The calculation of a weighted average of the implied volatility estimates from options on the Standard & Poor's 500 index using a wide range of exercise prices is known as
A) Spider.
B) QQQ.
C) VIX.
D) CIN.
E) VOL.

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The calculation of a weighted average of the implied volatility estimates from options on the Standard & Poor's 500 index using a wide range of exercise prices is known as VIX (C). Spider (A) is a brand of exchange-traded funds, QQQ (B) is the ticker symbol for the PowerShares QQQ Trust, CIN (D) is not a known financial term or acronym, and VOL (E) is too broad of a term to be a specific answer to this question.

The Calculation of a Weighted Average of the Implied Volatility