Frederic Ruffy

Frederic Ruffy

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

VIX is Back as Delta, Ford See Options Action

Options trading was busy as the broad market fell. CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), F (NYSE: F) and Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL) top the active list.

Wal-Mart, Target Jump in Options Trading

Options of retailers like Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT), and Target (NYSE: TGT) were active before reporting earnings next week.

Human Genome, Family Dollar Top Options

Nabors Industries (NYSE: NBR), Human Genome Sciences (NASDAQ: HGSI), Family Dollar Stores (NYSE: FDO) see busy options action. Quiet despite Expiration week.

Options get Sirius, Dell Rallies, AMD Up

Options trading busy, led by Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), AMD (NASDAQ: AMD), Sirius (NASDAQ: SIRI), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), NVidia (NASDAQ: NVDA).

Option Traders Dress Up The Gap, Citi

Options trading modest but investors active in Citi (NYSE: C), Gap Stores (NYSE: GPS), Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SPPI), and Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA).