January 2017. 1  In January 2017, for the eleventh consecutive month, dry natural gas production decreased year-to-year from the same month a year ago. The preliminary level for dry natural gas production in January 2017 was 2,193 billion cubic feet (Bcf), or 70.7 Bcf/day. This level was a 2.6 Bcf/day (3.6%) decrease from the January 2016 level of 73.4 Bcf/day.
Low Volatility... Option Volatility is a measure of risk/uncertainty. The more volatile a stock is, the higher the options premium will be. The difficulty of predicting the behavior of a volatile stock commands a higher price for the option because of the additional risk/reward it poses. High volatility: higher option premium. Low volatility: lower option premium. Option volatility is broken down into two components: 1  Historical Volatility: tells us how volatile something has been in the past.  Implied Volatility: is the market's view on how volatile things will be in the future.
The Option Period starts the first day following the effective date of the contract. The effective date is considered day 0 of the contract...the first day of the Option Period is considered day 1. So if your 10 day Option Period started on April 19, this means the effective date of your contract is April 18.