CSGS Options History — September 2007

In September 2007, CSGS traded between $21.25 and $23.03. ATM implied volatility averaged 31.9%, placing in the 39.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.5% (HV 20d: 25.4%). Max pain ranged from $22.50 to $25.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.15.

Notable Days

  • 2007-09-06: Highest Volume — 210 contracts
  • 2007-09-13: Largest IV drop — 12.5% change
  • 2007-09-10: Highest IV Rank — 52.2%
  • 2007-09-05: Largest Expected Move — 10.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$21.99$21.25$23.03$23.03$21.25
Max Pain$22.89$22.50$25.00$25.00$22.50
ATM IV31.9%28.3%37.5%36.4%31.5%
Expected Move8.9%8.1%10.6%10.4%9.0%
HV 20d25.4%18.9%49.0%49.0%23.3%
HV 60d40.3%39.7%41.1%39.9%41.1%
IV Rank39.3%30.8%52.2%49.8%38.3%
IV Percentile75.4%60.5%92.4%89.3%79.0%
Term Structure2.0%-3.3%5.1%-2.1%1.8%
VWIV29.3%20.8%36.2%20.8%28.3%
Skew 25d1.3%-4.5%8.4%0.4%1.1%
Skew 10d5.4%-7.8%13.9%-4.6%7.7%
Call IV 25d31.9%26.7%36.1%32.9%31.3%
Put IV 25d33.2%27.7%40.6%33.3%32.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %25.5712.5134.2827.7932.41
Gamma HHI0.310.280.370.320.28
Net GEX201.8K184.3K222.6K222.6K195.1K
Net DEX-4.1M-6.1M-2.9M-6.1M-3.4M
Net VEX-59.8K-67.1K-52.9K-67.1K-52.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.150.006.506.501.00
Total Volume45.15802101040
Total OI14,225.47412,71414,81814,55212,804

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2007-09-04$23.03$25.0036.4%10.4%49.0%49.8%20.8%0.4%-2.1%222.6K-6.1M-67.1K0.0027.79N/AN/A01010,4224,130
2007-09-05$22.83$25.0037.0%10.6%48.7%51.0%0.0%-3.7%-2.9%220.5K-5.6M-66.5K6.5024.99N/AN/A106510,4224,109
2007-09-06$22.64$25.0036.2%10.4%28.4%49.3%36.2%4.5%-3.3%212.9K-5.1M-65.6K0.9112.51N/AN/A11010010,4224,174
2007-09-07$22.06$22.5036.4%9.2%29.2%49.8%0.0%8.4%1.1%201.6K-4.1M-62.5K1.6022.63N/AN/A101610,5324,274
2007-09-10$21.78$22.5037.5%9.2%24.0%52.2%0.0%4.8%1.1%196.7K-3.5M-60.2K0.4532.69N/AN/A221010,5324,264
2007-09-11$22.03$22.5035.3%9.0%20.9%47.1%0.0%-4.2%1.2%184.3K-4.2M-65.2K0.2029.57N/AN/A501010,5544,264
2007-09-12$21.94$22.5034.2%8.8%20.4%44.5%0.0%-4.5%2.0%202.0K-3.8M-60.3K2.0031.43N/AN/A102010,5544,208
2007-09-13$21.70$22.5029.9%8.6%20.6%34.4%0.0%-3.1%2.5%199.7K-3.4M-58.5K0.7119.65N/AN/A141010,5644,218
2007-09-14$21.58$22.5030.6%8.8%20.2%36.2%0.0%-4.5%2.3%193.2K-3.2M-57.9K0.1315.63N/AN/A1532010,5744,228
2007-09-17$21.50$22.5030.3%8.7%18.9%35.5%0.0%2.3%3.0%192.4K-2.9M-57.1K0.0017.95N/AN/A01010,5464,248
2007-09-18$22.02$22.5029.2%8.4%21.3%33.0%0.0%2.4%3.0%199.4K-3.7M-59.5K0.0030.76N/AN/A0010,5464,258
2007-09-19$22.27$22.5029.1%8.3%21.6%32.6%0.0%4.0%3.8%202.3K-4.4M-60.8K0.0028.81N/AN/A01010,5464,258
2007-09-20$21.97$22.5029.0%8.3%21.7%32.5%0.0%2.8%4.3%200.5K-3.7M-59.6K0.0022.39N/AN/A10010,5464,258
2007-09-21$22.31$22.5028.6%8.2%22.6%31.5%0.0%4.9%4.6%191.7K-4.3M-59.7K0.0031.40N/AN/A0010,5564,258
2007-09-24$22.15$22.5028.9%8.3%21.8%32.3%0.0%3.1%3.7%216.5K-5.0M-58.6K0.9328.68N/AN/A15149,0113,703
2007-09-25$21.39$22.5029.6%8.5%24.4%33.8%32.9%1.8%3.3%196.2K-3.8M-54.9K1.1120.49N/AN/A36409,0153,716
2007-09-26$21.52$22.5028.5%8.2%22.8%31.4%28.0%1.2%5.1%198.2K-3.8M-54.7K0.5621.70N/AN/A18109,0313,750
2007-09-27$21.77$22.5028.3%8.1%22.2%30.8%28.3%2.4%4.3%209.2K-4.2M-55.3K0.0034.28N/AN/A1509,0493,740
2007-09-28$21.25$22.5031.5%9.0%23.3%38.3%0.0%1.1%1.8%195.1K-3.4M-52.9K1.0032.41N/AN/A20209,0643,740