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Use Volatility In Your Favor With Robinhood Options Trading In April, Volatility Index VIX Hit Highest Mark
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By Meg Flippin, Benzinga
Thanks to their large upside potential, many seasoned traders choose to trade options to play the markets. Fintechs like Robinhood have made accessing the market easier for seasoned traders to fine-tune their strategies, building based on their trading level.
With inflation remaining stubborn, the markets appearing to be waiting for the Federal Reserves next move on interest rates and the U.S. about to enter what is expected to be a polarizing presidential election, volatility has been high. In April, the VIX Index which Wall Street uses to gauge volatility in the market hit its highest level since late October 2023, when the Israel-Hamas conflict began. Year-to-date, the VIX Index is up more than 12%.
Options Abound With Options Trading
While volatility may scare buy-and-hold investors, for active options traders, some look at it as an opportunity. After all, with options trading, investors can engage in a variety of diverse strategies that have the potential to work in all sorts of market conditions, whether it's speculating stocks will go up or down based on their bearish and bullish outlooks. Options are also cheaper than buying shares outright, creating leverage, which means the gains on your investment could be amplified as can losses. However, options expire, and you can lose your entire investment in a short period of time. Some strategies present a potential for substantial or even unlimited losses.
Then there are the hedging capabilities that come with options, which can help mitigate the dangers of high-risk, high-reward instruments. If an investor is worried a stock is going to fall they can purchase puts that enable them to sell the stock at a strike price, regardless of where the stock falls prior to expiration of the option. The same cant be said of stocks. If shares tank, you dont have any downward protection other than to sell and limit your losses. However, if the stock goes up or doesnt move prior to expiration, the option will expire worthless and the loss is equal to the premium paid.
Leveling The Playing Field For Options Investors
Accessing options trading is getting even easier thanks to Robinhoods trading platform. Not only do customers get access to options but also advanced charts, including the ability to track and modify technical indicators such as moving average, relative strength index and moving average convergence divergence. Furthermore, there are no contract fees.*
Other powerful features of Robinhoods platform include the ability to save and monitor options contracts to see hypothetical returns and options rolling in which you can seamlessly adjust and extend your positions. And lets not forget 24-hour support. If you have a question on your option strategy even in the wee hours of the morning, Robinhood has you covered.
Even retirement accounts and cash account holders can trade options with Robinhood. The same cant be said of some of Robinhoods rivals.
Robinhoods efforts to improve access are not surprising. For some time now, the company has been on a mission to level the playing field when it comes to investing by providing access to an array of investment and retirement products, keeping costs down and commissions at zero (other fees apply). Take Robinhood Gold for one example. Gold subscribers get 5% APY on uninvested cash in their brokerage account, a 1% boost on brokerage transfers and instant deposits.
None of this is lost on options traders, which is why that part of Robinhoods business is growing, and options traders are taking note. Robinhood is making moves to grow its market share even more. We want to be number one in the active trader market. So active traders are very important for us, Robinhood CEO Vladimir Tenev said in a recent interview. They care about very specific things like performance, pricing, user experience. And we're making lots of investments there both in the user experience and in new product innovations that other competitors don't offer, 24-hour market being a great example there.
Options trading is growing in popularity as regular retail investors learn its virtues. Robinhood wants to be a leader in the space and is pulling out all the stops to achieve that.
Featured photo by Nicholas Cappello on Unsplash.
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*There are no contract fees charged directly by Robinhood. However Robinhood does pass through certain fees charged by securities regulators and exchanges.
Commission-free trading of stocks, ETFs and options refers to $0 commissions for Robinhood Financial self-directed individual cash or margin brokerage accounts that trade U.S. listed securities and certain OTC securities electronically. Keep in mind, other fees such, Gold subscription fees, wire transfer fees, and paper statement fees may apply to your brokerage account. Please see Robinhood Financial's Fee Schedule to learn more.
Options trading entails significant risk and is not appropriate for all customers. Customers must read and understand the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options before engaging in any options trading strategies. Options transactions are often complex and may involve the potential of losing the entire investment in a relatively short period of time. Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk, including the potential for losses that may exceed the original investment amount.
Robinhood Financial does not guarantee favorable investment outcomes. The past performance of a security or financial product does not guarantee future results or returns. Customers should consider their investment objectives and risks carefully before investing in options. Because of the importance of tax considerations to all options transactions, the customer considering options should consult their tax advisor as to how taxes affect the outcome of each options strategy. Supporting documentation for any claims, if applicable, will be furnished upon request.
Rolling options does not ensure a profit or guarantee against a loss. An investor may also end up compounding their losses. By rolling out, the duration is extended, which can also increase risks as there's more time for the underlying security's price to move unfavorably.
