AA250620P00060000 Option on Alcoa Corp

AA Stock  USD 41.09  0.90  2.14%   
Alcoa Corp's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-12-13 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.15 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 2.03 over 67 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on 2024-12-13. The total put volume is at 1.2 K, with calls trading at the volume of 1.2 K. This yields a 0.55 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against 2024-12-13 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Alcoa Corp's distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Alcoa Corp's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Alcoa Corp's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Alcoa Corp Maximum Pain Price across 2024-12-13 Option Contracts

Max pain usually refers to a trading concept that asserts that market manipulation can cause the market price of particular securities such as Alcoa Corp close to expiration to expire worthless. So, Max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Alcoa Corp's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Alcoa Corp

Analyzing Alcoa Corp's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Alcoa Corp regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Alcoa Corp's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Alcoa Corp's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Alcoa Corp's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Alcoa Corp's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Alcoa Corp common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Alcoa stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Alcoa Corp's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Alcoa Corp's Common Stock Shares Outstanding is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Total Stockholder Equity is expected to grow to about 4.6 B, whereas Common Stock Total Equity is forecasted to decline to about 1.7 M.

Alcoa Corp In The Money Call Balance

When Alcoa Corp's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Alcoa Corp stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Alcoa Corp's options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Alcoa Corp are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

Alcoa Current Options Market Mood

Alcoa Corp's open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Alcoa Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Alcoa Corp's calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Alcoa Corp's option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Alcoa contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Alcoa Corp will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0719% per day over the life of the 2024-12-13 option contract. With Alcoa Corp trading at USD 41.09, that is roughly USD 0.0295. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Alcoa Corp's daily price movement you should consider buying Alcoa Corp options at the current volatility level of 1.15%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Alcoa Corp options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Alcoa calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Alcoa Corp stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Alcoa Corp Option Chain

When Alcoa Corp's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Alcoa Corp stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Alcoa Corp's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Alcoa. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Alcoa. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Alcoa Corp against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntExpirationCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 3022024-12-1310.15 - 11.3513.39In
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 3222024-12-137.35 - 10.0513.81In
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 34122024-12-137.05 - 7.89.05In
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 35152024-12-136.05 - 7.67.75In
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 36252024-12-135.05 - 6.055.3In
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 3722024-12-132.97 - 4.410.47In
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 3872024-12-132.87 - 3.33.33In
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 3982024-12-131.81 - 2.462.28In
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 40292024-12-131.46 - 1.691.37In
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 4012024-12-130.97 - 1.291.02In
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 41332024-12-130.88 - 0.990.89In
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 41812024-12-130.64 - 0.750.57Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 426512024-12-130.47 - 0.560.51Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 421032024-12-130.32 - 0.610.31Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 432052024-12-130.22 - 0.30.21Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 4310292024-12-130.17 - 0.210.15Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 443842024-12-130.11 - 0.150.11Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 44822024-12-130.07 - 0.110.12Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 454322024-12-130.05 - 0.190.05Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 452472024-12-130.03 - 0.170.04Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 463952024-12-130.01 - 0.080.04Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 46932024-12-130.01 - 0.250.03Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 473412024-12-130.0 - 0.020.02Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 473442024-12-130.0 - 0.240.04Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 481902024-12-130.0 - 0.230.02Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 48682024-12-130.0 - 0.230.15Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 491792024-12-130.0 - 0.210.01Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 49272024-12-130.0 - 1.180.23Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 501892024-12-130.0 - 0.030.01Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 51492024-12-130.0 - 0.010.01Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 524672024-12-130.0 - 0.050.01Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 53172024-12-130.0 - 0.350.03Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 54152024-12-130.0 - 0.410.01Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 55412024-12-130.0 - 0.010.02Out
Call
AA Option Call 13-12-2024 5662024-12-130.0 - 0.250.01Out
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 2522024-12-130.0 - 0.430.06Out
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 305402024-12-130.0 - 0.040.01Out
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 31412024-12-130.0 - 2.140.34Out
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 3282024-12-130.0 - 2.140.14Out
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 3454082024-12-130.0 - 0.230.01Out
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 352492024-12-130.0 - 0.040.01Out
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 36672024-12-130.0 - 0.060.03Out
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 373082024-12-130.01 - 0.250.07Out
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 381312024-12-130.06 - 0.10.08Out
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 397982024-12-130.06 - 0.210.23Out
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 401452024-12-130.37 - 0.460.53Out
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 40742024-12-130.56 - 0.720.51Out
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 411002024-12-130.6 - 0.870.88Out
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 412082024-12-130.86 - 1.261.14In
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 4222352024-12-131.29 - 1.431.46In
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 42692024-12-131.61 - 1.81.82In
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 431262024-12-131.84 - 2.212.41In
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 431712024-12-132.47 - 2.642.67In
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 441372024-12-132.76 - 4.03.16In
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 44602024-12-132.98 - 3.753.32In
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 452462024-12-133.85 - 5.03.75In
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 451502024-12-134.05 - 5.54.75In
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 461402024-12-134.8 - 6.04.66In
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 46302024-12-135.05 - 6.43.38In
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 471212024-12-135.3 - 6.06.03In
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 47932024-12-135.45 - 7.54.25In
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 48432024-12-136.75 - 7.956.6In
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 48192024-12-136.45 - 8.42.67In
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 49112024-12-137.6 - 8.33.4In
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 5012024-12-138.45 - 9.86.5In
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 5222024-12-1310.5 - 11.357.95In
 Put
AA Option Put 13-12-2024 5502024-12-1313.45 - 14.559.0In

Alcoa Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

4.56 Billion

At present, Alcoa Corp's Total Stockholder Equity is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

Alcoa Corp Corporate Directors

Carol RobertsIndependent DirectorProfile
James HughesIndependent DirectorProfile
Kathryn FullerIndependent DirectorProfile
Mary CitrinoIndependent DirectorProfile
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Is Metals & Mining space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Alcoa Corp. If investors know Alcoa will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Alcoa Corp listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.81
Dividend Share
0.4
Earnings Share
(1.56)
Revenue Per Share
57.238
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.116
The market value of Alcoa Corp is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Alcoa that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Alcoa Corp's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Alcoa Corp's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Alcoa Corp's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Alcoa Corp's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Alcoa Corp's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Alcoa Corp is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Alcoa Corp's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.