Costco Wholesale Stock Options
| COST Stock | USD 943.19 23.44 2.55% |
Costco Wholesale's latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.3 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.39 over 153 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more puts than calls on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 566, with calls trading at the volume of 872. This yields a 0.65 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts
Costco Wholesale option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in Costco Wholesale's lending market. For example, when Costco Wholesale's puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on Costco Wholesale, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Costco Wholesale stock over its option's life.
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The chart above shows Costco Wholesale'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. Costco Wholesale's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Costco Wholesale's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Costco Wholesale Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-04-17 Option Contracts
Max pain occurs when Costco Wholesale's market makers reach a net positive position across all Costco Wholesale's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Costco Wholesale'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 Costco Wholesale
Analyzing Costco Wholesale's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Costco Wholesale regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Costco Wholesale's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Costco Wholesale's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Costco Wholesale's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Costco Wholesale Corp In The Money Call Balance
When Costco Wholesale's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Costco Wholesale Corp stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Costco Wholesale'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 Costco Wholesale Corp 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.
Costco Current Options Market Mood
Costco Wholesale'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 Costco 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
Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Costco Wholesale's calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Costco Wholesale'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 Costco contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Costco Wholesale Corp will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0188% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Costco Wholesale trading at USD 943.19, that is roughly USD 0.18. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Costco Wholesale's daily price movement you should consider buying Costco Wholesale Corp options at the current volatility level of 0.3%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Costco Wholesale 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" Costco calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Costco Wholesale Corp stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Costco Wholesale Option Chain
When Costco Wholesale's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Costco Wholesale Corp 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.
Costco Wholesale's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Costco. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Costco. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Costco Wholesale 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 | COST250417C00440000 | 2 | 440.0 | 503.85 - 511.45 | 485.0 | In |
Call | COST250417C00470000 | 3 | 470.0 | 474.2 - 481.3 | 473.65 | In |
Call | COST250417C00500000 | 8 | 500.0 | 444.65 - 451.65 | 430.95 | In |
Call | COST250417C00520000 | 2 | 520.0 | 424.9 - 431.6 | 452.25 | In |
Call | COST250417C00540000 | 2 | 540.0 | 405.15 - 412.0 | 402.7 | In |
Call | COST250417C00560000 | 2 | 560.0 | 385.35 - 392.15 | 327.87 | In |
Call | COST250417C00580000 | 3 | 580.0 | 365.75 - 372.45 | 349.45 | In |
Call | COST250417C00600000 | 20 | 600.0 | 346.0 - 352.75 | 315.19 | In |
