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Volatility Views 74: Digging Deep into the Listener Mailbag

Published: Dec. 24, 2012, 9:17 p.m.

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Volatility Views 74: Digging Deep into the Listener Mailbag

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Volatility Review: Most indices down 1% fueled by rumors out of Washington about a collapse in the deal over the impending "fiscal cliff."

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Listener Mail: So many questions for us to answer.

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  • Tweet from Doc Hudson: What is your pick for volatility trade/product/development of the year?
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  • Tweet from Man of Steel: What do people mean by \u201cselling or buying skew\u201d? What are those trades?
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  • Tweet from VIXen\xa0- Why are iron condors so hot right now? Seems like everyone is selling them these days no matter the vol landscape.
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  • Email from Sam Felis:\xa0Why are the front-month VIX futures trading above the cash right now? I need the Vol Views pros to explain this to me.
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  • Tweet from Sam Dash: Don -- sell or don't sell vol in 2013? Give me your thoughts?
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The Crystal Ball: What can we expect to see in 2013?