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

Home Depot, Chinese Net Firms Lead Options

Slow options trading is led by Home Depot (NYSE: HD) as it announces $1 billion stock buyback.

Citi, Wells Fargo Top Options Monday

Citi (NYSE: C) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) see busy options trading.

Kodak, Yahoo, SPY Spark Options Action

Options trading today active in Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK), Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) and SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY).

Apple, Citi Top Options Trading Action

Options volume picks up due to trading in Citigroup (NYSE: C), Apple Computer (NASDAQ: AAPL), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY).

Baidu Up, BofA Down in Slow Options Trading

Baidu.com (NASDAQ: BIDU) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) were volume leaders in the options markets today.