Call | COST250417C00660000 | 4 | 660.0 | 287.15 - 293.8 | 285.96 | In |
Call | COST250417C00680000 | 8 | 680.0 | 267.4 - 274.2 | 250.51 | In |
Call | COST250417C00700000 | 10 | 700.0 | 247.85 - 254.6 | 235.0 | In |
Call | COST250417C00720000 | 4 | 720.0 | 228.45 - 235.3 | 227.24 | In |
Call | COST250417C00740000 | 8 | 740.0 | 209.1 - 215.8 | 234.3 | In |
Call | COST250417C00760000 | 3 | 760.0 | 190.0 - 196.8 | 161.2 | In |
Call | COST250417C00765000 | 3 | 765.0 | 185.15 - 191.85 | 148.25 | In |
Call | COST250417C00770000 | 4 | 770.0 | 180.45 - 187.3 | 163.58 | In |
Call | COST250417C00775000 | 5 | 775.0 | 175.7 - 181.4 | 199.63 | In |
Call | COST250417C00780000 | 9 | 780.0 | 170.95 - 177.8 | 158.21 | In |
Call | COST250417C00785000 | 6 | 785.0 | 166.25 - 173.1 | 231.95 | In |
Call | COST250417C00790000 | 5 | 790.0 | 161.6 - 168.4 | 187.8 | In |
Call | COST250417C00795000 | 7 | 795.0 | 156.85 - 163.75 | 148.6 | In |
Call | COST250417C00800000 | 7 | 800.0 | 152.3 - 159.1 | 152.2 | In |
Call | COST250417C00805000 | 5 | 805.0 | 147.55 - 155.25 | 147.45 | In |
Call | COST250417C00810000 | 7 | 810.0 | 142.95 - 149.85 | 131.0 | In |
Call | COST250417C00815000 | 10 | 815.0 | 138.5 - 145.35 | 121.95 | In |
Call | COST250417C00820000 | 16 | 820.0 | 133.45 - 140.65 | 159.58 | In |
Call | COST250417C00825000 | 6 | 825.0 | 130.3 - 134.65 | 174.26 | In |
Call | COST250417C00830000 | 6 | 830.0 | 125.35 - 131.6 | 114.01 | In |
Call | COST250417C00835000 | 9 | 835.0 | 121.6 - 126.9 | 118.0 | In |
Call | COST250417C00840000 | 316 | 840.0 | 117.55 - 121.4 | 116.35 | In |
Call | COST250417C00845000 | 1 | 845.0 | 112.5 - 117.1 | 121.3 | In |
Call | COST250417C00850000 | 76 | 850.0 | 108.85 - 115.2 | 107.34 | In |
Call | COST250417C00855000 | 11 | 855.0 | 104.05 - 108.6 | 101.92 | In |
Call | COST250417C00860000 | 15 | 860.0 | 100.1 - 104.0 | 87.0 | In |
Call | COST250417C00865000 | 8 | 865.0 | 97.4 - 101.05 | 93.87 | In |
Call | COST250417C00870000 | 33 | 870.0 | 92.25 - 96.0 | 85.9 | In |
Call | COST250417C00875000 | 66 | 875.0 | 88.4 - 92.15 | 81.35 | In |
Call | COST250417C00880000 | 39 | 880.0 | 84.4 - 88.25 | 69.89 | In |
Call | COST250417C00885000 | 27 | 885.0 | 81.45 - 86.75 | 69.4 | In |
Call | COST250417C00890000 | 48 | 890.0 | 77.5 - 80.15 | 68.4 | In |
Call | COST250417C00895000 | 21 | 895.0 | 74.1 - 77.55 | 59.87 | In |
Call | COST250417C00900000 | 309 | 900.0 | 68.6 - 74.15 | 62.0 | In |
Call | COST250417C00905000 | 27 | 905.0 | 66.65 - 69.8 | 54.0 | In |
Call | COST250417C00910000 | 94 | 910.0 | 61.25 - 66.15 | 52.9 | In |
Call | COST250417C00915000 | 211 | 915.0 | 58.6 - 65.3 | 53.75 | In |
Call | COST250417C00920000 | 120 | 920.0 | 57.05 - 59.45 | 55.3 | In |
Call | COST250417C00925000 | 103 | 925.0 | 54.75 - 57.5 | 52.85 | In |
Call | COST250417C00930000 | 165 | 930.0 | 50.95 - 53.15 | 51.2 | In |
Call | COST250417C00935000 | 211 | 935.0 | 47.2 - 51.8 | 48.1 | In |
Call | COST250417C00940000 | 138 | 940.0 | 42.2 - 48.15 | 46.55 | Out |
Call | COST250417C00945000 | 68 | 945.0 | 43.25 - 46.65 | 42.39 | Out |
Call | COST250417C00950000 | 144 | 950.0 | 40.85 - 42.4 | 39.5 | Out |
Call | COST250417C00955000 | 38 | 955.0 | 38.1 - 39.75 | 35.0 | Out |
Call | COST250417C00960000 | 85 | 960.0 | 35.7 - 37.3 | 33.82 | Out |
Call | COST250417C00965000 | 78 | 965.0 | 33.4 - 35.05 | 32.05 | Out |
Call | COST250417C00980000 | 164 | 980.0 | 27.0 - 28.4 | 28.0 | Out |
Call | COST250417C01000000 | 909 | 1000.0 | 20.35 - 21.3 | 20.2 | Out |
Call | COST250417C01020000 | 230 | 1020.0 | 14.75 - 15.5 | 14.55 | Out |
Call | COST250417C01040000 | 576 | 1040.0 | 10.6 - 11.2 | 10.0 | Out |
Call | COST250417C01060000 | 732 | 1060.0 | 7.6 - 8.05 | 7.51 | Out |
Call | COST250417C01080000 | 121 | 1080.0 | 5.2 - 6.05 | 5.45 | Out |
Call | COST250417C01100000 | 216 | 1100.0 | 3.9 - 4.1 | 3.8 | Out |
Call | COST250417C01120000 | 128 | 1120.0 | 2.76 - 3.05 | 2.68 | Out |
Call | COST250417C01140000 | 71 | 1140.0 | 2.03 - 2.23 | 1.65 | Out |
Call | COST250417C01160000 | 39 | 1160.0 | 1.38 - 1.85 | 1.5 | Out |
Call | COST250417C01180000 | 113 | 1180.0 | 1.01 - 1.48 | 1.18 | Out |
Call | COST250417C01200000 | 77 | 1200.0 | 0.7 - 1.22 | 0.9 | Out |
