It is common for individual stock volatility to exceed index volatility. Diversification naturally dampens aggregate movement. Read more here.

As the S&P 500 has been reaching new highs on a regular basis, it is understandable if low volatility stocks have not been at the top of investors’ minds. Over the past 12 months, the S&P 500 Low ...

Cboe Global Markets, the world’s leading derivatives and securities exchange network, and S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), the world’s leading index provider, announced plans to launch the Cboe S&P ...

Small-cap stocks are generally more volatile than their larger counterparts, but they should still have a place in a well-diversified portfolio. More risk-averse investors looking for exposure to ...

The U.S. stock market is unusually quiet after a dramatic start to August, and that's making Wall Street panic - again. Stocks have rebounded quickly after a bruising selloff that shook up global ...

Solid U.S. equity and gold returns with international, small caps, and bonds weaker Stronger performance in equity-only volatility-controlled strategies vs. multi-asset Two-thirds of all indices ...

Option buyers should be wary when implied volatility appears to be running much higher than historical Today we are taking a closer look at volatility -- specifically, what it means when there is an ...

VIX measures expected S&P 500 volatility, aiding short-term market outlooks. VIX surges hint at investor anxiety, predicting possible market drops. Though insightful, VIX often overestimates actual ...

Market volatility refers to the degree to which the price of a security or index changes over a period of time. Market volatility can occur for a variety of reasons, including economic news — such as ...

Today we are taking a closer look at volatility -- specifically, what it means when there is an abundance or lack of volatility, as well as the two primary types of volatility each options trader must ...