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title: "VIX Central"
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# VIX Central

[Documentation](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2.md) > [Writing Algorithms](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/writing-algorithms.md) > Datasets > VIX Central

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[VIX Central](http://vixcentral.com/) was founded by Eli Mintz in 2012 with goal of displaying historical VIX term structures in a simple and intuitive interface. VIX Central provides access to real-time and historical VIX data for individual investors.

- [VIX Central Contango](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/writing-algorithms/datasets/vix-central/vix-central-contango.md)

## Pages in This Section

- [VIX Central Contango](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/writing-algorithms/datasets/vix-central/vix-central-contango.md): VIX Central Contango dataset from VIX Central.