how entry and exit decisions should be made ...

Vega neutral offers options traders a way to hedge against changes in implied volatility, reducing risk and enhancing trading strategies for a balanced approach.

The stock market was "volatile" in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was "volatile" again, to a lesser degree, ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Maybe you've heard about the ...