NASDAQ:CBOE 9 November 2025 - 19 June 2026

CHICAGO, March 31, 2026, 15:11 CDT. Starting April 6, CNBC is set to launch daily broadcasts from the Cboe Global Markets trading floor in Chicago as part of a multi-year agreement. The move plants the network squarely inside the U.S. options trading hub. CNBC will also tap into Cboe data and put a reporter on the options beat, per the deal.

Stocks pushed higher out of the gate Monday, but the Cboe Volatility Index held stubbornly close to 30, prolonging the debate over what that level really signals. According to Cboe, the VIX started at 30.79 after closing out Friday at 31.05. The Dow kicked off with a 116-point advance. S&P 500 up 0.54%. Nasdaq tacked on 0.71%. The timing here stands out. The VIX, derived from S&P 500 option pricing, serves as a gauge for anticipated near-term volatility. But as Real Investment Advice pointed out Monday, there's now a gap of over two standard deviations between implied and realized volatility—meaning the swings traders expect and the moves actually showing up in the market have rarely diverged this much. Options traders and cash investors clearly aren't seeing eye to eye on what happens next.

Volatility eased on Wall Street Wednesday as the VIX slipped under 20, easing more than 8% to close at 18.43. Stocks pushed higher, with the S&P 500 up about 0.5% in afternoon trading, buoyed after President Donald Trump ruled out using force to acquire Greenland. “The market bounced when he said we wouldn’t use force,” said Mark Hackett, chief market strategist at Nationwide. The VIX, or Cboe Volatility Index, measures expected short-term swings in the S&P 500 based on option prices. When the VIX spikes, it means investors are paying up for protection, bracing for choppier markets.

New York — Dec. 16, 2025. The Cboe Volatility Index—Wall Street’s most-watched snapshot of expected S&P 500 volatility over the next 30 days—is firming again Tuesday as investors digest a heavy batch of delayed U.S. macro data, a still-choppy tech tape, and an options market that continues to price downside protection at a premium. By late morning, the VIX was hovering around the 17 area, a notable step up from Monday’s close and a reminder that while volatility isn’t “crisis-high,” it also isn’t back in the ultra-calm regime that defined parts of the recent rally. Investing.com

As of December 7, 2025, the Cboe Volatility Index – Wall Street’s classic “fear gauge” – is sitting in the mid‑teens after a sharp retreat from November’s volatility spikes. The latest trade data show spot VIX around 15.4, down roughly 12–13% so far in December, and well below the panic peaks above 26 seen just a few weeks ago. Fortune+3Cboe Global Markets+3Investing.com+3 That mix of calmer volatility and still‑elevated macro risks makes the VIX index a crucial number to watch for anyone trading stocks, options, or VIX-linked products.

Published: November 26, 2025 The Cboe Volatility Index — Wall Street’s best‑known “fear gauge” — slid sharply on Wednesday, signaling a fresh bout of calm as U.S. stocks extended their late‑November rebound and traders doubled down on expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut in December.