{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"SimTrade blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade","author_name":"Saral BINDAL","author_url":"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/author\/sbindal\/","title":"VIX Futures and Options","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Q5bY0Q87rz\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/vix-futures-and-options\/\">VIX Futures and Options<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/vix-futures-and-options\/embed\/#?secret=Q5bY0Q87rz\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;VIX Futures and Options&#8221; &#8212; SimTrade blog\" data-secret=\"Q5bY0Q87rz\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"In this article, Saral BINDAL (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, 2024\u20132028; Research Assistant at ESSEC Business School) examines the characteristics, pricing, and settlement of VIX futures and options, along with their term structure and market microstructure. Introduction The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) is a real-time measure of the market&#8217;s expectation of ... Read more","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_SimTrade_Photo1_Saral_Bindal.jpg"}