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August 24, 2015 0

VIX "Too Disjointed to Calculate a Value"; Panic Grips Emerging Markets; Biggest VIX Jump on Record

By News Desk

Bloomberg reports Panic Grips Emerging-Market VIX in Biggest Jump on Record The rout in markets from China to South Africa triggered a record jump in a gauge of options prices on developing-nation stocks as investors purchased contracts to protect against future declines. The benchmark — called the CBOE Emerging Markets ETF Volatility Index — more than tripled as trading began at 9:30 a.m