And a potential upside of the extended holding period is that it would lower your tax obligation if you sold the replacement security less than a year after. (Normally, short-term capital gains from investments held for less than a year are taxed at the higher regular income tax rate, while...
Volatility index ETFs don’t reflect the current VIX index price (which, again, is a measure of volatility expectations based on SPX options set to expire in the next month). Instead, a volatility index ETF reflects the implied volatility of the options that will make up the “30-day matur...