IGV Options History — March 2013

In March 2013, IGV traded between $13.56 and $14.12. ATM implied volatility averaged 11.4%, placing in the 6.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 3.4%. IV traded below realized volatility by 2.8% (HV 20d: 14.2%). Max pain ranged from $13.80 to $14.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.07.

Notable Days

  • 2013-03-04: Highest Volume — 195 contracts
  • 2013-03-21: Largest IV spike — 11.8% change
  • 2013-03-25: Highest IV Rank — 12.8%
  • 2013-03-01: Largest Expected Move — 3.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$13.86$13.56$14.12$13.56$13.88
Max Pain$13.97$13.80$14.00$13.80$14.00
ATM IV11.4%9.3%13.0%13.0%12.0%
Expected Move3.4%3.0%3.7%3.7%3.5%
HV 20d14.2%12.6%15.4%15.3%12.9%
HV 60d14.4%14.0%14.6%14.3%14.6%
IV Rank6.4%0.0%12.8%1.2%10.9%
IV Percentile2.4%0.0%6.0%0.4%5.6%
Term Structure0.7%0.3%1.3%0.7%1.0%
VWIV12.1%11.7%12.4%11.7%12.4%
Skew 25d1.9%1.0%4.9%1.9%2.3%
Skew 10d2.1%-2.1%5.7%-0.1%1.4%
Call IV 25d11.1%8.2%12.6%11.6%10.6%
Put IV 25d13.0%11.7%16.0%13.4%12.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %64.9844.7791.7085.4575.31
Gamma HHI0.410.320.600.500.42
Net GEX18.0K6.2K60.6K45.3K19.0K
Net DEX-186.5K-239.7K-138.6K-160.7K-181.4K
Net VEX-531-783-451-769-466
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.070.000.500.000.50
Total Volume20.2501950150
Total OI305.75260490490265

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-03-01$13.56$13.8013.0%3.7%15.3%1.2%0.0%1.9%0.7%45.3K-160.7K-7690.0085.450042070
2013-03-04$13.72$0.0011.5%3.6%15.2%0.0%0.0%3.5%0.6%60.6K-239.7K-7830.0049.16195042070
2013-03-05$13.89$0.0011.3%3.6%14.5%0.0%0.0%1.1%0.3%10.4K-186.9K-5580.0044.775022570
2013-03-06$13.96$0.0011.1%3.4%14.3%0.0%0.0%1.4%0.5%10.6K-201.1K-5110.0047.5201522070
2013-03-07$14.00$0.0010.4%3.4%14.2%0.0%0.0%1.3%0.4%7.6K-201.7K-5180.0047.590022085
2013-03-08$14.02$0.009.3%3.3%14.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.7%8.2K-207.9K-5010.0059.700022085
2013-03-11$14.05$0.009.9%3.3%13.9%2.5%0.0%1.6%0.6%8.0K-212.1K-4970.0065.470022085
2013-03-12$13.98$0.0011.1%3.3%14.1%7.1%0.0%1.5%0.8%6.2K-198.2K-5030.0059.270022085
2013-03-13$14.01$0.0011.2%3.4%14.1%7.6%0.0%1.4%0.4%8.7K-205.9K-4930.0060.140022085
2013-03-14$14.12$0.0010.5%3.0%14.0%4.9%0.0%1.1%0.6%11.5K-225.3K-4510.0070.4210022085
2013-03-15$14.01$0.0011.3%3.3%14.5%8.1%0.0%1.5%0.6%14.0K-217.1K-4900.0065.110023085
2013-03-18$13.90$0.0011.0%3.2%14.9%6.9%0.0%1.5%0.9%16.9K-180.2K-4940.0067.295021545
2013-03-19$13.74$0.0012.3%3.5%15.4%11.9%11.7%2.0%0.5%17.6K-155.3K-5350.0054.765022045
2013-03-20$13.89$14.0011.1%3.2%15.1%7.2%0.0%1.5%1.3%17.6K-184.3K-5210.0070.990022545
2013-03-21$13.75$14.0012.4%3.6%14.8%12.4%0.0%2.7%0.9%18.5K-160.1K-5280.0076.050022545
2013-03-22$13.76$14.0012.0%3.5%14.1%10.9%0.0%1.8%1.0%19.6K-165.3K-5170.0063.650022545
2013-03-25$13.61$14.0012.5%3.6%13.3%12.8%0.0%1.4%0.7%20.1K-138.6K-5050.0067.370022545
2013-03-26$13.66$14.0012.0%3.4%13.3%10.6%0.0%4.9%1.0%20.5K-148.2K-5030.0091.7020022545
2013-03-27$13.74$14.0012.4%3.6%12.6%12.3%0.0%2.1%0.6%19.7K-159.7K-4800.0077.920022045
2013-03-28$13.88$14.0012.0%3.5%12.9%10.9%12.4%2.3%1.0%19.0K-181.4K-4660.5075.311005022045