- The asset goes up in price
- The asset price stays the same
- The asset price drops a relatively small amount
One of the catches (and there are always at least one), is that the investor gives up some upside.
Market Watch (includes all years out to at least the year 4000!) No VIX data. Easy to get to other years Calendar The CBOE and the Options Clearing Corporation both publish nice options expiration calendars. 2024 2022 2021 Free Six Figure Investing Spreadsheet with 2020-2023 Equity Trading Days, VIX Future & Option Expirations, and SPX monthly Expirations Updated January 11, 2022
You can get delayed VIX quotes on Yahoo with the symbol ^VIX You can also get VIX option quotes here. Go to here for the correct expiration dates (always last trading on a Tuesday, expiration on a Wednesday morning) You can get free delayed quotes for VIX options on LIVEVOL that also provides correctly computed greeks for these options–something none of the big brokers gets right. …
SPY’s second-quarter dividend will be a $1.759 per share. SPY’s Q2 ex-dividend date is Friday, June 21st, 2024. SPY’s next distribution payout will be on July 31st, 2024—yes the SPDR folks take their time delivering the dividend. iShares’ IVV, one of the other two big S&P 500 ETFs, has already gone ex-dividend for Q2, with a dividend of $1.611 per share. I’m estimating Vanguard’s VOO …
One of the catches (and there are always at least one), is that the investor gives up some upside.
2023 Ex-Dividend and Pay Date information from SPDR referenced in this post. 2023 Ex-Dividend Dates 1-Feb 1-Mar 3-Apr 1-May 1-Jun 3-Jul 1-Aug 1-Sep 2-Oct 1-Nov 1-Dec 18-Dec 28-Dec (Potential Excise Distribution) Pay / Distribution Dates 7-Feb 7-Mar 7-Apr 5-May 7-Jun 7-Jul 7-Aug 8-Sep 6-Oct 7-Nov 7-Dec 22-Dec 4-Jan-2024 (Potential Excise Distribution) BABS SPDR Nuveen Barclays Build America Bond ETF (BABS) BIL SPDR Barclays 1-3 Month …