14.84-3.70% vs prior observationVIX · Index points
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Previous observation
15.41
Previous completed session
Latest session range
14.77 – 15.34
Observed high and low
52-week observed range
13.38 – 35.30
Daily observations over the last 365 days
Source history
9,263 observations
^VIX · daily
Notional Level Calculator
14.84
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Convert Index units ↔ Index points
1 Index units = 14.84 Index points. Reference observed 2026-10-09T20:15:01.000Z; execution prices include spreads and may differ.
Conversion Tables — Both Directions
Index units
Index points
0.01
0.1484
0.1
1.484
0.5
7.42
1
14.84
2
29.68
5
74.2
10
148.4
20
296.8
50
742
100
1,484
500
7,420
1,000
14,840
10,000
148,400
Index points
Index units
0.01
0.000674
0.1
0.006739
0.5
0.033693
1
0.067385
2
0.134771
5
0.336927
10
0.673854
20
1.347709
50
3.369272
100
6.738544
500
33.692722
1,000
67.385445
10,000
673.854447
Recent Conversion Rates
Observation date
Index points per Index units
Inverse rate
Change
2026-10-09
14.84
0.067385
-3.70%
2026-10-08
15.41
0.064893
+2.19%
2026-10-07
15.08
0.066313
+0.47%
2026-10-06
15.01
0.066622
-3.29%
2026-10-05
15.52
0.064433
+1.37%
2026-10-02
15.31
0.065317
-6.59%
2026-10-01
16.389999
0.061013
+0.31%
2026-09-30
16.34
0.0612
+1.87%
2026-09-29
16.040001
0.062344
-0.19%
2026-09-28
16.07
0.062228
+8.07%
2026-09-25
14.87
0.067249
-5.11%
2026-09-24
15.67
0.063816
+3.23%
2026-09-23
15.18
0.065876
+6.83%
2026-09-22
14.21
0.070373
-4.44%
2026-09-21
14.87
0.067249
+0.41%
2026-09-18
14.81
0.067522
-4.08%
2026-09-17
15.44
0.064767
-12.82%
2026-09-16
17.709999
0.056465
+2.97%
2026-09-15
17.200001
0.05814
+0.58%
2026-09-14
17.1
0.05848
+7.95%
2026-09-11
15.84
0.063131
-11.21%
2026-09-10
17.84
0.056054
+8.38%
2026-09-09
16.459999
0.060753
+4.71%
2026-09-08
15.72
0.063613
+2.75%
2026-09-07
15.3
0.065359
+5.30%
2026-09-04
14.53
0.068823
+1.47%
2026-09-03
14.32
0.069832
-5.79%
2026-09-02
15.2
0.065789
-6.98%
2026-09-01
16.34
0.0612
+9.52%
2026-08-31
14.92
0.067024
+3.40%
Fees, Spreads & Sizing
Index-unit arithmetic is a hypothetical reference. A fund or derivative has its own price, multiplier and costs. Borrowing, leverage and distributions are excluded.
CBOE Volatility Index Price History
65 observations · 2026-07-13 – 2026-10-09 · Index points
Daily provider candles; missing sessions are omitted.
Performance Across Horizons
1 day
-3.70%
From 2026-10-08
7 days
-3.07%
From 2026-10-02
1 month
-9.84%
From 2026-09-09
3 months
-1.26%
From 2026-07-10
6 months
-22.83%
From 2026-04-10
1 year
-9.68%
From 2025-10-09
Historical Records & Performance
Observed source coverage: 1990-01-02 – 2026-10-09. Records apply to this available series; they do not establish the instrument’s lifetime records. Price returns exclude distributions and fees. Yield changes use basis points.
Observed high
89.53
2008-10-24
Observed low
8.56
2017-11-24
Largest annual rise
+130.25%
2018
Largest annual fall
-45.80%
2009
Maximum observed closing-price drawdown: -88.70%, from 2008-11-20 to 2017-11-03. Recovery: 2020-03-16. Distance from observed high: -83.42%.
