Get the answers to some common questions about this quadruple witching expiration day.

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Friday is a quadruple witching expiration day, where we'll see stock options, index options, index futures and single stock futures expire. Should you be scared?

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When it comes to the VIX, nothing trades quite like you think it should.

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With all the new ways to trade volatility, we're going to give you a primer on some VIX products.

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With a low VIX, should you worry that other investors aren't worried, or be comforted by their confidence?

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A primer on futures options with a focus on the CBOE S&P 500 Index Options (CBOE: SPX) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY).

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SPY currently offers 16 separate expiration cycles to trade; I'll show you how I prefer to play.

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Options in the December cycle tend to be the most overpriced of the year, regardless of broader market activity.

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Because the VIX moves in opposition to the market, that says we want to go long when VIX gets overbought.

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VXX options trade at a 95 volatility right now, which sounds high in a total vacuum, but not so much in terms of actual VXX action.

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It's clear that investor fear won't subside quickly.

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Institutional traders debate whether the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is undercut by the futures that trade against it.

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The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) has moved up more than 30% in the last 10 trading days.

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Options expiration Friday brings huge trades in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) at strikes near stock price.

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The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) may be accurately pricing in the fear that is roiling the markets this summer.

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The proposed “limit up limit down” volatility curb would pause stocks but keep options trading.

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The iPath S&P 500 VIX Term Futures (NYSE: VXX) imploded as the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) fell.

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The rally in the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) appears real.

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The S&P 500 Index Options (CBOE: SPX) is down but the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is little changed.

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Looming weekends brings buyers to the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX). Consider going long the Fear Gauge.

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The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) offshoot VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short-Term ETN (NYSE: XIV) has returned 82% to investors.

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Option traders in LinkedIn (NASDAQ: LNKD) should use spreads to limit their risk.

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There are many ways to trade off the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) except for the spot price itself.

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The monthly settlement price of the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is confusing.

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Volatility is impacting pricing in SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD), iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) and iShares Russell 2000 Index (NYSE: IWM) but not the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX).

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The real volatility in the iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) has topped the implied volatility recently.

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Goldman analysts offer Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) option trade that bets on big move in stock ahead of Developer’s Conference.

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The 10-Day Simple Moving Average in the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) shows mixed signals.

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A rally in the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) may mean little.

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Contrary to a recent report, call options on the S&P 500 Index Options (CBOE: SPX) are dirt cheap.

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Options on the iShares Silver ETF (NYSE: SLV) have topped volume charts, followed by ProShares Ultra Short Silver ETF (NYSE: ZSL).

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The iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures (NYSE: VXX) is dribbling away.

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Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) beat its earnings estimates again.

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Tonight’s earnings report from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) should send options volatility lower.

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The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) moves big on quiet weeks and seemingly slow days.

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CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) drifts down during expiration week.

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Option volatility has dropped, making it hard to profit by just selling calls. Try vertical spreads.

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There is no obvious evidence that options traders took advantage of the reduced weighting of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the Nasdaq 100.

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The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is correctly priced in this slow, grinding market.

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The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) has been quiet lately, just like the broader market.

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The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX), also called the ‘fear index’, keeps dropping.

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The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) moved in the last week in a range of over 30 and down to 20.

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Prices on the options and futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) can appear to act illogically.

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The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is testing its highs after a two-year downtrend.

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: The iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures (NYSE: VXX) is tracking closely the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX).

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The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) and the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSE: VXX) have been unusually volatile lately.

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The Weekly option products have proven popular, just look at Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), PowerShares QQQ (NASDAQ: QQQQ), and SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY).

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The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) could rise rapidly as the broad market is vulnerable to oil shocks. The VXX futures could be a trading tool.

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The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) has had several large block trades this morning including a put spread and a straight buy of 20,000 calls.

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Weekly options offer greater expiration trading opportunities. Study Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Google, (NASDAQ: GOOG).

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