FEX Options History — December 2015

In December 2015, FEX traded between $42.68 and $45.05. ATM implied volatility averaged 24.7%, placing in the 10.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 8.5% (HV 20d: 16.2%). Max pain ranged from $44.00 to $44.00. Net GEX was positive for 12 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.56.

Notable Days

  • 2015-12-02: Highest Volume — 112 contracts
  • 2015-12-03: Largest IV spike — 691.0% change
  • 2015-12-03: Highest IV Rank — 98.5%
  • 2015-12-01: Largest Expected Move — 28.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$43.65$42.68$45.05$45.05$43.37
Max Pain$44.00$44.00$44.00$44.00$44.00
ATM IV24.7%9.7%145.8%97.7%14.8%
Expected Move5.6%2.8%28.0%28.0%4.2%
HV 20d16.2%13.9%18.0%13.9%17.2%
HV 60d16.2%14.4%16.9%16.7%14.5%
IV Rank10.4%0.0%98.5%63.5%3.7%
IV Percentile16.8%0.0%99.6%97.6%8.3%
Term Structure-0.4%-24.3%9.6%-24.3%-0.2%
VWIV30.4%30.4%30.4%30.4%30.4%
Skew 25d3.7%-4.2%11.6%11.6%0.9%
Skew 10d1.1%-42.3%13.7%13.7%1.9%
Call IV 25d18.5%6.9%83.7%83.7%14.7%
Put IV 25d22.2%12.3%95.3%95.3%15.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %119.1099.91152.10152.10111.58
Gamma HHI0.270.170.330.170.31
Net GEX86-4.2K5.1K-1.3K-3.8K
Net DEX86.4K19.8K119.3K35.2K104.8K
Net VEX-397-746-284-708-301
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.561.381.821.381.82
Total Volume83.6360112062
Total OI97.8186611810466

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-12-01$45.05$44.0097.7%28.0%13.9%63.5%0.0%11.6%-24.3%-1.3K35.2K-7080.00152.10N/AN/A003866
2015-12-02$44.44$44.0018.4%5.3%14.6%5.7%30.4%-4.2%-10.4%4.2K46.4K-4951.38145.33N/AN/A47655266
2015-12-03$43.89$0.00145.8%12.0%15.0%98.5%0.0%4.1%9.6%57319.8K-7461.38147.12N/AN/A47655266
2015-12-04$44.57$0.0017.3%3.2%16.0%4.9%0.0%8.8%1.7%1.9K57.6K-4751.38128.16N/AN/A47655266
2015-12-07$44.20$0.0014.5%4.0%16.3%2.9%0.0%3.1%2.5%5.1K49.2K-5120.00126.17N/AN/A003866
2015-12-08$43.96$0.0018.0%4.4%16.0%5.4%0.0%6.9%-0.3%4.0K75.4K-4201.38126.22N/AN/A47655266
2015-12-09$43.56$0.0015.1%4.3%16.2%3.3%0.0%9.2%0.5%3.4K80.9K-4201.38133.54N/AN/A47655266
2015-12-10$43.57$0.0014.1%4.0%16.2%2.6%0.0%4.6%1.2%4.2K84.1K-4021.3899.91N/AN/A47655266
2015-12-11$42.76$0.0018.1%5.2%15.7%5.5%0.0%1.8%-0.3%1.8K100.3K-3711.38103.10N/AN/A47655266
2015-12-14$42.80$0.0018.1%5.2%15.0%5.5%0.0%2.4%0.0%1.0K109.2K-3421.38104.69N/AN/A47655266
2015-12-15$43.32$0.0017.8%5.1%14.7%5.3%0.0%8.6%-0.8%2.9K100.9K-3481.38107.33N/AN/A47655266
2015-12-16$44.03$0.0013.8%4.0%15.9%2.4%0.0%4.6%0.8%4.9K77.4K-3821.38108.53N/AN/A47655266
2015-12-17$43.33$0.0016.3%4.7%15.8%4.2%0.0%6.4%-0.5%3.5K98.4K-3531.38108.44N/AN/A47655266
2015-12-18$42.68$0.0016.1%4.6%16.5%4.1%0.0%0.2%0.3%-3.5K119.3K-2871.38107.09N/AN/A47655266
2015-12-21$42.85$0.0014.8%4.3%16.5%3.1%0.0%4.5%0.8%-3.6K116.9K-2841.82108.63N/AN/A22402541
2015-12-22$43.32$0.0013.1%3.8%17.1%1.8%0.0%5.0%3.6%-3.6K109.9K-3131.82108.89N/AN/A22402541
2015-12-23$43.76$0.009.7%2.8%17.5%0.0%0.0%1.8%1.1%-3.9K104.3K-3231.82109.17N/AN/A22402541
2015-12-24$43.70$0.0012.2%3.5%17.5%1.8%0.0%0.8%2.5%-3.6K100.5K-3301.82112.76N/AN/A22402541
2015-12-28$43.52$0.0012.0%3.4%17.6%1.6%0.0%0.3%2.1%-3.8K106.3K-2991.82112.82N/AN/A22402541
2015-12-29$43.95$0.0012.7%3.6%18.0%2.1%0.0%1.4%2.1%-4.2K100.5K-3201.82113.39N/AN/A22402541
2015-12-30$43.65$0.0012.1%3.5%17.7%1.7%0.0%-1.5%-0.4%-4.2K104.2K-2971.82145.24N/AN/A22402541
2015-12-31$43.37$0.0014.8%4.2%17.2%3.7%0.0%0.9%-0.2%-3.8K104.8K-3011.82111.58N/AN/A22402541