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

Cisco Up, China Media Down in Options

Options trading was active led by Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), IShares Russell 2000 (NYSE: IWM), China MediaExpress (NASDAQ: CCME), and New York Times (NYSE: NYT).

Vegas Sands Sandbagged in Options Action

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) saw large option trading volume today, along with United Rentals (NYSE: URI), and Radioshack (NYSE: RSH). The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), traded down to 16.20.

Massive Yahoo Option Trade Sparks Dull Day

Option trading was enlivened by a massive trade in Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) and sizable action in the Spydrs SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY).

Citi, GE, Costco Lead Options Trading Action

Option trading volume mild but some action in General Electric (NYSE: GE), Costco (NASDAQ: COST) and Citi (NYSE: C). JA Solar and SunPower are hot.

Citi Calls Top Options, Baidu a Volatile Mover

Options trading was active today led by Citi (NYSE: C), Baidu.com (NASDAQ: BIDU), and the SPDR S&P 500 Trust (NYSE: SPY).