CENX - Latest News

Century Aluminum Company (CENX), operates in Basic Materials / Aluminum, trades on NASDAQ.

Market capitalization stands near $4.62B. Trailing twelve-month P/E ratio is 7.66. Beta to the broader market is 2.00.

The article list below shows the most recent CENX 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 CENX Headlines

Bank of America Corp DE Grows Holdings in Century Aluminum Company $CENX

defenseworld.net - Aug 15, 2026

Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ: CENX) by 98. 0% during the undefined quarter, according to

Century Aluminum Q2 Earnings Lag Estimates, Sales Rise Y/Y

zacks.com - Aug 13, 2026

CENX posted a sharp Q2 profit increase as higher aluminum prices and shipments drove EBITDA to $326. 9M, despite a sales miss.

California State Teachers Retirement System Buys 12,719 Shares of Century Aluminum Company $CENX

defenseworld.net - Aug 9, 2026

California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its stake in Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ: CENX) by 24. 8% in the undefined quarter, according

Cetera Investment Advisers Acquires 36,469 Shares of Century Aluminum Company $CENX

defenseworld.net - Aug 8, 2026

Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in shares of Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ: CENX) by 510. 6% in the first quarter, according to its

CENX Q2 Earnings Call Focuses on Full Capacity and Oklahoma

zacks.com - Aug 7, 2026

Century Aluminum highlights full-capacity smelters, strong U. S.

How News Affects CENX Options Pricing

Headlines and scheduled events drive implied volatility in two distinct ways. Pre-event, IV typically inflates as uncertainty about the outcome rises; this is the implied-volatility expansion that creates the long-vol setup. Post-event, IV typically contracts sharply as uncertainty resolves; this is IV crush, which makes premium-selling structures profitable when they survive the underlying move. The size of the crush depends on how stretched pre-event IV is relative to the realized move. Track CENX's implied vs realized volatility over the news cycle to size pre-event vs post-event positioning. For ticker-level dealer positioning context, the gamma exposure view shows whether dealers are positioned to amplify or dampen post-news moves.

Frequently asked CENX news questions

What is the latest CENX news headline?

The most recent CENX headline (Aug 15, 2026) is "Bank of America Corp DE Grows Holdings in Century Aluminum Company $CENX". The five most recent stories with summaries and publication times are listed above, sourced from major financial news vendors.

How fresh is the CENX 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 CENX 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 CENX 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.