C261218P00075000 Option on Citigroup

C Stock  USD 79.95  1.08  1.37%   
Citigroup's latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.42 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.43 over 46 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025. The total put volume is at 747, with calls trading at the volume of 2.7 K. This yields a 0.27 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Citigroup'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. Citigroup's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Citigroup's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Citigroup Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-05-16 Option Contracts

Max pain usually refers to a trading concept that asserts that market manipulation can cause the market price of particular securities such as Citigroup close to expiration to expire worthless. So, 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, Citigroup'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 Citigroup

Analyzing Citigroup's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Citigroup regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Citigroup's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Citigroup's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Citigroup's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Citigroup's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Citigroup common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Citigroup stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Citigroup's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Citigroup's Common Stock is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Common Stock Total Equity is expected to grow to about 50.4 M, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is forecasted to decline to about 1.3 B.

Citigroup In The Money Call Balance

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

Citigroup Current Options Market Mood

Citigroup'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 Citigroup 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 Citigroup's options investors are not very successful. Citigroup'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 Citigroup contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Citigroup will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0263% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With Citigroup trading at USD 79.95, that is roughly USD 0.021. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Citigroup's daily price movement you should consider buying Citigroup options at the current volatility level of 0.42%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Citigroup 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" Citigroup calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Citigroup stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Citigroup Option Chain

When Citigroup's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Citigroup 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.
Citigroup's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Citigroup. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Citigroup. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Citigroup 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
C250516C00040000340.039.85 - 41.042.28In
Call
C250516C00045000645.035.0 - 36.1536.91In
Call
C250516C000500001850.030.15 - 31.1530.07In
Call
C250516C0005500012855.025.2 - 26.124.8In
Call
C250516C0006000022760.020.45 - 20.9519.45In
Call
C250516C0006250020662.518.1 - 18.4518.77In
Call
C250516C0006500018265.015.75 - 16.415.8In
Call
C250516C0006750026967.513.45 - 14.1512.05In
Call
C250516C0007000035370.011.25 - 12.210.5In
Call
C250516C0007250055572.59.25 - 9.98.15In
Call
C250516C00075000439375.07.45 - 7.87.0In
Call
C250516C00077500153577.55.75 - 6.455.6In
Call
C250516C000800004675980.04.3 - 4.754.15Out
Call
C250516C00082500235082.53.1 - 3.42.97Out
Call
C250516C00085000143285.02.06 - 2.72.0Out
Call
C250516C00087500635187.51.42 - 1.591.36Out
Call
C250516C00090000156190.00.95 - 1.170.75Out
Call
C250516C000925008492.50.61 - 0.820.5Out
Call
C250516C00095000301295.00.39 - 0.490.38Out
Call
C250516C00100000525100.00.16 - 0.320.17Out
Call
C250516C0010500066105.00.02 - 0.110.08Out
 Put
C250516P000350001035.00.01 - 0.120.05Out
 Put
C250516P000375003137.50.01 - 0.180.09Out
 Put
C250516P000400005140.00.0 - 0.150.06Out
 Put
C250516P00042500242.50.03 - 0.210.13Out
 Put
C250516P0004500082345.00.0 - 0.10.07Out
 Put
C250516P00047500447.50.09 - 0.130.14Out
 Put
C250516P0005000016850.00.04 - 0.340.17Out
 Put
C250516P0005500025055.00.15 - 0.420.26Out
 Put
C250516P0006000070760.00.3 - 0.390.4Out
 Put
C250516P0006250052262.50.36 - 0.50.48Out
 Put
C250516P00065000408165.00.48 - 0.850.76Out
 Put
C250516P00067500757267.50.71 - 0.881.11Out
 Put
C250516P00070000555570.00.99 - 1.21.36Out
 Put
C250516P00072500374672.51.4 - 1.781.84Out
 Put
C250516P00075000152775.02.03 - 2.362.41Out
 Put
C250516P00077500106377.52.82 - 3.153.3Out
 Put
C250516P00080000181380.03.85 - 4.34.74Out
 Put
C250516P00082500141682.55.35 - 5.556.5In
 Put
C250516P0008500068385.06.85 - 7.18.55In
 Put
C250516P000875008087.58.7 - 9.49.95In
 Put
C250516P0009000024390.010.5 - 10.9511.32In
 Put
C250516P00092500092.512.75 - 13.5512.75In
 Put
C250516P00095000495.015.1 - 15.5516.33In
 Put
C250516P001000000100.019.85 - 20.519.85In
 Put
C250516P001050000105.024.75 - 25.8524.75In

Citigroup Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Citigroup Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

129.92 Billion

At present, Citigroup's Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

Citigroup Corporate Directors

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Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.07)
Dividend Share
2.18
Earnings Share
5.95
Revenue Per Share
37.532
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.137
The market value of Citigroup is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Citigroup that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Citigroup's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Citigroup'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 Citigroup's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Citigroup'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 Citigroup's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Citigroup is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Citigroup'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.