Abbott Laboratories Stock Options
| ABT Stock | USD 114.14 1.36 1.18% |
Abbott Laboratories' latest option contracts expiring on 2024-12-13 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.13 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.41 over 49 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2024-12-13. The total put volume is at 545, with calls trading at the volume of 545. This yields a 0.4 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against 2024-12-13 Option Contracts
Abbott Laboratories option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in Abbott Laboratories' lending market. For example, when Abbott Laboratories' puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on Abbott Laboratories, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Abbott Laboratories stock over its option's life.
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The chart above shows Abbott Laboratories' 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. Abbott Laboratories' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Abbott Laboratories' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Abbott Laboratories
Analyzing Abbott Laboratories' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Abbott Laboratories regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Abbott Laboratories' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Abbott Laboratories' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Abbott Laboratories' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
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Abbott Laboratories In The Money Call Balance
When Abbott Laboratories' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Abbott Laboratories stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Abbott Laboratories' 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 Abbott Laboratories 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.
Abbott Current Options Market Mood
Abbott Laboratories' 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 Abbott 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 Abbott Laboratories' calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Abbott Laboratories' 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 Abbott contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Abbott Laboratories will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.008125% per day over the life of the 2024-12-13 option contract. With Abbott Laboratories trading at USD 114.14, that is roughly USD 0.009274. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Abbott Laboratories' daily price movement you should consider buying Abbott Laboratories options at the current volatility level of 0.13%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Abbott Laboratories 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" Abbott calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Abbott Laboratories stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Abbott Laboratories Option Chain
When Abbott Laboratories' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Abbott Laboratories 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.
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Abbott Laboratories' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Abbott. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Abbott. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Abbott Laboratories 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 Int | Expiration | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 100 | 1 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 16.3 | In |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 105 | 2 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 10.4 | In |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 107 | 3 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 9.55 | In |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 108 | 8 | 2024-12-13 | 7.5 - 8.05 | 9.25 | In |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 109 | 9 | 2024-12-13 | 6.5 - 7.1 | 8.5 | In |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 110 | 18 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 4.6 | In |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 111 | 10 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3.73 | In |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 112 | 12 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3.5 | In |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 113 | 43 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 2.31 | In |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 114 | 22 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.64 | In |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 115 | 380 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.75 | In |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 116 | 363 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.06 | Out |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 117 | 321 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.33 | Out |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 118 | 1209 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.16 | Out |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 119 | 1153 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.08 | Out |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 120 | 355 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.06 | Out |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 121 | 191 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.04 | Out |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 122 | 57 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.01 | Out |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 123 | 45 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.12 | Out |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 124 | 154 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.02 | Out |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 125 | 36 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.02 | Out |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 126 | 43 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.07 | Out |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 127 | 8 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.07 | Out |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 128 | 1 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.17 | Out |
Call | ABT Option Call 13-12-2024 131 | 3 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.08 | Out |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 95 | 23 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.01 | Out |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 100 | 275 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.01 | Out |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 102 | 54 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.04 | Out |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 104 | 10 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.05 | Out |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 105 | 75 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.02 | Out |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 106 | 40 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.06 | Out |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 107 | 16 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.22 | Out |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 108 | 18 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.19 | Out |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 109 | 2 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.04 | Out |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 110 | 107 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.07 | Out |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 111 | 143 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.05 | Out |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 112 | 95 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.05 | Out |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 113 | 180 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.19 | Out |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 114 | 129 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.36 | Out |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 115 | 201 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.72 | Out |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 116 | 234 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.83 | In |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 117 | 144 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 2.2 | In |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 118 | 26 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.98 | In |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 119 | 15 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 4.49 | In |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 120 | 14 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 4.39 | In |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 121 | 1 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 5.58 | In |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 123 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 5.35 | In |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 124 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 8.8 | In |
Put | ABT Option Put 13-12-2024 126 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 10.4 | In |
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