06 Feb Shorting short volatility U.S. exchange trade products reaps big gains
NEW YORK, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Monday’s slump in the U.S. stock
market may have been painful for those betting against
volatility in prices, but traders who took opposite positions
hoping to gain from a sharp move are likely to laugh all the way
to their banks.
Shorting volatility, or betting on calm stock market
conditions, had been one of the most successful trading
strategies until Monday, when a massive selloff in U.S. stocks
derailed some popular short volatility exchange traded products
(ETPs
market may have been painful for those betting against
volatility in prices, but traders who took opposite positions
hoping to gain from a sharp move are likely to laugh all the way
to their banks.
Shorting volatility, or betting on calm stock market
conditions, had been one of the most successful trading
strategies until Monday, when a massive selloff in U.S. stocks
derailed some popular short volatility exchange traded products
(ETPs
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