Commentary from Professor Robert E. Whaley and Mike Moran, Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Vice President of Business Development. FTSE Russell World Investment Forum 2016
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Exploring Volatility With the Inventor of the VIX
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Wall Street Journal
‘Fear Index’ Grabs Headlines as Stocks Swing: Volatility gauge yields clues on how investors are insuring their portfolios
When Robert E. Whaley settles into his home office, you can count on two things: His television will be tuned to CNBC, and he’ll be tracking the stock market’s “fear index” on his computer. Mr. Whaley, a professor of finance at Vanderbilt University, may not be a household name. But chances are you’ve heard of […]
New York Times
Sunday Review: Robert Whaley
Robert Whaley is a professor of finance at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management and the developer of the two major so-called fear indices — the VIX and VXN on the Chicago Board Options Exchange — that are used to make bets on market volatility. READING Right now it’s “Becoming Steve Jobs,” by Brent […]
NPR, All Things Considered
A Close Look at the Volatility Index
As the stock market has swung wildly this week, investors have gotten intimately acquainted with volatility. Robert Whaley, a professor at Vanderbilt, explains the VIX, his gauge of market volatility. Interview with Audie Cornish

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