Investors are seeking S&P 500 downside protection as rate cuts shift focus to growth concerns.
S&P 500 long-dated put options are a preferred approach int he current market environment.
Demand for downside protection on the S&P 500 is starting to build.
But one approach that's beginning to pick up, with advantages in the current market environment, is hedging S&P 500 downside through options contracts.
Annually, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) — a measurement of implied volatility — gradually rises starting in the middle of summer and into October.
Persons:
—, Tanvir Sandhu, Sandhu, Brent
Organizations:
Service, Bloomberg Intelligence