Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index

The hall outside CBOE Chairman and Chief Executive William Brodsky's office is lined with his personal collection of photos and other artwork of various trading exchanges around the world. "This is very special because it's capturing almost 400 years of...

Few leaders of publicly traded companies in Chicago have been more ensconced in the role of chief executive than William Brodsky. After 16 years at the helm of the Chicago Board Options Exchange and nearly 40 years in the exchange industry here and in...

There's a famous story, perhaps apocryphal, that pundit Chris Matthews and others tell about former politician Bill Bradley. The featured guest at a banquet, Bradley asked for a second pat of butter and was rebuffed by the waiter, who insisted each...

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NEW YORK -- Turmoil returned to U.S. stock markets at Thursday's open as renewed concerns about the U.S. and global economies sent major indexes plunging and pushed gold to a new record high. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 480 points, or 4.2%,...

NEW YORK -- Stocks plunged Thursday in their single worst day since the 2008 financial crisis. The Dow tumbled 512 points -- its ninth deepest point drop ever -- as fear about the global economy spooked investors. "The conventional wisdom on Wall Street...

NEW YORK -- Stock moved violently throughout Friday's session, the Dow swinging more than 400 points in the session, as investors weighed a strong U.S. jobs report and a step towards resolving Europe's escalating debt problems. The Dow Jones industrial...

Volatility is back in the stock market with a vengeance. By one closely watched measure, volatility jumped a whopping 50% Monday as stocks were pounded mercilessly for the second time in the last three trading days....