American States Stock Options
| AWR Stock | USD 74.88 0.61 0.81% |
American States' latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.56 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.48 over 24 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025.
Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts
2025-03-21
The chart above shows American States' 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. American States' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for American States' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on American States
Analyzing American States' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in American States regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when American States' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money American States' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with American States' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
American States Water In The Money Call Balance
When American States' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against American States Water stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying American States' 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 American States Water 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.
American Current Options Market Mood
American States' 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 American 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 American States' options investors are not very successful. American States' 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 American contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that American States Water will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.035% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With American States trading at USD 74.88, that is roughly USD 0.0262. If you think that the market is fully incorporating American States' daily price movement you should consider buying American States Water options at the current volatility level of 0.56%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing American States 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" American calls. Remember, the seller must deliver American States Water stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
American States Option Chain
When American States' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against American States Water 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.
American States' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on American. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for American. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a American States 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 | AWR250321C00070000 | 1 | 70.0 | 3.5 - 8.3 | 5.53 | In |
Call | AWR250321C00075000 | 6 | 75.0 | 1.95 - 5.0 | 1.7 | Out |
Call | AWR250321C00080000 | 13 | 80.0 | 0.3 - 1.15 | 1.55 | Out |
Call | AWR250321C00085000 | 65 | 85.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 2.05 | Out |
Call | AWR250321C00090000 | 8 | 90.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 2.06 | Out |
Call | AWR250321C00095000 | 16 | 95.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 1.0 | Out |
Call | AWR250321C00100000 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Call | AWR250321C00105000 | 1 | 105.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 0.45 | Out |
Call | AWR250321C00110000 | 0 | 110.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Call | AWR250321C00115000 | 0 | 115.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Call | AWR250321C00120000 | 0 | 120.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Put | AWR250321P00060000 | 4 | 60.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 0.6 | Out |
Put | AWR250321P00065000 | 32 | 65.0 | 0.15 - 0.55 | 0.86 | Out |
Put | AWR250321P00070000 | 9 | 70.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 1.8 | Out |
Put | AWR250321P00075000 | 7 | 75.0 | 0.05 - 4.9 | 2.0 | Out |
Put | AWR250321P00080000 | 1 | 80.0 | 3.5 - 8.0 | 2.32 | In |
Put | AWR250321P00085000 | 0 | 85.0 | 8.0 - 12.5 | 7.5 | In |
Put | AWR250321P00090000 | 0 | 90.0 | 13.0 - 17.8 | 13.0 | In |
Put | AWR250321P00095000 | 0 | 95.0 | 18.0 - 22.9 | 18.0 | In |
Put | AWR250321P00100000 | 0 | 100.0 | 23.0 - 27.9 | 23.0 | In |
Put | AWR250321P00105000 | 0 | 105.0 | 28.0 - 32.9 | 28.0 | In |
Put | AWR250321P00110000 | 0 | 110.0 | 32.6 - 37.5 | 32.6 | In |
Put | AWR250321P00115000 | 0 | 115.0 | 37.6 - 42.5 | 37.6 | In |
Put | AWR250321P00120000 | 0 | 120.0 | 42.6 - 47.5 | 42.6 | In |
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