One of the key downsides of options vs stocks is that options contracts expire over time. For puts, If the stock price is at or above the strike price, the option expires worthless, and you can lose the money you paid for the options contract.
Risk of VIX options:
The prices of VIX options can fluctuate significantly and thus increase the risk for investors.
The VIX is a synthetic value that is calculated on the basis of option prices. Investors who invest in VIX options should therefore be aware of the special features of this asset class.
In some market situations, the VIX and thus also the prices of VIX options may not move in the expected direction. This means that in some cases VIX options may not help to reduce the risk of a portfolio, but rather increase it.
VIX options generally have a term of only a few months and are therefore more suitable for short-term trading.
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New York, NY, July 15th, 2026, FinanceWire
EdWealth (edwealth.ai) today announced the launch of Ed, an always-on agentic AI financial coach built for the modern middle class.
Money decisions are life decisions: where to live, how to care for family, what future to imagine. And they have become too complex, too fragmented, and too important to keep making half-blind.
The wealthy have dedicated financial teams of analysts, tax professionals, and family-office operators helping them decide the best move. Most people do not. Nearly six in ten American adults never turn to a financial professional for guidance at all [1].
Ed was built to level the playing field. The wealthy have always had someone like this. Now everyone can.
“AI should not only make institutions more powerful. It should give everyday people leverage they have never had before,” said Allen Ng, founder of EdWealth. “The modern middle class is making more financial decisions than ever, but most of those decisions are still made with fragmented information and limited time. Ed is our attempt to build the always-on financial coach people should have had all along — a money person of your own.”
Financial Fitness: Ed measures money differently
What makes Ed different starts with what Ed measures. Finance has always measured what a user have: balances, returns, net worth. Ed measures Financial Fitness, whether their money is working for the life they want, across five dimensions:
- Control: can they cover their life month to month?
- Safety: are they protected if a shock hits?
- Growth: is their money building over time?
- Fluency: do they understand their money more clearly than before?
- Peace: can they spend, save, invest, and rest without guilt running the show?
Like physical fitness, Financial Fitness is not a test a user passes once. It is a practice: know where they stand, make better moves, measure progress, and peace. Net worth is no longer the right measure. Financial Fitness is.
The pattern is familiar. Physical fitness became a movement when desk work replaced physical work. Mental fitness followed when burnout did. Money is now: more decisions, longer lives, and AI reshaping how people earn, and how they decide.
A coach for a whole financial life
Knowing is not the bottleneck. Doing is. That is why every fitness wave produced trainers, and why Ed is a coach, not a chatbot. A chatbot gives everyone the same good answer, then walks away. Ed knows the user’s numbers, their goals, and their habits — and stays, helping users understand their money and build and pressure-test their own plan as life changes.
Users connect accounts through Plaid, upload documents or screenshots, and ask questions in plain language. Ed reads, monitors, and reasons across the whole picture, from cash flow and taxes to RSUs, ETFs, and insurance, then turns it into a clearer read of what matters and what is worth looking at next.
For people making money decisions alone, Ed can be a place to start. For people who already have help, a second opinion. For everyone, an ongoing coach for building Financial Fitness.
What Ed does not do, and why
Ed does not tell users what to buy or sell, predict prices, sell financial products, or push users to trade. The decision is always the user’s. Ed’s job is to explain, to coach, and to make users better with their own money.
Ed can hold that line because of how Ed is paid: subscription only, $299.99 a year or $39.99 a month, with no commissions, no ads, and no product kickbacks. Ed only does well when users make better decisions, not more decisions.
“Financial technology made money move faster,” said Ng. “Now AI has the chance to make people financially stronger. And strength with money was never just the numbers. It is calm today, and growth underneath. Money at peace, wealth in motion. That is the company we are building.”
About EdWealth
EdWealth builds agentic AI products for personal financial clarity and Financial Fitness. Its debut product, Ed, is a personal finance coach for modern households. Ed is subscription-paid, with no commissions, no ads, and user data never for sale. Ed is available at edwealth.ai, on the App Store, and on Google Play.
Website: https://www.edwealth.ai/
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Disclaimer: Ed provides financial information and education only — not investment, tax, or legal advice, and not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Ed is not a licensed financial adviser; its AI-generated outputs may be wrong, and all decisions are your own. Consult a licensed professional before acting. Availability, features, and pricing may vary by jurisdiction; Ed is offered only where permitted by applicable law.
Sources: [1] Gallup, survey of 2,036 U.S. adults, April 2025.
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TCL expanded its smart home portfolio with the official launch of a premium fifty-two inch solid wood ceiling fan on Amazon, engineered to provide aerodynamic energy efficiency for year-round residential ventilation.
