Traders Brace for End of Quiet After VIX’s Biggest Drop: Options
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Traders in one of the most popular exchange-traded notes tracking volatility are convinced the calm in U.S. stocks won’t last.
Investors added $514 million in February to the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN, known by its ticker symbol VXX, for its biggest monthly inflows since July 2013. The note appreciates as futures on the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index climb.