FXI Options History — September 2013

In September 2013, FXI traded between $36.23 and $39.16. ATM implied volatility averaged 22.6%, placing in the 40.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.5% (HV 20d: 22.1%). Max pain ranged from $35.00 to $37.50. Net GEX was positive for 16 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.29.

Notable Days

  • 2013-09-10: Highest Volume — 251,241 contracts
  • 2013-09-30: Largest IV spike — 19.9% change
  • 2013-09-03: Highest IV Rank — 82.2%
  • 2013-09-03: Largest Expected Move — 7.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$38.02$36.23$39.16$36.23$37.08
Max Pain$36.80$35.00$37.50$35.00$37.50
ATM IV22.6%19.6%29.6%29.6%23.8%
Expected Move6.4%5.6%7.4%7.4%6.4%
HV 20d22.1%19.7%25.3%25.1%21.1%
HV 60d24.1%22.6%26.2%25.9%22.8%
IV Rank40.4%22.9%82.2%82.2%47.7%
IV Percentile58.1%20.6%97.6%97.6%77.0%
Term Structure0.5%-0.6%1.3%-0.6%-0.2%
VWIV22.9%20.0%26.0%26.0%22.9%
Skew 25d2.1%1.4%2.8%2.7%2.5%
Skew 10d4.5%3.3%6.2%5.1%5.3%
Call IV 25d21.8%19.4%24.7%24.7%21.8%
Put IV 25d23.9%20.8%27.4%27.4%24.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %5.393.678.356.308.06
Gamma HHI0.070.060.080.060.07
Net GEX20.3M-24.3M43.9M-2.5M-24.3M
Net DEX-707.8M-1.55B343.6M-61.2M343.6M
Net VEX-13.0M-13.6M-11.8M-11.8M-12.7M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.290.464.140.791.66
Total Volume108,388.4544,201251,241120,28194,932
Total OI2,610,715.12,135,8602,969,7432,135,8602,663,797

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-09-03$36.23$35.0029.6%7.4%25.1%82.2%26.0%2.7%-0.6%-2.5M-61.2M-11.8M0.796.3067,29252,989948,8701,186,990
2013-09-04$36.85$35.0026.0%6.9%25.3%61.0%25.5%2.3%0.4%11.5M-367.6M-12.1M1.234.4522,19127,226994,3091,214,830
2013-09-05$37.23$35.0023.4%6.6%24.0%45.6%23.8%2.2%0.5%22.2M-568.1M-11.8M2.243.7951,730116,0121,002,5211,224,338
2013-09-06$37.38$35.0021.8%6.7%23.5%36.0%23.4%2.3%0.4%25.6M-596.4M-12.6M0.804.57101,63181,4441,034,0711,272,139
2013-09-09$38.27$35.5024.9%6.7%24.5%54.0%24.3%2.2%0.2%36.8M-1.04B-12.3M1.393.6746,81465,1231,066,0671,325,721
2013-09-10$38.79$36.0024.1%6.5%22.6%49.6%24.1%2.4%0.3%37.4M-1.26B-12.4M1.555.5298,549152,6921,081,4251,368,826
2013-09-11$38.50$37.0021.1%6.4%22.1%31.9%22.4%2.2%0.5%26.8M-1.03B-13.0M0.464.14136,73963,5301,128,5661,471,597
2013-09-12$38.07$37.5022.3%6.4%22.7%38.7%23.4%2.4%0.5%26.1M-846.5M-13.4M4.144.6623,35896,6281,219,4551,509,512
2013-09-13$38.21$37.5022.2%6.4%22.4%38.4%24.0%2.8%0.6%26.0M-867.8M-13.5M0.954.1664,86061,3391,232,1411,579,699
2013-09-16$38.59$37.5022.5%6.5%22.5%40.0%24.9%2.2%0.4%33.9M-1.17B-13.6M0.764.4532,05724,3671,262,8121,602,700
2013-09-17$38.41$37.5022.5%6.4%22.6%39.8%23.0%2.1%0.3%31.4M-1.05B-13.6M1.114.6537,63741,7331,274,7021,616,791
2013-09-18$39.16$37.5022.3%6.4%22.4%39.0%22.9%1.8%0.1%43.9M-1.55B-13.3M0.526.6163,07932,9341,294,0021,643,110
2013-09-19$38.88$37.5020.8%6.0%20.8%30.0%21.7%1.6%0.6%42.3M-1.37B-13.4M1.556.1738,75060,0471,292,8641,637,970
2013-09-20$38.43$37.5021.9%6.3%20.1%36.2%22.0%1.7%0.3%40.4M-1.04B-13.6M0.635.4830,99919,4871,306,3021,663,441
2013-09-23$38.65$37.5021.2%6.1%19.9%32.5%21.2%2.0%0.6%24.3M-751.8M-13.2M1.825.7036,42466,3171,131,8941,388,898
2013-09-24$38.11$37.5021.2%6.1%20.9%32.4%21.1%1.8%0.9%7.9M-418.9M-13.4M0.775.2159,07445,6941,152,6741,428,721
2013-09-25$37.92$37.5020.3%5.8%19.8%26.9%21.0%1.9%1.0%5.1M-280.7M-13.3M1.076.9028,84530,8371,195,3001,453,718
2013-09-26$37.90$37.5019.6%5.6%19.7%22.9%20.0%1.4%1.1%-2.2M-204.5M-13.1M0.825.0127,56022,6481,194,5591,470,440
2013-09-27$37.65$37.5019.9%5.7%20.0%24.3%20.5%1.7%1.3%-7.6M-33.0M-13.1M1.478.3517,88326,3181,198,5301,480,000
2013-09-30$37.08$37.5023.8%6.4%21.1%47.7%22.9%2.5%-0.2%-24.3M343.6M-12.7M1.668.0635,64659,2861,191,3551,472,442