VXST trading and options?

[MichealSr]

I cannot find an options chain for VXST. Apparently they are suppose to be available. Does anyone know if options trading is available for VXST or how to otherwise trade it?

[Mons]

That's the CBOE short term vol index....and has no options nor is it even tradeable. There are other vol products. What are you wanting to do?

[nqafbffr41]

Then why do I read repeatedly that the CBOE has introduced options for VXST:
http://www.optionstrategist.com/blog/2014/04/short-term-volatility-index-vxst-options-begin-trading

I thought there might be a straight forward way to trade VXST via options or something. I mean why have this new index if there is no easy way to use it?

[ndwfpjffz]

That article is a year and a half old. Maybe they traded for a bit but got rid of it for lack of interest...I dunno...not really worth looking into because there are other products to trade if you need a volatility play. It would save us both a lot of time if you would just give us an idea of what you are wanting to do and we might be able to direct you toward a product that would serve the purpose.

[obihaquwezbu]

I guess I'm trying to buy VXSt when its low as you would expect. But I can't so I thought I would do options instead. I guess I can do options against the VIX, same thing more or less.