Compass Minerals Stock Options
| CMP Stock | USD 14.21 0.31 2.23% |
Compass Minerals' latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.18 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 2.9 over 22 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025. The total put volume is at 159, with calls trading at the volume of 239. This yields a 0.67 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows Compass Minerals' 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. Compass Minerals' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Compass Minerals' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Compass Minerals Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts
Max pain occurs when Compass Minerals' market makers reach a net positive position across all Compass Minerals' options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Compass Minerals' 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 Compass Minerals
Analyzing Compass Minerals' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Compass Minerals regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Compass Minerals' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Compass Minerals' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Compass Minerals' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Compass Minerals Int In The Money Call Balance
When Compass Minerals' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Compass Minerals International stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Compass Minerals' 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 Compass Minerals International 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.
Compass Current Options Market Mood
Compass Minerals' 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 Compass 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 Compass Minerals' options investors are not very successful. Compass Minerals' 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 Compass contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Compass Minerals International will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0738% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Compass Minerals trading at USD 14.21, that is roughly USD 0.0105. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Compass Minerals' daily price movement you should consider buying Compass Minerals International options at the current volatility level of 1.18%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Compass Minerals 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" Compass calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Compass Minerals International stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Compass Minerals Option Chain
When Compass Minerals' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Compass Minerals International 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.
Compass Minerals' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Compass. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Compass. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Compass Minerals 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 | CMP250321C00002500 | 17 | 2.5 | 10.3 - 12.5 | 6.1 | In |
Call | CMP250321C00005000 | 3 | 5.0 | 9.1 - 9.4 | 6.64 | In |
Call | CMP250321C00007500 | 19 | 7.5 | 6.7 - 6.9 | 5.7 | In |
Call | CMP250321C00010000 | 1352 | 10.0 | 4.3 - 4.6 | 4.2 | In |
Call | CMP250321C00012500 | 1067 | 12.5 | 2.3 - 2.5 | 2.26 | In |
Call | CMP250321C00015000 | 715 | 15.0 | 0.95 - 1.1 | 0.77 | Out |
Call | CMP250321C00017500 | 480 | 17.5 | 0.4 - 1.15 | 0.45 | Out |
Call | CMP250321C00020000 | 330 | 20.0 | 0.0 - 0.3 | 0.15 | Out |
Call | CMP250321C00022500 | 62 | 22.5 | 0.0 - 0.2 | 0.2 | Out |
Call | CMP250321C00025000 | 0 | 25.0 | 0.05 - 0.35 | 0.05 | |
Call | CMP250321C00027500 | 0 | 27.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Put | CMP250321P00002500 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 0.15 | Out |
Put | CMP250321P00005000 | 789 | 5.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.05 | Out |
Put | CMP250321P00007500 | 2975 | 7.5 | 0.0 - 0.1 | 0.05 | Out |
Put | CMP250321P00010000 | 5061 | 10.0 | 0.1 - 0.25 | 0.2 | Out |
Put | CMP250321P00012500 | 2588 | 12.5 | 0.55 - 0.7 | 0.7 | Out |
Put | CMP250321P00015000 | 294 | 15.0 | 1.7 - 1.9 | 1.95 | In |
Put | CMP250321P00017500 | 24 | 17.5 | 3.5 - 3.8 | 3.8 | In |
Put | CMP250321P00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 4.3 - 6.1 | 4.3 | In |
Put | CMP250321P00022500 | 0 | 22.5 | 6.7 - 10.2 | 6.7 | In |
Put | CMP250321P00025000 | 0 | 25.0 | 9.5 - 12.5 | 9.5 | In |
Put | CMP250321P00027500 | 0 | 27.5 | 11.6 - 15.0 | 11.6 | In |
Compass Total Stockholder Equity
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Compass Minerals Corporate Directors
| Lori Walker | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Eric Ford | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Valdemar Fischer | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Paul Williams | Independent Director | Profile |
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