Beware of the next VIX trick

Seasonality has hit the VIX recently, but that doesnt mean that the index is an easy play for traders.

9/11/2015 4:32pm

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

196.74

+0.89 +0.45%

Savvy investors may want to take a position in the financial services sector regardless of the Feds decision on interest rates, writes Jeff Reeves.

By Thursday, the market will have the answer to its favorite guessing game: will the Federal Reserve pull the trigger on the first interest-rate hike since 2006? But clarity on the Feds stance will do little to shield the stock market from further volatility.

9/14/2015 4:59am

U.S. 3 Month Treasury Bill

0.033

0.00 0.00%

Chinas stock markets sold off sharply ,despite an interest-rate cut from the countrys central bank over the weekend, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite falling more than 20% from June highs to close in bear territory. Photo: Getty Images.

9/11/2015 3:14pm

CBOE Volatility Index

23.2

-1.17 -4.80%

ISTANBUL--Turkey's lira sank to a fresh record low against the dollar in early Monday trading, extending its losses as political uncertainties and a mounting Kurdish insurgency compound concerns over a broader economic slowdown in emerging markets led by China.

9/14/2015 5:02am

Japanese Yen

120.161

-0.4270 -0.3541%

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