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"The VIX Reality Check" (May 2010)
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"An Historical Evaluation of the CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index Strategy" (Oct 2006)
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"Volatility Exposure for Strategic Asset Allocation" (Nov 2008)
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"Evaluating the Performance Characteristics of the CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Index" (Dec 2008)
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"Highlights from Case Study on BXM Buy-Write Options Strategy" (Aug 2004)
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"Why We Have a Correlation Bubble" (Oct 2010)
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"Rise of Cross-Asset Correlations" (May 2011)
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"Listed Binary Options" (July 2008)
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"VIX 2008 - 2009: What Happened, What's Changed, and What to Expect" (Jan 2009)
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"Capturing the Index Effect via Options" (June 2008)
University of Massachusetts
"VIX Futures and Options—A Case Study of Portfolio Diversification During the 2008 Financial Crisis" (Full version)" and
2-page summary
Dr. Nouriel Roubini's speech at the CBOE Risk Management Conference, March 9, 2009
Roubini's View, Pt. 1
Roubini's View, Pt. 2
Roubini's View, Pt. 3
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