Volatility Views 187: The Lindsay Lohan of Volatility

Volatility Review: Looking back at 2015. Good to be in the Volatility & Index business - overall index volume only down 1% in 2015. VIX Futures: Trading volume in VIX futures also set new total volume and ADV records for a sixth straight year in 2015. Five Volatility Market Takeaways from 2015: VIX Average Closer to Historical Norms Russell 2000 Volatility Was Relatively Low SKEW High for the Second Year VIX Backwardation Lives! Long and Short Volatility ETP Performance VIX Cash: Up 4.40 yesterday - 21% - got as high as 25.86 on Thursday. VIX Options Total 4.93m (3.54m Calls, 1.39m Puts) Volatility Voicemail: Listener questions and comments Question from TCruz - Will we ever see a daily VIX option? Question from Vin - Love Options Insider Radio - been mainlining Volatility Views. You always talk about the lack of VIX put volume on that show. Is there a particular month that is most attractive for VIX put buyers? Crystal Ball: Reckless prognosticating