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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (41065)	12/1/2012 10:31:28 AM
From: Fiscally Conservative	Respond to of 223086

The game is rigged and to assume anything less is fool hearty, imo.

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (41065)	12/1/2012 2:41:47 PM
From: Mr. Aloha	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 223086

They can't buy or sell the VIX, which is a measurement of SPX options implied volatility derived by a calculation on SPX call and put options: cfe.cboe.com They could trade instruments based on the VIX (VX futures or VIX ETF's), but that wouldn't affect the VIX, or they could trade the relevant SPX call and put options to try to manipulate the VIX, but that's very difficult and it's hard to believe anybody who works for the government could figure out how to do that.