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

Goldcorp, Silver Top Options Volume

Options volume picked up with precious metals firms Goldcorp (NYSE: GG) and Endeavour Silver Corp. (NYSE: EXK) drawing traders.

BofA, Clean Energy Top Options Activity

Quiet options trading dominated by Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ: CLNE), and Duoyuan Global Water (NYSE: DGW).

Citi, Yahoo, Boston Sci Lead Option Wrap

Generally quiet options trading led by Citi (NYSE: C), Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO). CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) trails down.

Dell, RIMM Top the Options Wrap on Dull Day

Options wrap up on slow day as Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) and Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) trade down, and Sohu.com (NASDAQ: SOHU) rises.

Options Wrap – Visa, MasterCard Charged Up

Options trading mild though MasterCard (NYSE: MA) and Visa (NYSE: V) rise as the Federal Reserve delays decision on debit card fees.