BHP Group Stock Options
| BHP Stock | USD 48.81 0.40 0.81% |
BHP Group's latest option contracts expiring on January 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.33 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.11 over 51 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more puts than calls on contracts expiring on January 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 51.0, with calls trading at the volume of 29.0. This yields a 1.76 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against January 17th 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows BHP Group'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. BHP Group's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for BHP Group's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
BHP Group Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-01-17 Option Contracts
Max pain occurs when BHP Group's market makers reach a net positive position across all BHP Group's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, BHP Group'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 BHP Group
Analyzing BHP Group's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in BHP Group regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when BHP Group's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money BHP Group's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with BHP Group's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
BHP Current Options Market Mood
BHP Group'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 BHP 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 BHP Group's options investors are not very successful. BHP Group'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 BHP contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that BHP Group Limited will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0206% per day over the life of the 2025-01-17 option contract. With BHP Group trading at USD 48.81, that is roughly USD 0.0101. If you think that the market is fully incorporating BHP Group's daily price movement you should consider buying BHP Group Limited options at the current volatility level of 0.33%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing BHP Group 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" BHP calls. Remember, the seller must deliver BHP Group Limited stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
BHP Group Option Chain
When BHP Group's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against BHP Group Limited 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.
BHP Group's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on BHP. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for BHP. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a BHP Group 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 | BHP250117C00025000 | 7 | 25.0 | 31.0 - 32.1 | 32.11 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00027500 | 0 | 27.5 | 28.9 - 29.9 | 28.9 | |
Call | BHP250117C00030000 | 0 | 30.0 | 26.6 - 27.3 | 26.6 | |
Call | BHP250117C00032500 | 0 | 32.5 | 24.3 - 25.1 | 24.3 | |
Call | BHP250117C00035000 | 20 | 35.0 | 22.0 - 22.6 | 22.0 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00037500 | 154 | 37.5 | 19.8 - 20.8 | 19.8 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00040000 | 854 | 40.0 | 17.7 - 18.7 | 17.7 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00042500 | 486 | 42.5 | 15.7 - 16.4 | 15.7 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00045000 | 135 | 45.0 | 13.9 - 14.7 | 13.8 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00047500 | 176 | 47.5 | 12.1 - 13.1 | 12.1 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00050000 | 183 | 50.0 | 10.6 - 11.5 | 10.6 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00052500 | 117 | 52.5 | 9.1 - 9.4 | 9.1 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00055000 | 231 | 55.0 | 7.9 - 8.1 | 7.75 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00057500 | 84 | 57.5 | 6.7 - 6.9 | 6.7 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00060000 | 772 | 60.0 | 5.7 - 5.9 | 5.7 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00062500 | 352 | 62.5 | 4.8 - 5.0 | 4.8 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00065000 | 579 | 65.0 | 4.0 - 4.2 | 4.0 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00067500 | 639 | 67.5 | 3.3 - 3.5 | 3.46 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00070000 | 604 | 70.0 | 2.75 - 2.95 | 3.08 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00072500 | 93 | 72.5 | 2.25 - 2.45 | 2.25 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00075000 | 546 | 75.0 | 1.85 - 2.05 | 1.95 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00077500 | 92 | 77.5 | 1.5 - 1.7 | 1.5 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00080000 | 156 | 80.0 | 1.25 - 1.4 | 1.25 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00085000 | 1624 | 85.0 | 0.85 - 1.0 | 0.9 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00090000 | 112 | 90.0 | 0.55 - 0.7 | 0.55 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00095000 | 62 | 95.0 | 0.4 - 0.5 | 0.45 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00100000 | 70 | 100.0 | 0.3 - 0.4 | 0.3 | Out |
Call | BHP250117C00105000 | 8 | 105.0 | 0.2 - 0.35 | 0.2 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00025000 | 200 | 25.0 | 0.25 - 0.7 | 0.25 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00027500 | 21 | 27.5 | 0.35 - 0.85 | 0.35 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00030000 | 23 | 30.0 | 0.6 - 0.8 | 0.7 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00032500 | 16 | 32.5 | 0.85 - 1.0 | 0.85 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00035000 | 82 | 35.0 | 1.1 - 1.3 | 1.1 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00037500 | 48 | 37.5 | 1.45 - 1.6 | 1.45 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00040000 | 49 | 40.0 | 1.85 - 2.0 | 1.95 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00042500 | 349 | 42.5 | 2.3 - 2.45 | 2.3 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00045000 | 97 | 45.0 | 2.9 - 3.1 | 3.1 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00047500 | 424 | 47.5 | 3.6 - 3.8 | 3.8 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00050000 | 3439 | 50.0 | 4.4 - 4.7 | 4.4 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00052500 | 336 | 52.5 | 5.4 - 5.7 | 5.4 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00055000 | 1644 | 55.0 | 6.5 - 6.8 | 6.5 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00057500 | 617 | 57.5 | 7.7 - 8.1 | 7.7 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00060000 | 264 | 60.0 | 9.1 - 9.5 | 9.1 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00062500 | 74 | 62.5 | 10.6 - 11.0 | 10.6 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00065000 | 46 | 65.0 | 12.1 - 12.6 | 12.1 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00067500 | 164 | 67.5 | 13.6 - 14.4 | 13.6 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00070000 | 700 | 70.0 | 15.6 - 16.3 | 15.6 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00072500 | 2 | 72.5 | 17.8 - 18.3 | 17.8 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00075000 | 109 | 75.0 | 19.9 - 20.7 | 19.9 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00077500 | 84 | 77.5 | 22.0 - 22.4 | 22.0 | Out |
Put | BHP250117P00080000 | 287 | 80.0 | 23.8 - 24.8 | 23.8 | Out |
BHP Group Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time
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BHP Group Market Cap Over Time
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BHP Group Corporate Directors
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| Lindsay Maxsted | Independent Non-Executive Director | Profile | |
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