VIX Futures fall with equities for third day — DR Volatility Recap 08.01.2011

The CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX®), the SPX option derived measure of implied volatility, fell -1.59 today to close at 23.66 while the underlying SPX index fell -5.34 to close at $1286.94, a -0.41% loss. With the VIX Index fell sharply it remains at a premium to all but the March 2012 future, a very unique occurrence.

VIX futures fell for the third day in a row despite declines in the equity market suggesting that investors continue to believe that the current budget impasse is likely to be resolved in the near term.
76,489 VIX futures changed hands while at the CBOE today, 492,287 VIX option contracts traded, 1.14x the typical daily volume for the product. Calls made up 70.1% of the volume.

data sources: CFE, Trade-Alert LLC, Yahoo Finance and Differential Research LLC
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