Hedging - VIX

[bobp]

Thanks for the reply Richard. I didn't realize the 2008 results would be so ugly. The website sixfigureinvesting has some good information on it. I'll read up some more.

[redhots]

Nice discussion on low volatility here.

http://www.cornerofberkshireandfairfax.ca/forum/general-discussion/a-2q-letter/msg305614/?topicseen#msg305614

 

Anyone looking at hedging at this point?

[investor-man]

After reading that I'm seriously considering purchasing VIX with the extra cash I have on deck

[Spekulatius]

Resurrecting this, since I found this interesting interview with the inventor of the VIX. I didn’t know for example that index puts tend to be overvalued systematically since institutions buying them, but individual stock options are not:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-15/the-father-of-the-fear-gauge-says-he-feels-reassured-by-the-vix