Alkermes Plc Stock Options

ALKS Stock  USD 29.04  0.29  1.01%   
Alkermes Plc's latest option contracts expiring on January 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.52. The Alkermes Plc option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Alkermes Plc option contracts. It shows all of Alkermes Plc's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

Alkermes Plc Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-01-17 Option Contracts

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

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

Alkermes Plc In The Money Call Balance

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

Alkermes Current Options Market Mood

Alkermes Plc'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 Alkermes 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 Volume

Unfortunately, most Alkermes Plc's options investors are not very successful. Alkermes Plc'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 Alkermes contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Alkermes Plc will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0325% per day over the life of the 2025-01-17 option contract. With Alkermes Plc trading at USD 29.04, that is roughly USD 0.009438. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Alkermes Plc's daily price movement you should consider buying Alkermes Plc options at the current volatility level of 0.52%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Alkermes Plc 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" Alkermes calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Alkermes Plc stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Alkermes Plc Option Chain

When Alkermes Plc's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Alkermes Plc 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.
Alkermes Plc's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Alkermes. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Alkermes. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Alkermes Plc 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
ALKS250117C00021000021.06.1 - 10.06.1In
Call
ALKS250117C00022000022.04.7 - 9.04.7In
Call
ALKS250117C00023000023.04.5 - 7.94.5In
Call
ALKS250117C00024000024.03.0 - 7.33.0In
Call
ALKS250117C00025000025.02.2 - 5.82.2In
Call
ALKS250117C00026000026.03.0 - 4.43.0In
Call
ALKS250117C00027000027.02.3 - 2.82.3In
Call
ALKS250117C00028000028.01.75 - 2.21.75In
Call
ALKS250117C00029000029.00.3 - 1.70.3Out
Call
ALKS250117C00030000030.00.75 - 1.30.75Out
 Put
ALKS250117P00021000021.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
 Put
ALKS250117P00022000022.00.05 - 4.80.05Out
 Put
ALKS250117P00023000023.00.0 - 4.04.0Out
 Put
ALKS250117P00024000024.00.2 - 0.450.2Out
 Put
ALKS250117P00025000025.00.2 - 0.650.2Out
 Put
ALKS250117P00026000026.00.0 - 0.90.9Out
 Put
ALKS250117P00027000027.00.75 - 1.20.75Out
 Put
ALKS250117P00028000028.00.15 - 1.650.15Out
 Put
ALKS250117P00029000029.01.6 - 2.11.6In
 Put
ALKS250117P00030000030.02.2 - 3.82.2In

Alkermes Plc Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Alkermes Plc Market Cap Over Time

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Alkermes Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.45 Billion

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

Alkermes Plc Corporate Management

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