ARK Space Stock Options
| ARKX Etf | USD 18.66 0.03 0.16% |
ARK Space's latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.46 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.02 over 25 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025.
Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts
ARK Space 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 ARK Space's lending market. For example, when ARK Space'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 ARK Space, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting ARK Space stock over its option's life.
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The chart above shows ARK Space'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. ARK Space's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for ARK Space's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
ARK Space Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-05-16 Option Contracts
Max pain occurs when ARK Space's market makers reach a net positive position across all ARK Space's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, ARK Space'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 ARK Space
Analyzing ARK Space's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in ARK Space regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when ARK Space's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money ARK Space's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with ARK Space's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
ARK Space Exploration In The Money Call Balance
When ARK Space's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against ARK Space Exploration stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying ARK Space'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 ARK Space Exploration 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.
ARK Current Options Market Mood
ARK Space'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 ARK 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
It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Using current ARK Space's option volume and open interest to make an investment decision is considered a contrarian-sentiment measure that can be utilized in many timing strategies in both derivative and spot marketplace.
Rule 16 of the current ARK contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that ARK Space Exploration will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0288% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With ARK Space trading at USD 18.66, that is roughly USD 0.005365. If you think that the market is fully incorporating ARK Space's daily price movement you should consider buying ARK Space Exploration options at the current volatility level of 0.46%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing ARK Space 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" ARK calls. Remember, the seller must deliver ARK Space Exploration stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
ARK Space Option Chain
When ARK Space's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against ARK Space Exploration 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.
ARK Space's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on ARK. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for ARK. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a ARK Space 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 | ARKX250516C00025000 | 76 | 25.0 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 0.08 | Out |
Call | ARKX250516C00024000 | 2 | 24.0 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 0.2 | Out |
Call | ARKX250516C00023000 | 71 | 23.0 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 0.3 | Out |
Call | ARKX250516C00022000 | 188 | 22.0 | 0.0 - 0.2 | 0.12 | Out |
Call | ARKX250516C00021000 | 112 | 21.0 | 0.1 - 0.35 | 0.15 | Out |
Call | ARKX250516C00020000 | 167 | 20.0 | 0.3 - 0.55 | 0.56 | Out |
Call | ARKX250516C00019000 | 57 | 19.0 | 0.0 - 1.0 | 2.53 | Out |
Call | ARKX250516C00018000 | 148 | 18.0 | 1.1 - 1.45 | 1.15 | In |
Call | ARKX250516C00017000 | 5 | 17.0 | 0.9 - 2.25 | 3.6 | In |
Call | ARKX250516C00016000 | 55 | 16.0 | 2.75 - 3.1 | 2.85 | In |
Call | ARKX250516C00015000 | 8 | 15.0 | 3.7 - 4.0 | 4.6 | In |
Call | ARKX250516C00014000 | 5 | 14.0 | 3.2 - 5.7 | 6.4 | In |
Call | ARKX250516C00013000 | 7 | 13.0 | 5.6 - 5.9 | 5.2 | In |
Call | ARKX250516C00011000 | 1 | 11.0 | 7.6 - 7.9 | 9.7 | In |
Call | ARKX250516C00010000 | 4 | 10.0 | 8.6 - 8.9 | 10.6 | In |
Put | ARKX250516P00025000 | 0 | 25.0 | 6.2 - 6.5 | 6.2 | In |
Put | ARKX250516P00024000 | 0 | 24.0 | 3.6 - 5.5 | 3.6 | In |
Put | ARKX250516P00023000 | 0 | 23.0 | 2.6 - 4.5 | 2.6 | In |
Put | ARKX250516P00022000 | 0 | 22.0 | 3.2 - 3.5 | 3.2 | In |
Put | ARKX250516P00021000 | 2 | 21.0 | 2.2 - 2.6 | 0.96 | In |
Put | ARKX250516P00020000 | 6 | 20.0 | 1.45 - 1.8 | 1.65 | In |
Put | ARKX250516P00019000 | 9 | 19.0 | 0.65 - 2.5 | 0.58 | In |
Put | ARKX250516P00018000 | 2 | 18.0 | 0.35 - 0.7 | 0.9 | Out |
Put | ARKX250516P00017000 | 1 | 17.0 | 0.0 - 0.5 | 0.5 | Out |
Put | ARKX250516P00016000 | 1 | 16.0 | 0.05 - 0.35 | 0.05 | Out |
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The market value of ARK Space Exploration is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of ARK that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of ARK Space's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is ARK Space'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 ARK Space's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect ARK Space'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 ARK Space's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if ARK Space is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, ARK Space'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.