Alaska Air Stock Options

ALK Stock  USD 66.34  1.08  1.60%   
Alaska Air's latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.58 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.23 over 54 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 3.0, with calls trading at the volume of 273. This yields a 0.01 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Alaska Air'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. Alaska Air's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Alaska Air's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Alaska Air Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-04-17 Option Contracts

Alaska Air's 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, 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 Alaska Air

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

Alaska Air Group In The Money Call Balance

When Alaska Air's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Alaska Air Group stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Alaska Air'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 Alaska Air Group 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.

Alaska Current Options Market Mood

Alaska Air'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 Alaska 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

Unfortunately, most Alaska Air's options investors are not very successful. Alaska Air'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 Alaska contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Alaska Air Group will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0363% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Alaska Air trading at USD 66.34, that is roughly USD 0.024. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Alaska Air's daily price movement you should consider buying Alaska Air Group options at the current volatility level of 0.58%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Alaska Air 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" Alaska calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Alaska Air Group stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Alaska Air Option Chain

When Alaska Air's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Alaska Air Group 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.
Alaska Air's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Alaska. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Alaska. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Alaska Air 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
ALK250417C000250001025.039.9 - 44.040.43In
Call
ALK250417C00027500527.537.8 - 41.124.6In
Call
ALK250417C00030000530.034.7 - 38.736.7In
Call
ALK250417C00032500132.532.9 - 36.08.09In
Call
ALK250417C000350003835.029.7 - 33.832.0In
Call
ALK250417C000375001537.528.1 - 31.230.34In
Call
ALK250417C000400004640.025.3 - 28.927.0In
Call
ALK250417C0004250018642.523.0 - 26.121.75In
Call
ALK250417C0004500023445.020.5 - 23.022.45In
Call
ALK250417C000475007347.517.8 - 20.221.3In
Call
ALK250417C0005000022450.017.2 - 17.618.0In
Call
ALK250417C000525007952.515.0 - 17.317.1In
Call
ALK250417C00055000268955.012.9 - 13.213.1In
Call
ALK250417C0005750052057.58.5 - 11.212.85In
Call
ALK250417C00060000147960.09.0 - 9.39.15In
Call
ALK250417C0006250014562.57.2 - 7.78.01In
Call
ALK250417C00065000844165.05.9 - 6.15.94In
Call
ALK250417C0006750052967.54.7 - 4.94.7Out
Call
ALK250417C0007000051470.03.6 - 3.93.65Out
Call
ALK250417C0007250043772.51.8 - 2.953.3Out
Call
ALK250417C0007500013775.02.1 - 2.32.35Out
Call
ALK250417C000775002277.51.6 - 1.751.85Out
Call
ALK250417C0008000031580.01.2 - 1.351.5Out
Call
ALK250417C000850001385.00.6 - 0.81.2Out
Call
ALK250417C00090000290.00.35 - 0.550.64Out
Call
ALK250417C00095000195.00.05 - 1.30.5Out
Call
ALK250417C001000000100.00.05 - 1.450.05Out
 Put
ALK250417P00025000125.00.0 - 1.350.45Out
 Put
ALK250417P00027500127.50.0 - 1.351.05Out
 Put
ALK250417P000300006030.00.0 - 1.350.3Out
 Put
ALK250417P000325007232.50.0 - 1.350.5Out
 Put
ALK250417P000350006435.00.0 - 1.350.42Out
 Put
ALK250417P0003750013337.50.0 - 1.50.5Out
 Put
ALK250417P000400002640.00.0 - 1.00.37Out
 Put
ALK250417P000425002042.50.05 - 1.450.38Out
 Put
ALK250417P000450005545.00.1 - 2.11.7Out
 Put
ALK250417P000475006447.50.3 - 0.450.37Out
 Put
ALK250417P0005000019450.00.45 - 0.60.52Out
 Put
ALK250417P00052500126452.50.65 - 0.80.73Out
 Put
ALK250417P0005500046955.01.0 - 1.151.02Out
 Put
ALK250417P0005750010557.50.5 - 1.61.45Out
 Put
ALK250417P0006000014060.02.05 - 2.252.15Out
 Put
ALK250417P0006250039362.52.85 - 3.13.1Out
 Put
ALK250417P0006500024165.02.45 - 5.83.8Out
 Put
ALK250417P0006750023567.55.1 - 5.44.9In
 Put
ALK250417P0007000010270.05.4 - 8.76.1In
 Put
ALK250417P0007250013572.58.2 - 8.67.6In
 Put
ALK250417P00075000675.010.0 - 10.49.9In
 Put
ALK250417P00077500177.510.3 - 13.911.3In
 Put
ALK250417P000800001480.012.1 - 16.116.2In
 Put
ALK250417P00085000085.018.3 - 20.118.3In
 Put
ALK250417P00090000090.021.4 - 25.121.4In
 Put
ALK250417P00095000195.026.9 - 30.428.8In
 Put
ALK250417P001000000100.032.1 - 35.532.1In

Alaska Air Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Alaska Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

4.97 Billion

At this time, Alaska Air's Total Stockholder Equity is quite stable compared to the past year.

Alaska Air Corporate Directors

Jessie KnightIndependent DirectorProfile
Helvi SandvikIndependent DirectorProfile
Patricia BedientLead Independent DirectorProfile
Susan LiIndependent DirectorProfile
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Is Passenger Airlines 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 Alaska Air. If investors know Alaska 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 Alaska Air 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
0.704
Earnings Share
2.51
Revenue Per Share
85.034
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.082
Return On Assets
0.0286
The market value of Alaska Air Group is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Alaska that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Alaska Air's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Alaska Air'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 Alaska Air's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Alaska Air'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 Alaska Air's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Alaska Air is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Alaska Air'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.