Los Angeles, California, United States, 15th Jul 2026 — TCL, a global pioneer in consumer electronics and home technology, today announced the official availability of its latest climate control development on Amazon, the TCL 52-Inch Solid Wood Ceiling Fan with Light and Remote. This corporate expansion underscores the commitment of the brand to delivering advanced home engineering that balances natural materials with optimized interior ventilation. The full technical specifications and retail availability are accessible at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWJ2GL59.
Unlike standard home appliances, the new series features three aerodynamically sculpted genuine wooden blades. The engineering design minimizes the uneven air resistance common in traditional hardware, distributing airflow smoothly to reduce mechanical noise. Designed to integrate into multiple architectural aesthetics, the product accommodates contemporary minimalist, Scandinavian, and classic American styles.
The hardware configuration is engineered for structural versatility across varied interior spaces. Each unit is equipped with three distinct downrod options measuring five inches, ten inches, and twenty-four inches. This allows the system to be deployed under standard vertical clearance or within high-ceiling environments, including fifteen-degree sloped vaults up to an eighteen-by-eighteen foot coverage area. Powering the system is a thirty-watt pure copper direct current motor, which delivers robust operational capacity while achieving an eighty percent reduction in electrical consumption compared to conventional alternating current alternatives.
The integrated lighting system features a three-color temperature adjustable light-emitting diode kit, allowing transitions between three thousand Kelvin, four thousand five hundred Kelvin, and six thousand Kelvin. A built-in automated memory function retains the last active operational state upon activation. Additionally, the reversible motor configuration supports a summer cooling setting and a winter heat redistribution setting, managing thermal efficiency across all seasons. The product portfolio includes a comprehensive two-year quality guarantee and twenty-four-seven technical consumer assistance. Additional verification regarding structural components and global distribution logistics can be reviewed at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWJ2GL59.
About TCL: TCL Lighting was founded in 2000 and is an important ecological enterprise under TCL. It integrates research and development, production, and sales of LED and LED application solutions, committed to developing advanced Micro LED displays, Mini LED backlights and displays, as well as LED green lighting and intelligent lighting businesses. TCL Lighting is committed to using light technology to improve people’s lives and experiences, creating a healthy, safe, and intelligent lighting environment.
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Atlas Healthcare Fund by VST Capital Entered Eli Lilly at $350 in 2020 — The Stock Now Trades Above $1,200
New York, United States, July 15th, 2026, FinanceWire
Atlas Healthcare Fund managed by VST Capital, today highlighted a series of early conviction investment decisions that have defined its track record since launch — none more striking than its position in Eli Lilly and Company, entered at approximately $350 per share in 2020, years before GLP-1 receptor agonists became the most consequential pharmaceutical story of the decade. Eli Lilly now trades above $1,200, a gain of more than 246% from the fund’s entry point.
At the time of purchase, Lilly’s tirzepatide was in Phase II trials with limited analyst coverage and minimal institutional positioning. VST Capital’s investment team had read the data, understood the mechanism, and build the position quietly. The market caught up years later.
“We did not buy Eli Lilly because of a price target,” said Dr. Sarah Morie, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Atlas Healthcare Fund. “We bought it because our team had read the Phase II data and believed tirzepatide was a genuinely differentiated asset in a disease area that mainstream medicine had chronically underestimated.”
A Pattern of Early Conviction
The Eli Lilly call was not isolated. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals was entered at approximately $110 in 2020, when RNA interference was considered a niche platform with limited commercial application. It reached $491 in October 2025 — a gain of more than 346% from the fund’s entry price — before the broader market had fully understood what the RNAi platform was capable of.
TransMedics Group was identified in 2020 when the company’s organ care platform was largely unknown outside specialist transplant medicine. Entered at approximately $18, the position returned more than 275% from cost as the platform transformed the standard of care for organ transplantation and revenue scaled accordingly.
Inari Medical was entered following the company’s 2020 IPO, when VST Capital’s clinical team identified its thrombectomy device as structurally superior to existing treatment options for venous thromboembolism. The position generated a realised gain of more than 250% when Stryker acquired the company in April 2025 at a significant premium — a validation, in the fund’s view, of exactly what its clinical assessment had concluded five years earlier.
In each case the investment originated not from a financial screen but from a clinical question: is this technology genuinely better than what exists, and does the market understand that yet?
The Track Record
Since inception in January 2020, Atlas Healthcare Fund has delivered a cumulative net return of +1,720.9% through December 2025, averaging more than 57% annually across six full calendar years. The fund is managed by VST Capital and manages approximately $193 million across 38 concentrated positions. Minimum investment is $5,000. No management fee is charged.
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VST Capital is a New York-based investment management firm and the managing entity of Atlas Healthcare Fund. The firm was founded with the conviction that deep clinical and scientific expertise creates durable, repeatable investment advantages in the healthcare sector that generalist investors cannot replicate.
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