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CBOE Historical Stock Volatilities

Historical stock volatility data is provided for informational purposes only. CBOE makes no guarantee as to the accuracy of the data. Your use of Historical stock volatility data is subject to the Terms and Conditions of the CBOE Website.

Historical stock volatility figures are adjusted for splits and distributions. This page is updated on a quarterly basis. The data is the annualized volatility of daily returns for each month.

Some historical volatility files below have been revised as of January 23, 2003.

CBOE Historical Stock Volatilities:


2009


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