Updated Volatility Charts

G. William Schwert

University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627
and National Bureau of Economic Research


Click here to see the monthly estimates of stock volatility from the daily returns in the month, 1885-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the daily levels of the Dow Jones Industrial Average from 1893-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the daily changes in the Dow Jones Industrial Average from 1893-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the daily returns to the Dow Jones Industrial Average from 1893-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the annualized standard deviation from daily returns to the Dow Jones Industrial Average from 1893--2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the daily changes in the Standard & Poor's composite index from 1928-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the daily returns to the Standard & Poor's composite index from 1928-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the annualized standard deviation from daily returns to the Standard & Poor's composite index from 1928-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the annualized standard deviation from 15-minute returns to the Standard & Poor's composite index and from futures contracts on the S&P index from 1988-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the annualized standard deviation for the Standard & Poor's 100 index from the Implied Volatility series from the CBOE (VXO) 1986-2009 and the annualized standard deviation for the Standard & Poor's 500 index from the Implied Volatility series from the CBOE (VIX) 1990-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the annualized standard deviation for the Nasdaq Composite index from the Implied Volatility series from the CBOE (VXN) 1995-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the annualized standard deviation for the Nasdaq Composite index from the Implied Volatility series from the CBOE (VXN) relative to the annualized standard deviation for the Standard & Poor's 100 index from the Implied Volatility series from the CBOE (VIX) 1995-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the annualized standard deviation from daily returns to the Nasdaq Composite index from 1971-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the annualized standard deviation for the Nasdaq Composite index compared with the Implied Volatility series from the CBOE (VXN) 1995-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the level of the FTSE All Shares index from 1968-2009 and the FTSE 100 index from 1984-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the daily returns to the FTSE All Shares index from 1968-2009 and the FTSE 100 index from 1984-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the annualized standard deviation from daily returns to the FTSE All Shares index from 1968-2009 and the FTSE 100 index from 1984-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the annualized standard deviation from daily returns in dollars to the FTSE All Shares index from 1968-2009 and the FTSE 100 index from 1984-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the level of the Nikkei 225 index from 1950-2009 and the Topix index from 1951-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the daily returns to the Nikkei 225 index from 1950-2009 and the Topix index from 1951-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the annualized standard deviation from daily returns to the Nikkei 225 index from 1950-2009 and the Topix index from 1951-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the annualized standard deviation from daily returns in dollars to the Nikkei 225 index from 1950-2009 and the Topix index from 1951-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the annualized standard deviation from daily returns to several indexes of technology stocks from 1991-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

Click here to see the annualized standard deviation from daily returns to several indexes of finance industry stocks from 1973-2009 in PDF format, or in gif format.

 


March 26, 2000, article in The Economist on volatility.

June 12, 2000, article in Fortune on volatility.

June 12, 2000, report on volatility from the Securities Industry Association in PDF format.

January 6, 2008, article on volatility from the New York Times in PDF format.

January 6, 2008, article on volatility from the New York Times in PDF format.

November 18, 2008, article on volatility from the Times of London.

November 18, 2008, article on volatility from the Times of London in PDF format.

September 3, 2008, Power Point presentation for Incoming Simon MBA Students on stock market volatility

September 3, 2008, Power Point presentation for Incoming Simon MBA Students on stock market volatility in PDF format.

October 17, 2008, Power Point presentation for Simon Alumni Council on stock market volatility

October 17, 2008, Power Point presentation for Simon Alumni Council on stock market volatility in PDF format.

September 9, 2009, Power Point presentation for Incoming Simon MBA Students on stock market volatility

September 9, 2009, Power Point presentation for Incoming Simon MBA Students on stock market volatility in PDF format. <

October 21, 2009, Power Point presentation for Financial Management Association Keynote Speech on stock market volatility [Reno, NV]

October 21, 2009, Power Point presentation for Financial Management Association Keynote Speech on stock market volatility in PDF format. [Reno, NV]

 


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