Options Trading Concepts Live - February 26, 2021 - Volatility Products Contango and Drag

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English - February 26, 2021 18:16 - 54 minutes - 50.8 MB Video - ★★★★★ - 173 ratings
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With the market behaving slightly more two-sided, Nick and Katie explain how volatility products have been affected and how to use them as trading tools.

VXX is an exchange traded note (ETN) made up of the front two /VX futures contracts, while UVXY is similar but at 1.5x the % move. Learn how these two products behave as volatility (VIX) expands and contracts and why we don't consider these products long-term hedges to a portfolio.