VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETN (NYSEArca: TVIX) is in a two-day meltdown because the premium to net asset value is snapping back sharply after surging as high as 90% earlier in the week.
The historic collapse of a leveraged ETN linked to the VIX index has captured the fancy of adults and schoolchildren everywhere. The VelocityShares Daily 2X VIX Short-Term ETN (TVIX - News) lost more ...
Traders are dumping capital into the 2x VIX futures tracker as fast as TVIX can burn it up Everyone loves a good underdog story, and Wall Street investors are of course no exception -- but in the case ...
The VelocityShares Daily 2X VIX Short ETN (NYSEArca:TVIX - News) plunged more than 30 percent yesterday, as the product—which had been trading at a substantial premium to its underlying net asset ...
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UPDATE: TVIX is currently down over 25%, trading near $10.42. Volatility ETNs have become favorite targets for critics of the exchange-traded products business. Looking at the action in the ...
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