Answered By: Bobray Bordelon
Last Updated: Jul 03, 2023     Views: 30

A variance swap is a financial derivative used to hedge or speculate on the magnitude of a price movement of an underlying asset.  

Bloomberg - please log in and search on variance.  There are a few different function related to this type of swap. 

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