Enact Holdings Stock Options
| ACT Etf | USD 34.62 0.24 0.70% |
Enact Holdings' latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.76 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.08 over 20 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025.
Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts
Enact Holdings 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 Enact Holdings' lending market. For example, when Enact Holdings' 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 Enact Holdings, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Enact Holdings stock over its option's life.
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The chart above shows Enact Holdings' 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. Enact Holdings' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Enact Holdings' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Enact Holdings
Analyzing Enact Holdings' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Enact Holdings regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Enact Holdings' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Enact Holdings' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Enact Holdings' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Enact Holdings In The Money Call Balance
When Enact Holdings' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Enact Holdings stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Enact Holdings' 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 Enact Holdings 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.
Enact Current Options Market Mood
Enact Holdings' 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 Enact Etf'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
Unfortunately, most Enact Holdings' options investors are not very successful. Enact Holdings' 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 Enact contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Enact Holdings will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0475% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Enact Holdings trading at USD 34.62, that is roughly USD 0.0164. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Enact Holdings' daily price movement you should consider buying Enact Holdings options at the current volatility level of 0.76%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Enact Holdings 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" Enact calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Enact Holdings stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Enact Holdings Option Chain
When Enact Holdings' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Enact Holdings 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.
Enact Holdings' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Enact. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Enact. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Enact Holdings 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 | Strike Price | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | ACT250417C00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 15.1 - 19.0 | 15.1 | In |
Call | ACT250417C00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 12.6 - 16.5 | 12.6 | In |
Call | ACT250417C00022500 | 0 | 22.5 | 9.0 - 13.9 | 9.0 | In |
Call | ACT250417C00025000 | 0 | 25.0 | 8.5 - 11.5 | 8.5 | In |
Call | ACT250417C00030000 | 17 | 30.0 | 3.6 - 6.4 | 4.5 | In |
Call | ACT250417C00035000 | 16 | 35.0 | 0.0 - 1.05 | 0.36 | Out |
Call | ACT250417C00040000 | 16 | 40.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.49 | Out |
Call | ACT250417C00045000 | 4 | 45.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.3 | Out |
Call | ACT250417C00050000 | 0 | 50.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | ACT250417C00055000 | 0 | 55.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Put | ACT250417P00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 0.0 - 1.15 | 1.15 | |
Put | ACT250417P00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Put | ACT250417P00022500 | 0 | 22.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Put | ACT250417P00025000 | 0 | 25.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Put | ACT250417P00030000 | 3 | 30.0 | 0.0 - 0.8 | 0.55 | Out |
Put | ACT250417P00035000 | 0 | 35.0 | 0.0 - 2.05 | 2.05 | In |
Put | ACT250417P00040000 | 1 | 40.0 | 5.4 - 6.9 | 3.98 | In |
Put | ACT250417P00045000 | 0 | 45.0 | 10.4 - 11.2 | 10.4 | In |
Put | ACT250417P00050000 | 0 | 50.0 | 15.5 - 16.7 | 15.5 | In |
Put | ACT250417P00055000 | 0 | 55.0 | 20.5 - 21.6 | 20.5 | In |
Other Information on Investing in Enact Etf
Enact Holdings financial ratios help investors to determine whether Enact Etf is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Enact with respect to the benefits of owning Enact Holdings security.