AES Stock Options

AES Stock  USD 13.23  0.18  1.38%   
AES's latest option contracts expiring on January 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.32 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.44 over 24 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on January 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 1.0, with calls trading at the volume of 231. This yields a 0.0 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against January 17th 2025 Option Contracts

AES 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 AES's lending market. For example, when AES's 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 AES, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting AES stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows AES'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. AES's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for AES's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

AES Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-01-17 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when AES's market makers reach a net positive position across all AES's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, AES'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 AES

Analyzing AES's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in AES regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when AES's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money AES's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with AES's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

AES Current Options Market Mood

AES'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 AES 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 AES'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. AES'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 AES contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that The AES will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.02% per day over the life of the 2025-01-17 option contract. With AES trading at USD 13.23, that is roughly USD 0.002646. If you think that the market is fully incorporating AES's daily price movement you should consider buying The AES options at the current volatility level of 0.32%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing AES 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" AES calls. Remember, the seller must deliver The AES stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

AES Option Chain

When AES's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against The AES 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.
AES's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on AES. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for AES. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a AES 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 IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
AES250117C0000300003.09.6 - 12.99.6Out
Call
AES250117C0000500005.08.7 - 10.28.7Out
Call
AES250117C00010000110.04.0 - 5.15.45Out
Call
AES250117C0001500050415.02.0 - 2.12.1Out
Call
AES250117C0001800023618.00.95 - 1.151.07Out
Call
AES250117C00020000126720.00.6 - 0.70.7Out
Call
AES250117C0002300032123.00.2 - 0.350.35Out
Call
AES250117C0002500058625.00.1 - 0.250.1Out
Call
AES250117C0002700015027.00.0 - 0.20.2Out
Call
AES250117C0003000025730.00.05 - 0.250.05Out
Call
AES250117C0003200061232.00.0 - 0.350.35Out
Call
AES250117C00035000935.00.0 - 0.70.7Out
Call
AES250117C000370003037.00.0 - 0.650.65Out
Call
AES250117C0004000013240.00.0 - 0.250.25Out
 Put
AES250117P0000300003.00.0 - 0.350.35Out
 Put
AES250117P0000500005.00.0 - 0.50.5Out
 Put
AES250117P000100004210.00.7 - 1.30.7Out
 Put
AES250117P0001500042015.02.65 - 2.752.65Out
 Put
AES250117P0001800042618.04.4 - 4.84.4Out
 Put
AES250117P0002000024120.06.0 - 6.46.0Out
 Put
AES250117P0002300032923.07.3 - 11.47.3Out
 Put
AES250117P0002500022825.010.7 - 11.110.7Out
 Put
AES250117P0002700011027.012.6 - 13.412.6Out
 Put
AES250117P00030000030.014.6 - 17.414.6Out

AES Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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AES Market Cap Over Time

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AES Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

3.18 Billion

At this time, AES's Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

AES Corporate Directors

Tarun KhannaIndependent DirectorProfile
Alain MonieIndependent DirectorProfile
Charles HarringtonIndependent DirectorProfile
Moises NaimIndependent DirectorProfile

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