Annual OHLC & Returns
Year
Open
High
Low
Last
Return
Coverage
2026
14.85
35.3
13.8
14.84
-0.74%
YTD · 196 observations
2025
17.21
60.13
13.38
14.95
-13.83%
250 observations
2024
13.22
65.73
10.62
17.35
+39.36%
252 observations
2023
23.09
30.81
11.81
12.45
-42.55%
250 observations
2022
17.6
38.94
16.34
21.67
+25.84%
251 observations
2021
23.04
37.51
14.1
17.22
-24.31%
252 observations
2020
13.46
85.47
11.75
22.75
+65.09%
253 observations
2019
27.54
28.53
11.03
13.78
-45.79%
252 observations
2018
10.95
50.3
8.92
25.42
+130.25%
251 observations
2017
14.07
17.28
8.56
11.04
-21.37%
251 observations
2016
22.48
32.09
10.93
14.04
-22.90%
252 observations
2015
17.76
53.29
10.88
18.21
-5.16%
252 observations
2014
14.32
31.06
10.28
19.2
+39.94%
252 observations
2013
15.24
21.91
11.05
13.72
-23.86%
252 observations
2012
22.95
27.73
13.3
18.02
-22.99%
250 observations
2011
17.94
48
14.27
23.4
+31.83%
252 observations
2010
21.68
48.2
15.23
17.75
-18.13%
252 observations
2009
39.58
57.36
19.25
21.68
-45.80%
252 observations
2008
22.58
89.53
15.82
40
+77.78%
253 observations
2007
12.16
37.5
9.7
22.5
+94.64%
251 observations
2006
12.25
23.81
9.39
11.56
-4.23%
251 observations
2005
13.39
18.59
9.88
12.07
-9.18%
252 observations
2004
17.96
22.67
11.14
13.29
-27.42%
252 observations
2003
28.74
35.66
14.66
18.31
-36.02%
252 observations
2002
23.78
48.46
17.02
28.62
+20.25%
252 observations
2001
27.93
49.35
18.74
23.8
-11.36%
248 observations
2000
24.36
34.31
16.28
26.85
+8.97%
252 observations
1999
25.38
33.66
17.07
24.64
+0.90%
252 observations
1998
24.34
49.53
16.1
24.42
+1.71%
252 observations
1997
21.54
48.64
16.36
24.01
+14.77%
253 observations
1996
13.39
27.05
11.11
20.92
+67.09%
254 observations
1995
14.09
16.99
10.06
12.52
-5.15%
252 observations
1994
11.28
28.3
9.59
13.2
+13.21%
252 observations
1993
12.96
18.31
8.89
11.66
-7.24%
253 observations
1992
19.69
25.13
10.29
12.57
-34.90%
254 observations
1991
26.62
36.2
13.95
19.31
-26.80%
253 observations
1990
17.24
36.47
14.72
26.38
+53.02%
Initial partial period · 253 observations
Changes use the previous period’s last observation; the first partial period uses its first observed opening value. Missing sessions remain missing.
Monthly Seasonality
Historical monthly price returns, not a forecast. Median: -1.13%. Longest rising streak: 5 months; falling streak: 8 months.
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2026
+16.66%
+13.88%
+27.14%
-33.11%
-9.30%
+7.38%
-2.80%
-6.69%
+9.52%
-9.18%
—
—
2025
-5.30%
+19.48%
+13.50%
+10.86%
-24.82%
-9.91%
-0.06%
-8.13%
+5.99%
+7.13%
-6.25%
-8.56%
2024
+15.26%
-6.62%
-2.91%
+20.29%
-17.44%
-3.72%
+31.51%
-8.31%
+11.53%
+38.43%
-41.67%
+28.42%
2023
-10.48%
+6.70%
-9.66%
-15.61%
+13.69%
-24.25%
+0.29%
-0.44%
+29.11%
+3.54%
-28.78%
-3.64%
2022
+44.19%
+21.43%
-31.81%
+62.45%
-21.59%
+9.62%
-25.71%
+21.28%
+22.23%
-18.15%
-20.48%
+5.30%
2021
+45.45%
-15.53%
-30.59%
-4.07%
-9.94%
-5.55%
+15.22%
-9.65%
+40.41%
-29.73%
+67.22%
-36.67%
2020
+36.72%
+112.90%
+33.48%
-36.22%
-19.44%
+10.61%
-19.62%
+7.97%
-0.15%
+44.18%
-45.90%
+10.60%
2019
-34.82%
