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

Yahoo, Cisco, VIX Futures Top Option Trading

Options volume led by Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO), and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures (NYSE: VXX).

Fear is Back in Options as VIX Jumps

Options volume was heavy and the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) rallied as investors sold off the market due to Egyptian riots.

Netflix, Genco Spur Put Option Volume

Options were moderately active with Netflix seeing volume in its Weekly options. Put options find favor with investors.

KB Homes, Pfizer Lead Options Trading

Options volume steady today with Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), KB Homes (NYSE: KBH) seeing action. VIX down and China-Biotics (NASDAQ: CHBT) sell off continued.

Bank of America is Options Action Leader

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Citrix Systems (NASDAQ: CTXS), and Star Scientific (NASDAQ: CIGX) lead options trading today.