Cogent Communications Stock Options
| CCOI Stock | USD 70.35 0.56 0.79% |
Cogent Communications' latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.63 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.14 over 27 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025. The total put volume is at 2.0, with calls trading at the volume of 1.0. This yields a 2.0 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows Cogent Communications' 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. Cogent Communications' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Cogent Communications' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Cogent Communications
Analyzing Cogent Communications' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Cogent Communications regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Cogent Communications' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Cogent Communications' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Cogent Communications' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Cogent Communications In The Money Call Balance
When Cogent Communications' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Cogent Communications Group stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Cogent Communications' 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 Cogent Communications Group 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.
Cogent Current Options Market Mood
Cogent Communications' 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 Cogent 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 Cogent Communications' options investors are not very successful. Cogent Communications' 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 Cogent contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Cogent Communications Group will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0394% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With Cogent Communications trading at USD 70.35, that is roughly USD 0.0277. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Cogent Communications' daily price movement you should consider buying Cogent Communications Group options at the current volatility level of 0.63%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Cogent Communications 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" Cogent calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Cogent Communications Group stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Cogent Communications Option Chain
When Cogent Communications' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Cogent Communications 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.
Cogent Communications' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Cogent. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Cogent. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Cogent Communications 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 | CCOI250516C00125000 | 0 | 125.0 | 0.0 - 2.1 | 2.1 | |
Call | CCOI250516C00120000 | 0 | 120.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 2.15 | |
Call | CCOI250516C00115000 | 0 | 115.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 2.15 | |
Call | CCOI250516C00110000 | 0 | 110.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 2.15 | |
Call | CCOI250516C00105000 | 0 | 105.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 2.15 | |
Call | CCOI250516C00100000 | 10 | 100.0 | 0.0 - 2.2 | 2.65 | Out |
Call | CCOI250516C00095000 | 26 | 95.0 | 0.0 - 2.3 | 1.64 | Out |
Call | CCOI250516C00090000 | 6 | 90.0 | 0.15 - 2.3 | 3.41 | Out |
Call | CCOI250516C00085000 | 202 | 85.0 | 0.0 - 2.8 | 1.0 | Out |
Call | CCOI250516C00080000 | 190 | 80.0 | 0.8 - 1.75 | 2.0 | Out |
Call | CCOI250516C00075000 | 232 | 75.0 | 2.5 - 2.95 | 1.43 | Out |
Call | CCOI250516C00070000 | 101 | 70.0 | 3.8 - 5.5 | 3.7 | In |
Put | CCOI250516P00125000 | 0 | 125.0 | 52.1 - 55.8 | 52.1 | In |
Put | CCOI250516P00120000 | 0 | 120.0 | 47.1 - 50.8 | 47.1 | In |
Put | CCOI250516P00115000 | 0 | 115.0 | 42.0 - 45.8 | 42.0 | In |
Put | CCOI250516P00110000 | 0 | 110.0 | 37.1 - 40.6 | 37.1 | In |
Put | CCOI250516P00105000 | 0 | 105.0 | 32.5 - 35.5 | 32.5 | In |
Put | CCOI250516P00100000 | 0 | 100.0 | 27.0 - 30.6 | 27.0 | In |
Put | CCOI250516P00095000 | 0 | 95.0 | 22.0 - 25.7 | 22.0 | In |
Put | CCOI250516P00090000 | 0 | 90.0 | 17.3 - 20.9 | 17.3 | In |
Put | CCOI250516P00085000 | 1 | 85.0 | 12.6 - 16.4 | 7.1 | In |
Put | CCOI250516P00080000 | 0 | 80.0 | 8.2 - 12.4 | 8.2 | In |
Put | CCOI250516P00075000 | 21 | 75.0 | 5.3 - 7.4 | 7.79 | In |
Put | CCOI250516P00070000 | 8 | 70.0 | 1.95 - 5.4 | 5.3 | Out |
Put | CCOI250516P00065000 | 25 | 65.0 | 0.2 - 4.0 | 1.8 | Out |
Put | CCOI250516P00060000 | 25 | 60.0 | 0.1 - 1.2 | 1.11 | Out |
Put | CCOI250516P00050000 | 25 | 50.0 | 0.0 - 2.45 | 0.35 | Out |
Cogent Communications Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time
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Cogent Communications Market Cap Over Time
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Cogent Total Stockholder Equity
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Cogent Communications Corporate Executives
Elected by the shareholders, the Cogent Communications' board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Cogent Communications inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Cogent. The board's role is to monitor Cogent Communications' management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Cogent Communications' inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Cogent Communications' outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
| Thaddeus Weed | CFO, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer | Profile | |
| Thaddeus CPA | CFO VP | Profile | |
| David Kapp | VP CTO | Profile |
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Is Diversified Telecommunication Services space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Cogent Communications. If investors know Cogent will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Cogent Communications listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth 228.092 | Dividend Share 3.92 | Earnings Share (4.28) | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth (0.08) |
The market value of Cogent Communications is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Cogent that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Cogent Communications' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Cogent Communications' 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 Cogent Communications' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Cogent Communications' 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 Cogent Communications' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Cogent Communications is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Cogent Communications' 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.