FN Options History — December 2011

In December 2011, FN traded between $13.33 and $15.03. ATM implied volatility averaged 69.2%. The 30-day expected move averaged 20.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 33.0% (HV 20d: 36.2%). Max pain ranged from $12.50 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.08.

Notable Days

  • 2011-12-22: Highest Volume — 253 contracts
  • 2011-12-19: Largest IV spike — 65.3% change
  • 2011-12-19: Largest Expected Move — 31.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$14.07$13.33$15.03$14.16$13.68
Max Pain$13.33$12.50$15.00$15.00$15.00
ATM IV69.2%52.2%108.1%74.0%61.1%
Expected Move20.4%15.0%31.0%21.2%17.5%
HV 20d36.2%29.2%50.4%50.4%37.6%
HV 60d78.1%74.7%82.1%82.1%74.7%
Term Structure-2.2%-75.3%18.5%2.9%8.9%
VWIV64.2%55.6%73.5%73.5%57.2%
Skew 25d8.5%-12.5%22.6%22.6%6.0%
Skew 10d18.3%-60.1%42.5%30.7%11.7%
Call IV 25d63.2%47.1%73.2%63.6%55.3%
Put IV 25d71.6%44.8%86.2%86.2%61.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %72.8432.72119.4985.3235.80
Gamma HHI0.840.810.920.920.88
Net GEX43.1K33.4K64.5K33.4K49.4K
Net DEX-920.6K-1.2M-563.7K-1.1M-563.7K
Net VEX-3.2K-4.1K-2.2K-3.8K-2.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.080.000.480.480.00
Total Volume32.571025318111
Total OI1,948.9051,8062,0021,8061,882

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-12-01$14.16$15.0074.0%21.2%50.4%0.0%73.5%22.6%2.9%33.4K-1.1M-3.8K0.4885.32122591,71393
2011-12-02$14.24$15.0070.1%20.1%47.1%0.0%0.0%16.2%3.9%34.3K-1.1M-4.1K0.0056.36401,835152
2011-12-05$14.13$12.5077.3%21.5%47.0%0.0%0.0%7.5%-1.1%34.1K-1.1M-3.9K0.0047.80001,839152
2011-12-06$14.30$12.5069.6%21.4%46.1%0.0%70.8%8.8%-0.6%35.4K-1.1M-3.9K0.0061.351101,839152
2011-12-07$14.15$12.5070.2%21.2%43.6%0.0%0.0%4.4%4.3%35.1K-1.0M-3.8K0.0073.41001,850152
2011-12-08$13.89$12.5071.7%21.5%36.7%0.0%0.0%7.1%-0.4%34.6K-951.7K-3.7K0.0050.47001,850152
2011-12-09$13.97$12.5061.8%21.1%31.5%0.0%0.0%10.7%0.3%36.2K-961.3K-3.7K0.0047.45001,850152
2011-12-12$13.77$12.5071.8%21.3%31.8%0.0%0.0%6.6%0.0%35.8K-850.8K-3.4K0.0050.39001,850152
2011-12-13$13.76$12.5071.2%21.2%30.8%0.0%0.0%7.3%0.5%35.6K-876.4K-3.4K0.0051.65001,850152
2011-12-14$13.76$12.5057.9%21.3%29.3%0.0%0.0%7.8%-0.1%36.7K-809.9K-3.3K0.0059.79001,850152
2011-12-15$13.95$12.5073.2%21.0%29.5%0.0%0.0%7.8%1.4%39.5K-895.0K-3.3K0.0055.28001,850152
2011-12-16$13.85$12.5065.4%18.7%29.2%0.0%65.0%18.2%10.1%42.7K-804.4K-3.2K0.0086.593401,850152
2011-12-19$13.33$12.50108.1%31.0%32.2%0.0%66.8%-4.7%-75.3%42.0K-610.3K-2.6K0.15116.55130201,82493
2011-12-20$13.71$12.50107.5%30.8%32.9%0.0%0.0%13.8%-70.9%44.1K-800.3K-3.0K0.00115.45001,837113
2011-12-21$14.09$12.5066.7%19.1%33.3%0.0%66.6%14.8%3.2%45.4K-876.8K-2.9K0.00117.14101,837113
2011-12-22$14.63$12.5057.6%16.5%31.9%0.0%57.8%4.6%14.1%59.5K-1.1M-3.2K0.1964.78213401,836113
2011-12-23$15.00$15.0055.6%15.9%32.7%0.0%55.6%1.8%11.5%58.1K-1.2M-3.1K0.00119.491201,706153
2011-12-27$15.03$15.0054.2%15.5%31.0%0.0%0.0%-12.5%13.2%64.5K-1.2M-2.9K0.0096.98001,718153
2011-12-28$14.11$15.0052.2%15.0%38.9%0.0%0.0%20.3%18.5%58.0K-800.7K-2.5K0.00104.821601,718153
2011-12-29$13.86$15.0056.5%16.2%37.3%0.0%57.2%8.8%10.4%50.9K-616.8K-2.3K0.0032.721101,734153
2011-12-30$13.68$15.0061.1%17.5%37.6%0.0%0.0%6.0%8.9%49.4K-563.7K-2.2K0.0035.801101,729153