BDN Options History — February 2008

In February 2008, BDN traded between $16.53 and $19.39. ATM implied volatility averaged 31.3%, placing in the 28.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.6%. IV traded below realized volatility by 10.4% (HV 20d: 41.7%). Max pain ranged from $17.50 to $20.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 5.96.

Notable Days

  • 2008-02-15: Highest Volume — 179 contracts
  • 2008-02-06: Largest IV spike — 38.4% change
  • 2008-02-19: Highest IV Rank — 38.6%
  • 2008-02-11: Largest Expected Move — 11.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$17.59$16.53$19.39$19.39$16.74
Max Pain$17.75$17.50$20.00$17.50$17.50
ATM IV31.3%23.8%38.0%25.8%29.8%
Expected Move9.6%7.4%11.3%7.4%8.6%
HV 20d41.7%29.8%50.1%46.5%29.8%
HV 60d39.0%37.9%39.8%39.1%38.1%
IV Rank28.3%14.7%38.6%17.0%27.0%
IV Percentile73.9%52.8%88.5%66.7%69.0%
Term Structure3.5%0.4%10.3%5.9%2.6%
VWIV31.1%23.2%39.4%34.2%31.4%
Skew 25d7.9%2.0%14.1%7.6%11.5%
Skew 10d10.5%0.6%20.1%6.7%17.8%
Call IV 25d33.1%26.0%41.9%32.6%28.5%
Put IV 25d40.9%37.0%48.7%40.2%40.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %62.4022.91102.46102.4638.25
Gamma HHI0.370.340.420.350.39
Net GEX-10.0K-20.6K-551-763-19.5K
Net DEX603.8K260.9K884.1K260.9K884.1K
Net VEX-2.6K-2.9K-2.2K-2.7K-2.6K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio5.960.0034.002.000.00
Total Volume30.650179150
Total OI1,425.351,2641,6151,2641,614

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-02-01$19.39$17.5025.8%7.4%46.5%17.0%0.0%7.6%5.9%-763260.9K-2.7K2.00102.46510605659
2008-02-04$19.15$17.5033.0%9.8%45.5%25.2%34.2%7.4%4.8%-551276.8K-2.7K0.0066.0930606669
2008-02-05$18.84$17.5023.8%9.9%46.0%14.7%0.0%5.9%3.3%-1.2K283.9K-2.8K0.0065.2100608669
2008-02-06$18.37$17.5032.9%10.4%44.5%31.3%35.7%10.0%3.3%-1.5K346.7K-2.7K15.0068.63230608669
2008-02-07$18.94$17.5027.5%9.6%45.2%23.7%0.0%14.1%4.1%-3.2K296.6K-2.9K0.0067.1100608699
2008-02-08$18.45$17.5028.6%10.5%46.7%25.2%34.1%10.1%2.9%-3.6K347.8K-2.8K5.0046.6915608699
2008-02-11$17.87$17.5033.0%11.3%48.5%31.5%39.4%6.4%2.2%-3.6K452.8K-2.6K2.5466.741333607704
2008-02-12$17.90$17.5033.7%11.2%48.4%32.4%23.7%7.1%3.5%-4.6K459.2K-2.7K2.0086.75510617727
2008-02-13$17.65$17.5033.2%11.1%48.3%31.8%0.0%2.7%2.5%-4.9K523.4K-2.6K0.0059.6820617733
2008-02-14$17.00$17.5037.4%10.7%50.1%37.7%30.2%2.0%3.6%-6.3K641.1K-2.3K0.0088.61014619733
2008-02-15$16.96$20.0033.5%9.6%47.7%32.2%0.0%4.9%6.6%-7.1K678.4K-2.2K4.1192.6335144619736
2008-02-19$16.73$20.0038.0%10.9%47.0%38.6%37.9%6.8%3.4%-11.2K717.1K-2.5K8.4348.99759599841
2008-02-20$16.53$17.5027.1%7.8%47.1%23.2%23.2%6.4%10.3%-13.5K819.0K-2.5K0.0075.84078606891
2008-02-21$16.66$17.5032.2%9.2%34.1%30.3%30.9%10.2%1.7%-19.9K872.6K-2.5K3.4073.152068606954
2008-02-22$16.71$17.5029.4%8.4%34.0%26.3%29.3%5.1%3.5%-19.3K877.1K-2.5K34.0049.82134616962
2008-02-25$16.98$17.5033.0%9.5%34.2%31.5%0.0%12.4%0.4%-19.1K844.8K-2.7K0.0067.2901617972
2008-02-26$17.00$17.5032.8%9.4%30.0%31.2%23.6%9.8%0.8%-19.6K820.9K-2.7K1.0030.691010617973
2008-02-27$17.10$17.5030.6%8.8%29.9%28.1%30.8%6.4%2.3%-20.6K827.0K-2.7K0.0030.45100622983
2008-02-28$16.73$17.5030.0%8.6%30.5%27.2%31.4%10.6%3.1%-19.3K845.8K-2.6K0.0022.9103632983
2008-02-29$16.74$17.5029.8%8.6%29.8%27.0%0.0%11.5%2.6%-19.5K884.1K-2.6K0.0038.2500632982