EFC - Ellington Financial Inc.
Ellington Financial Inc. , through its subsidiary, Ellington Financial Operating Partnership LLC, acquires and manages mortgage-related, consumer-related, corporate-related, and other financial assets in the United States. The company acquires and manages residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) backed by prime jumbo, Alt-A, manufactured housing, and subprime residential mortgage loans; RMBS for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by the U.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $13.34, ATM IV 21.7%, max pain $12.50, net GEX $49.2K.
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Industry
- REIT - Mortgage
- Market Cap
- $1.33B
- P/E Ratio
- 7.64
- Beta
- 0.93
- 52-Week Range
- 11.28-14.12
- Dividend Yield
- $1.56
- CEO
- Laurence Eric Penn
- Employees
- 400
- IPO Date
- Oct 8, 2010
- Exchange
- NYSE
What EFC Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 3.6% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); positive net gamma exposure ($49.2K) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.079) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The EFC overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked EFC overview questions
- What is EFC?
- EFC is the ticker symbol for Ellington Financial Inc., a listed security. Ellington Financial Inc. , through its subsidiary, Ellington Financial Operating Partnership LLC, acquires and manages mortgage-related, consumer-related, corporate-related, and other financial assets in the United States. Listed on NYSE. EFC is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the EFC options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the EFC options snapshot shows spot at $13.34, ATM IV 21.7%, IV rank 3.6%, max pain $12.50, net GEX $49.2K, expected move 4.80%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are EFC's key statistics?
- Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) carries a market capitalization of $1.33B, trailing P/E ratio of 7.64, beta of 0.93 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 11.28-14.12. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does EFC belong to?
- Ellington Financial Inc. operates in the Real Estate sector, in the REIT - Mortgage industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare EFC's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the EFC data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).