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• TITLE: VIX and VIX Futures Pricing Algorithms: Cultivating Understanding

  AUTHORS: Hancock G. D’Anne

  KEYWORDS: VIX Pricing; VIX Futures; VIX Options; Volatility Index

  JOURNAL NAME: Modern Economy, Vol.3 No.3, May 22, 2012

  ABSTRACT: This article reviews the development of the S&P 500 volatility index and uses market information to develop algorithms which aid in clarifying some of the salient points in the determination of an index value. Understanding the pertinent points provides insight into the interpretation and limitations of the usefulness of the VIX and other VIX-type contracts.