VIX Options

Have I got this right? the margin to open a vix option is a lot less than the margin to open a regular vix position. that also seems true for all options as well?

could be a nice opportunity for this

 

On 06/11/2019 at 09:59, cryptotrader said:

Have I got this right? the margin to open a vix option is a lot less than the margin to open a regular vix position. that also seems true for all options as well?

When you're buying a call/put you put down your full loss (size x price of the option) which is the premium. If the market moves in your favor you will win as much as the market moves past your break even point. Below is an example for buying a call. 

...so yes

Charlotte can you put up info regarding buying a Put option. Or is it the same?

I only see VIX option contracts expiring in the current month and one month ahead, currently DEC and JAN, but others seem to have access to options expiring in MAR and beyond on other platforms. Will IG be offering options with later expiries in the future?

Are there limitations to nationality/location with this instrument?

Located in Scandinavia, and this instrument is not showing on my options list.

8 minutes ago, Guest YTP said:

Are there limitations to nationality/location with this instrument?

Located in Scandinavia, and this instrument is not showing on my options list.

Might be, should be halfway down the Indices list, see pic;

55 minutes ago, Caseynotes said:

Might be, should be halfway down the Indices list, see pic;

 

Just got off the phone with Scandinavian helpdesk, and for unknown reasons, we are only offered barrier options of the VIX instrument. I certainly hope that we will also be offered the vanila instrument as well in the future.

18 hours ago, Guest YTP said:

 

Just got off the phone with Scandinavian helpdesk, and for unknown reasons, we are only offered barrier options of the VIX instrument. I certainly hope that we will also be offered the vanila instrument as well in the future.

the reason an offering is not universal tends to be down to local law rather than down to IG but I hope you get them.