Frederic Ruffy

Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com

Frederic Ruffy is the Senior Options Strategist at Whatstrading.com, a site dedicated to helping traders make sense of the complex and fragmented nature of listed options trading. In addition to writing market commentary and trading-related books and articles, Fred has also worked as an instructor, educating investors on advanced topics like measuring volatility, the benefits of sector rotation and the risks and potential profits from trading around earnings. An active trader himself, with over 15 years securities industry experience, his market observations and analysis of the options market are featured regularly in the financial press including Barron’s, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and Futures Magazine.

Recent Articles

Microsoft, El Paso Grab Options Action

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com May 26, 2011

Options trading slow but Microsoft, (NASDAQ: MSFT), Tiffany (NYSE: TIF) and El Paso (NYSE: EP) garner strong volume.

Tesla Powers Up as SPY Options Drop

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com May 25, 2011

Options trading moderate with Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) and PowerShares Bullish Dollar Fund (NYSE: UUP) rising as the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) fell.

Bulls Flock to Retailers American Eagle, Saks

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com May 24, 2011

Retailers American Eagle (NYSE: AEO) and Saks ((NYSE: SKS) saw bullish options trades while Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and China-Biotics (NASDAQ: CHBT) were slammed.

VIX Rallies in Options Trading Today

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com May 23, 2011

Bears rule options trading with the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) touching 20 though Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) finds some fans.

Option Troubles Sends VIX Higher

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com May 20, 2011

Options expiration Friday trading busy with Cheniere Energy (AMEX: LNG), CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX), The Gap (NYSE: GPS) and Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO).

Expedia, Freeport Grab Option Spotlight

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com May 19, 2011

Options trading mild for expiration Thursday though Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE), Freeport McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) grab some volume.

Traders Buy BofA Calls, XLI Industrial Puts

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com May 18, 2011

Options trading quiet while volume flows to Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) Hershey (NYSE: HSY) and SPDR Industrials ETF (NYSE: XLI).

Hewlett, Dell See Huge Option Trading

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com May 17, 2011

Options trading was active in Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) as personal computer market contracts.

Yahoo, Morgan Busy in Options Today

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com May 16, 2011

Options trading quiet though Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO), Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) grab some volume.

Nvidia, Sachs Hit in Options Trading

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com May 13, 2011

Options trading moderate as bears take control of Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), Nvdia (NASDAQ: NVDA).