Advisors Option 64: Looking Back on the Apocalypse

The Buzz: Looking back at one of the craziest weeks in market history. What are everyone's thought on the historic developments in the market last week? Specifically the VIX surge and SPX selloff. What was the outlook in the Swan offices last week? How did the DRS perform? What were ORATS clients asking about last week? Some thought about the value of hedging in these market environments? This week we all were reminded about the value of proper risk management. The great inverse Vol ETP debate continues. What are your thought about the XIV meltdown and the place of inverse VIX ETFs in the marketplace? Should they exist? Should retail be using these products? VIX Inventor Discusses the Dangers of Inverse, Leveraged VIX Indexes Did VIX Manipulation Cause the Massive Surge Last Week - as Alleged by Bloomberg? Last Week's Volatility Cost Options Traders Over a Billion in Slippage