FCT - Latest News

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT), operates in Financial Services / Asset Management - Income, trades on NYSE.

Market capitalization stands near $251.3M.

The article list below shows the most recent FCT headlines from major financial news vendors. For options traders, the most actionable items are earnings releases, analyst rating changes, M&A activity, and regulatory filings - each can drive a meaningful repricing of implied volatility and shift dealer hedging flow. Pair the news context with the implied-volatility skew and gamma exposure views to see whether the options market has already priced in the headline.

Recent FCT Headlines

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II Declares its Monthly Common Share Distribution of $0.097 Per Share for June

businesswire.com - May 20, 2026

WHEATON, Ill. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (the "Fund") (NYSE: FCT) has declared the Fund's regularly scheduled

FCT: Another CEF Bites The Dust (Rating Downgrade)

seekingalpha.com - May 19, 2026

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) is downgraded to 'Hold' as its discount to NAV has narrowed to -1%. FCT's upcoming conversion t

First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Portfolio Manager Update Regarding the Reorganization of First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II

businesswire.com - May 14, 2026

WHEATON, Ill. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.

CEF Market Weekly Review: Muni And Loan CEF Incomes Diverge

seekingalpha.com - Apr 25, 2026

We review the CEF market valuation and performance through the third week of April and highlight recent market action. CEFs had a strong week in resp

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (NYSE:FCT) Stock Crosses Above 50 Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

defenseworld.net - Apr 21, 2026

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (NYSE: FCT - Get Free Report) shares crossed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Monday.

Frequently asked FCT news questions

What is the latest FCT news headline?
The most recent FCT headline (May 20, 2026) is "First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II Declares its Monthly Common Share Distribution of $0.097 Per Share for June". The five most recent stories with summaries and publication times are listed above, sourced from major financial news vendors.
How fresh is the FCT news on this page?
News rows refresh roughly every 30 minutes during the trading day. The five most recent headlines are listed in publication-time order. Press releases from the company itself typically appear within minutes of the wire release; third-party reporting may lag by 30-60 minutes depending on the source.
What FCT news moves options pricing?
Three categories move single-name IV most aggressively: scheduled earnings releases (priced into pre-event IV, crushed post-event), unscheduled M&A or strategic announcements (rapid IV expansion, slower decay), and regulatory or legal events (drug-trial readouts, antitrust filings, FDA approvals). Routine news flow (analyst commentary, sector rotation) typically does not move IV meaningfully unless it triggers a cluster of rating changes.
How can I track unusual FCT options activity related to news?
Unusual options activity often precedes news by hours to days; the canonical signals are volume substantially above the trailing average concentrated in a small number of strikes, atypical put/call skew, and aggressive execution (at-the-ask sweeps or block prints). Cross-reference the per-ticker gamma-exposure and volume-history pages with the news flow above to triangulate informed vs uninformed flow.