-10.80%
-7.24%
-4.30%
+42.61%
-19.40%
+6.90%
+17.74%
-14.44%
-18.60%
-4.54%
+9.19%
2018
+22.64%
+46.60%
+0.60%
-20.23%
-3.14%
+4.28%
-20.26%
+0.23%
-5.75%
+75.17%
-14.88%
+40.68%
2017
-14.60%
+7.76%
-4.26%
-12.53%
-3.79%
+7.40%
-8.23%
+3.22%
-10.20%
+7.05%
+10.81%
-2.13%
2016
+10.93%
+1.73%
-32.12%
+12.54%
-9.62%
+10.15%
-24.06%
+13.06%
-0.97%
+28.37%
-21.86%
+5.33%
2015
+9.22%
-36.39%
+14.62%
-4.84%
-4.88%
+31.72%
-33.52%
+134.57%
-13.82%
-38.49%
+7.03%
+12.90%
2014
+34.18%
-23.95%
-0.86%
-3.39%
-14.99%
+1.49%
+46.50%
-28.67%
+34.90%
-13.98%
-4.99%
+44.04%
2013
-20.75%
+8.61%
-18.12%
+6.46%
+20.56%
+3.44%
-20.23%
+26.47%
-2.41%
-17.17%
-0.36%
+0.15%
2012
-16.92%
-5.20%
-15.90%
+10.65%
+40.29%
-29.01%
+10.83%
-7.71%
-9.96%
+18.25%
-14.68%
+13.55%
2011
+10.03%
-6.04%
-3.32%
-16.85%
+4.75%
+6.93%
+52.85%
+25.23%
+35.86%
-30.26%
-7.21%
-15.83%
2010
+13.56%
-20.80%
-9.79%
+25.36%
+45.44%
+7.70%
-31.96%
+10.85%
-9.02%
-10.55%
+11.04%
-24.60%
2009
+12.10%
+3.37%
-4.77%
-17.31%
-20.77%
-8.89%
-1.63%
+0.35%
-1.54%
+19.84%
-20.14%
-11.55%
2008
+16.44%
+1.30%
-3.50%
-18.82%
-14.24%
+34.32%
-4.22%
-9.98%
+90.75%
+52.04%
-7.70%
-27.64%
2007
-9.86%
+47.98%
-5.06%
-2.87%
-8.23%
+24.37%
+44.92%
-0.60%
-23.01%
+2.94%
+23.42%
-1.62%
2006
+7.29%
-4.71%
-7.70%
+1.76%
+41.85%
-20.44%
+14.30%
-17.66%
-2.68%
-7.35%
-1.71%
+5.96%
2005
-3.54%
-5.77%
+16.06%
+9.20%
-13.19%
-9.41%
-3.90%
+8.90%
-5.40%
+28.52%
-21.28%
+0.08%
2004
-9.18%
-12.51%
+15.05%
+2.69%
-9.83%
-7.48%
+6.83%
-0.20%
-12.75%
+21.96%
-18.62%
+0.38%
2003
+8.91%
-4.94%
-1.62%
-27.24%
-8.20%
+0.26%
-0.15%
-4.41%
+21.95%
-29.14%
+1.37%
+12.19%
2002
-11.39%
+2.37%
-19.41%
+25.92%
-8.81%
+27.13%
+26.10%
+1.90%
+21.60%
-21.54%
-11.69%
+4.07%
2001
-17.99%
+28.75%
+1.02%
-11.03%
-11.15%
-15.81%
+13.43%
+15.26%
+28.13%
+5.10%
-28.96%
-0.17%
2000
+1.26%
-6.33%
+3.17%
+8.67%
-9.73%
-17.38%
+6.14%
-18.80%
+22.15%
+14.88%
+25.48%
-9.44%
1999
+7.49%
+6.21%
-16.57%
+7.78%
+1.28%
-16.94%
+16.83%
-0.77%
+3.93%
-12.63%
+8.92%
+1.90%
1998
-10.58%
-13.60%
+30.57%
-12.55%
+0.66%
-7.55%
+25.82%
+78.55%
-7.52%
-31.50%
-7.27%
-6.11%
1997
-6.93%
+8.37%
+4.93%
-9.39%
-4.34%
+12.19%
-0.23%
+15.27%
-7.47%
+53.16%
-21.83%
-12.47%
1996
+0.08%
+35.99%
+10.80%
-16.15%
+1.52%
-14.87%
+42.25%
-12.59%
-0.35%
+6.84%
-5.36%
+22.05%
1995
-9.39%
-1.76%
+13.79%
-12.12%
+9.36%
-11.44%
+18.54%
-14.60%
+10.59%
+8.56%
-16.27%
+8.12%
1994
-8.83%
+39.89%
+37.53%
-32.67%
-5.37%
+14.89%
-25.65%
+7.55%
+19.30%
+1.96%
+9.55%
-17.24%
1993
-1.19%
+5.96%
-4.79%
-0.88%
+8.45%
-16.41%
+4.17%
+1.02%
+9.62%
-11.78%
+20.07%
-15.26%
1992
-9.89%
-4.14%
-3.00%
-4.02%
-10.75%
-3.68%
-1.35%
+3.11%
+5.15%
+13.10%
-19.44%
-3.38%
1991
-20.74%
+1.53%
-20.49%
+8.06%
-12.66%
+22.72%
-22.35%
-4.74%
+9.61%
-2.33%
+30.88%
-4.69%
1990
+47.10%
-13.29%
-10.28%
-1.06%
-11.01%
-10.77%
+36.19%
+41.64%
-2.64%
+3.19%
-26.23%
+19.04%
Median
-0.56%
+1.53%
-3.32%
-4.02%
-8.23%
-3.68%
+0.29%
+0.35%
+3.93%
+3.37%
-7.24%
+0.11%
Observed History Timeline
Milestones are calculated from this instrument’s source series. They are not claims about news causing a price move.
