FTC Options History — March 2013

In March 2013, FTC traded between $32.44 and $33.71. ATM implied volatility averaged 16.5%. The 30-day expected move averaged 3.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 2.7% (HV 20d: 13.9%). Max pain ranged from $33.00 to $33.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 20 days.

Notable Days

  • 2013-03-13: Largest IV spike — 607.2% change
  • 2013-03-01: Largest Expected Move — 4.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$33.30$32.44$33.71$32.44$33.65
Max Pain$33.00$33.00$33.00$33.00$33.00
ATM IV16.5%9.0%106.9%14.0%9.9%
Expected Move3.4%2.6%4.0%4.0%2.8%
HV 20d13.9%10.4%15.4%15.4%10.4%
Term Structure1.6%-2.5%3.6%-2.5%1.7%
Skew 25d-0.1%-84.9%7.2%-84.9%1.8%
Skew 10d-1.5%-107.2%11.5%-107.2%1.7%
Call IV 25d15.1%7.2%125.2%125.2%10.3%
Put IV 25d15.0%11.5%40.3%40.3%12.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %145.76126.05165.15163.74165.15
Gamma HHI0.600.540.630.540.61
Net GEX-1.8K-2.5K-951-951-2.1K
Net DEX-8.2K-13.6K1.2K1.2K-13.6K
Net VEX-99-113-81-113-81
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Total Volume00000
Total OI1818181818

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-03-01$32.44$0.0014.0%4.0%15.4%0.0%0.0%-84.9%-2.5%-9511.2K-1130.00163.74N/AN/A0099
2013-03-04$32.70$33.009.1%3.6%15.2%0.0%0.0%6.0%1.6%-1.5K-124-1110.00126.05N/AN/A0099
2013-03-05$33.09$33.0011.3%3.5%15.3%0.0%0.0%4.9%1.4%-1.6K-4.6K-1110.00129.13N/AN/A0099
2013-03-06$33.10$33.0011.8%3.5%14.8%0.0%0.0%4.4%2.2%-1.7K-4.8K-1100.00129.99N/AN/A0099
2013-03-07$33.16$33.009.6%3.4%14.4%0.0%0.0%4.2%1.9%-1.7K-5.9K-1090.00129.63N/AN/A0099
2013-03-08$33.41$33.0011.3%3.5%14.4%0.0%0.0%4.0%2.1%-1.7K-9.3K-1040.00143.47N/AN/A0099
2013-03-11$33.45$33.0014.1%3.5%14.3%0.0%0.0%4.0%1.9%-1.9K-9.8K-1020.00141.98N/AN/A0099
2013-03-12$33.40$33.0015.1%3.5%14.3%0.0%0.0%3.8%2.5%-1.8K-8.8K-1020.00143.05N/AN/A0099
2013-03-13$33.56$33.00106.9%2.9%14.3%0.0%0.0%3.3%2.5%-1.8K-10.9K-980.00143.67N/AN/A0099
2013-03-14$33.71$33.009.4%2.7%14.4%0.0%0.0%4.0%3.4%-1.7K-13.4K-950.00145.31N/AN/A0099
2013-03-15$33.61$33.009.0%2.6%14.5%0.0%0.0%3.5%3.6%-2.0K-12.4K-940.00146.83N/AN/A0099
2013-03-18$33.41$33.0012.8%3.7%14.7%0.0%0.0%4.0%1.8%-1.9K-9.1K-970.00142.09N/AN/A0099
2013-03-19$33.20$33.0013.7%3.9%14.9%0.0%0.0%4.7%0.5%-1.7K-7.2K-970.00140.82N/AN/A0099
2013-03-20$33.65$33.009.6%2.7%12.8%0.0%0.0%2.5%1.2%-1.9K-12.7K-890.00154.20N/AN/A0099
2013-03-21$33.18$33.0013.7%3.9%14.0%0.0%0.0%7.1%-0.3%-1.8K-6.3K-970.00146.90N/AN/A0099
2013-03-22$33.24$33.0013.3%3.8%13.9%0.0%0.0%7.2%0.4%-1.9K-7.9K-940.00152.11N/AN/A0099
2013-03-25$33.19$33.0012.5%3.6%12.3%0.0%0.0%5.2%1.6%-2.4K-6.5K-920.00154.17N/AN/A0099
2013-03-26$33.47$33.0010.8%3.1%12.3%0.0%0.0%4.4%3.2%-2.5K-10.6K-880.00158.28N/AN/A0099
2013-03-27$33.47$33.0011.9%3.4%10.4%0.0%0.0%4.6%1.5%-2.1K-10.8K-870.00158.56N/AN/A0099
2013-03-28$33.65$33.009.9%2.8%10.4%0.0%0.0%1.8%1.7%-2.1K-13.6K-810.00165.15N/AN/A0099