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

Options Wrap – Blackboard’s a Jungle

Mostly quiet options trading though Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Blackboard (NASDAQ: BBBB), Hanesbrands ((NYSE: HBI) see some action.

Cisco Puts Hot as VIX Springs Back

A market sell off spurs activity in the options market with Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), and Las Vegas Sand (NYSE: LVS) leading the volume.

Some Bold Souls Buy Google Call Options

Options expiration mostly quiet except Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) slammed and options volume reaches 343,000 contracts.

Microsoft Tops Equity Options, VIX Down

Options busy today led by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX).

Alcoa, Yahoo, Citi Lead Options Today

Options volume picks up on Alcoa (NYSE: AA), CitiGroup (NYSE: C) and Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) trading. VIX falls below 17.