Index points. Daily provider OHLC; last session may be in progress. Dates use UTC candle-open timestamps and can differ from local trading-session dates.
Date
Open
High
Low
Close
Change
2026-10-09
15.34
15.34
14.77
14.84
-3.70%
2026-10-08
15.68
16.46
15.15
15.41
+2.19%
2026-10-07
15.21
16.01
14.97
15.08
+0.47%
2026-10-06
15.5
15.54
14.96
15.01
-3.29%
2026-10-05
16.24
16.38
15.48
15.52
+1.37%
2026-10-02
16.15
16.24
15.3
15.31
-6.59%
2026-10-01
16.33
17.59
16.21
16.39
+0.31%
2026-09-30
15.93
16.61
15.62
16.34
+1.87%
2026-09-29
16.17
16.44
15.73
16.04
-0.19%
2026-09-28
16.16
16.62
15.68
16.07
+8.07%
2026-09-25
15.61
15.94
14.68
14.87
-5.11%
2026-09-24
15.83
16.57
15.34
15.67
+3.23%
2026-09-23
14.16
15.45
14.12
15.18
+6.83%
2026-09-22
14.64
14.95
14.19
14.21
-4.44%
2026-09-21
14.96
15.13
14.6
14.87
+0.41%
2026-09-18
15.07
15.63
14.8
14.81
-4.08%
2026-09-17
16.03
16.29
15.38
15.44
-12.82%
2026-09-16
16.91
18.94
16.4
17.71
+2.97%
2026-09-15
17.57
18.03
16.79
17.2
+0.58%
2026-09-14
17.5
18.17
16.58
17.1
+7.95%
2026-09-11
17.51
17.71
15.59
15.84
-11.21%
2026-09-10
16.31
18.17
16.29
17.84
+8.38%
2026-09-09
15.65
16.68
15.57
16.46
+4.71%
2026-09-08
15.56
15.94
15.22
15.72
+2.75%
2026-09-07
15.02
15.32
14.99
15.3
+5.30%
2026-09-04
14.15
14.58
13.8
14.53
+1.47%
2026-09-03
15.25
15.44
14.23
14.32
-5.79%
2026-09-02
16.39
16.82
15.12
15.2
-6.98%
2026-09-01
14.95
16.8
14.95
16.34
+9.52%
2026-08-31
15.24
15.48
14.86
14.92
+3.40%
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Historical Amount Comparison
Reference at 1990-01-02: 17.24. Equivalent latest reference value: 860.79 (-13.92%).
Uses the last observation on or before the chosen date. Positive reference prices are required for amount comparisons. Excludes fees, dividends, interest and tax. Index results represent hypothetical proportional exposure.
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3
Short-term statistical model
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4
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6
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7
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CBOE Volatility Index Converter FAQ
How much history is available?
The source span and observation count are shown above. Missing dates are omitted. Records refer to available source coverage, not the instrument’s entire lifetime.
How are changes and conversions calculated?
Price changes compare observed reference values. Yield moves use basis points. Conversion amounts use the same timestamped source rate; spreads, fees and distributions are excluded.
An index is a benchmark expressed in points. A fund or derivative tracking it has a separate price and costs. The source instrument is ^VIX, quoted as Index points, with daily history.
Source quality: Single instrument provider for quote and OHLC history. The displayed check time is separate from the market observation time. Missing fundamentals are not estimated.