VIX is short for the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index. It is a measure used to track volatility on the S&P 500 index and is the most well-known volatility index on the markets.

Voluntary conveyance is an elective transfer of title from one individual to another without proper consideration. 

Voluntary bankruptcy is a type of bankruptcy where an insolvent debtor brings the petition to a court to declare bankruptcy because they can’t pay off debts. 

Volatility smile is a common graph shape that can occur when plotting the strike price and implied volatility of a group of options with the same underlying asset and expiration date. 

Valoren number is an identification number given to a financial instrument in Switzerland. It usually consists of 6 to 9 numbers

Value proposition is the value a company promises to deliver should the customers buy their product.

Variable price limit allows futures contract to sell a larger amount in a single day as soon as a fixed limit price is reached. 

Virtual office gives businesses an address and office-related services without the need for long lease and administrative staff. 

Vintage year is a milestone year in which the first flow of investment is delivered to a project or company. 

Voodoo accounting uses several accounting techniques to artificially boost the bottom line by inflating revenue or hiding expenses or even both. 

Visible supply is the amount of goods or commodities that are currently stored or transported and are available to be bought or sold. 

Variance is a measurement of the spread between several numbers in a data set.

Value investing is an investment strategy of picking stocks which appear to be traded beyond market value. Investors seek out these stocks when they think that the stock market is underestimating them. 

A virtual good is a good sold and purchased in a virtual realm, like an online community for example.

A vertical market is a market consisting companies and customers that are all interconnected around a specific market niche. Companies in a such market are tending to the market’s needs and do not serve a broader market. 

Vega is a type of measurement the can tell whether the price for the security is dependent on the volatility of the underlying asset. Vega can also represent the amount the option’s price can change due changes in volatility of the underlying asset.

Vetting is a process of researching a business or an individual before venturing on a joint endeavor or before investing into them.

Vulture fund is a fund that buys securities in distress times, it often involves purchasing securities which are in the verge of bankruptcy.

Vintage is name for a mortgage backed security that has aged for around 30 years. It can be described as a security with less prepayment and default risk for a trader.

Volatility swap is a forward contract with payments basing on realized volatility. The cash in such cases is settled based on the difference between the realized volatility and volatility strike.