Algoma Steel Stock Options
| ASTL Stock | USD 8.94 0.76 7.84% |
Algoma Steel's latest option contracts expiring on January 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.47 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 3.5 over 20 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on January 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 10.0.
Open Interest Against January 17th 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows Algoma Steel'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. Algoma Steel's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Algoma Steel's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Algoma Steel Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-01-17 Option Contracts
Algoma Steel'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 Algoma Steel
Analyzing Algoma Steel's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Algoma Steel regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Algoma Steel's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Algoma Steel's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Algoma Steel's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Algoma Current Options Market Mood
Algoma Steel'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 Algoma 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 Algoma Steel's options investors are not very successful. Algoma Steel'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 Algoma contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Algoma Steel Group will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0294% per day over the life of the 2025-01-17 option contract. With Algoma Steel trading at USD 8.94, that is roughly USD 0.002626. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Algoma Steel's daily price movement you should consider buying Algoma Steel Group options at the current volatility level of 0.47%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Algoma Steel 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" Algoma calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Algoma Steel Group stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Algoma Steel Option Chain
When Algoma Steel's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Algoma Steel 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.
Algoma Steel's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Algoma. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Algoma. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Algoma Steel 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 | ASTL250117C00002500 | 0 | 2.5 | 3.0 - 4.3 | 3.0 | |
Call | ASTL250117C00005000 | 0 | 5.0 | 1.95 - 2.4 | 1.95 | |
Call | ASTL250117C00006000 | 0 | 6.0 | 2.2 - 3.3 | 2.2 | |
Call | ASTL250117C00007500 | 10 | 7.5 | 0.95 - 1.25 | 0.95 | Out |
Call | ASTL250117C00009000 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.7 - 2.35 | 0.7 | |
Call | ASTL250117C00010000 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.4 - 0.65 | 0.4 | |
Call | ASTL250117C00012500 | 0 | 12.5 | 0.2 - 0.35 | 0.2 | |
Call | ASTL250117C00015000 | 0 | 15.0 | 0.1 - 0.25 | 0.1 | |
Call | ASTL250117C00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 0.0 - 1.25 | 1.25 | |
Call | ASTL250117C00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.05 - 0.25 | 0.05 | |
Put | ASTL250117P00002500 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 - 0.25 | 0.25 | |
Put | ASTL250117P00005000 | 20 | 5.0 | 0.4 - 0.6 | 0.4 | Out |
Put | ASTL250117P00006000 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.25 - 0.35 | 0.25 | |
Put | ASTL250117P00007500 | 15 | 7.5 | 1.55 - 1.85 | 1.75 | Out |
Put | ASTL250117P00009000 | 0 | 9.0 | 1.6 - 2.05 | 1.6 | |
Put | ASTL250117P00010000 | 0 | 10.0 | 3.4 - 3.7 | 3.4 | |
Put | ASTL250117P00012500 | 0 | 12.5 | 4.5 - 7.0 | 4.5 | |
Put | ASTL250117P00015000 | 0 | 15.0 | 6.6 - 7.7 | 6.6 | |
Put | ASTL250117P00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 7.6 - 8.7 | 7.6 | |
Put | ASTL250117P00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 9.5 - 10.6 | 9.5 |
Algoma Steel Market Cap Over Time
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Algoma Steel Corporate Management
| Michael Garcia | CEO Director | Profile | |
| Rory Brandow | Vice Sales | Profile | |
| Brenda Stenta | Manager Branding | Profile | |
| Rajat Marwah | Chief Officer | Profile | |
| Mike Panzeri | Senior Production | Profile | |
| Michael Moraca | Treasurer Officer | Profile | |
| Loris Molino | VP Services | Profile |
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Quarterly Earnings Growth (0.93) | Dividend Share 0.236 | Earnings Share (1.01) | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth (0.18) |
The market value of Algoma Steel Group is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Algoma that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Algoma Steel's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Algoma Steel'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 Algoma Steel's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Algoma Steel'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 Algoma Steel's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Algoma Steel is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Algoma Steel'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.