Article By:
Dr. Stuart Barton
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 10:03 AM EDT
Understanding volatility products is important before investing, and understanding the difference between Volatility Risk Premium and VIX Futures Premium is key. Here's a straightforward article explaining the difference.
VIX-Leveraged ETPs And The 5% Contango Rule
Okay but the phrase "like instruments" may be confusing to some. I wanted to be clear that even instruments appearing to be opposites, or at least on opposite sides such as $VXX and $XIV, $UVXY and $SVXY, $ZIV and $VXZ etc. all declined in 2015.