Index Performance Decoded: What 2026's Volatility Patterns Really Mean
Summary
Join Nasdaq’s Head of Index Options Content, Kevin Davitt, to uncover the deeper meaning behind 2026's index performance by analyzing volatility patterns across different market segments. Understand why traditional performance metrics alone miss the full picture and what sophisticated investors should focus on instead.
Speaker
Head of Options Content, Nasdaq
Kevin Davitt has worked as Nasdaq’s Index options content lead since 2022. In this role he creates and presents materials that help market participants understand the risk and potential power of options. Much of his work focuses on index options like NDX® and XND®. Prior to Nasdaq, Kevin was a Senior Instructor in Cboe’s Options Institute. Davitt also spent years as an options market maker, trading equity, ETF, and index products on and off floor.
Kevin Davitt is neither an employee nor affiliated with E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley. The opinions expressed by the guest speaker are solely his own and do not necessarily reflect those of E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley.