Equity volatility continues to trade cheap to credit. The chart below compares VIX to the investment grade CDX spread.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDb0O4WByu2MzoZ3GuST17b0NwrBqjW8D5MGIp5SnHbvxwMe8cG6Uory72GhfayD3V7y5ols9JBiHI3NQ2tjJU4uVPetn5uYrRj_8TnP7KXOtAiPL4Pp7uK9rbafVPvOOzgbQu5bhCBIM/s400/VIX+vs+IG+CDX.gif)
Except for the Dubai driven spike, equity vol may be disconnecting from credit and will continue to drift lower. At some point a spread trade will become interesting - shorting investment grade credit against long equity options (or VIX futures).
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