Call | COST250417C01220000 | 11 | 1220.0 | 0.52 - 0.96 | 0.89 | Out |
Call | COST250417C01240000 | 19 | 1240.0 | 0.38 - 0.89 | 0.66 | Out |
Call | COST250417C01260000 | 49 | 1260.0 | 0.28 - 0.68 | 0.46 | Out |
Call | COST250417C01280000 | 23 | 1280.0 | 0.2 - 0.7 | 0.63 | Out |
Call | COST250417C01300000 | 49 | 1300.0 | 0.14 - 0.64 | 0.65 | Out |
Call | COST250417C01320000 | 33 | 1320.0 | 0.07 - 0.73 | 0.69 | Out |
Call | COST250417C01340000 | 16 | 1340.0 | 0.0 - 0.88 | 2.6 | Out |
Call | COST250417C01360000 | 33 | 1360.0 | 0.03 - 0.95 | 0.27 | Out |
Call | COST250417C01380000 | 11 | 1380.0 | 0.02 - 1.59 | 0.81 | Out |
Call | COST250417C01400000 | 16 | 1400.0 | 0.01 - 0.54 | 0.6 | Out |
Call | COST250417C01420000 | 7 | 1420.0 | 0.0 - 0.69 | 0.15 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00440000 | 18 | 440.0 | 0.0 - 0.27 | 0.07 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00450000 | 6 | 450.0 | 0.0 - 0.31 | 0.11 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00460000 | 16 | 460.0 | 0.0 - 1.08 | 0.24 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00470000 | 4 | 470.0 | 0.0 - 1.13 | 0.25 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00480000 | 2 | 480.0 | 0.0 - 1.18 | 0.31 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00490000 | 6 | 490.0 | 0.0 - 1.88 | 0.32 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00500000 | 4 | 500.0 | 0.0 - 1.31 | 0.2 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00520000 | 7 | 520.0 | 0.0 - 0.53 | 0.2 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00540000 | 4 | 540.0 | 0.0 - 1.59 | 0.6 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00560000 | 64 | 560.0 | 0.0 - 0.83 | 0.5 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00580000 | 51 | 580.0 | 0.0 - 0.56 | 0.28 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00600000 | 22 | 600.0 | 0.04 - 1.27 | 0.19 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00620000 | 6 | 620.0 | 0.08 - 2.59 | 0.63 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00640000 | 15 | 640.0 | 0.16 - 2.97 | 0.73 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00660000 | 825 | 660.0 | 0.42 - 0.91 | 1.05 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00680000 | 28 | 680.0 | 0.57 - 1.09 | 0.88 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00700000 | 57 | 700.0 | 0.83 - 1.33 | 1.2 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00720000 | 36 | 720.0 | 1.25 - 1.59 | 3.05 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00740000 | 94 | 740.0 | 1.53 - 2.09 | 2.38 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00760000 | 70 | 760.0 | 2.11 - 2.69 | 2.44 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00765000 | 18 | 765.0 | 2.28 - 2.87 | 3.3 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00770000 | 31 | 770.0 | 2.52 - 2.88 | 4.01 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00775000 | 26 | 775.0 | 2.84 - 3.0 | 3.0 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00780000 | 25 | 780.0 | 3.05 - 3.3 | 6.0 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00785000 | 61 | 785.0 | 3.25 - 3.5 | 5.15 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00790000 | 74 | 790.0 | 3.35 - 3.75 | 4.0 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00795000 | 87 | 795.0 | 3.8 - 4.05 | 5.57 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00800000 | 1254 | 800.0 | 4.1 - 4.35 | 4.5 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00805000 | 36 | 805.0 | 4.45 - 4.7 | 7.09 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00810000 | 116 | 810.0 | 4.8 - 5.1 | 4.97 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00815000 | 20 | 815.0 | 5.15 - 5.5 | 9.05 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00820000 | 127 | 820.0 | 5.6 - 5.9 | 6.02 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00825000 | 586 | 825.0 | 6.05 - 6.4 | 10.4 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00830000 | 118 | 830.0 | 6.55 - 6.9 | 6.75 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00835000 | 96 | 835.0 | 7.05 - 7.45 | 7.44 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00840000 | 118 | 840.0 | 7.6 - 8.05 | 11.74 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00845000 | 389 | 845.0 | 8.25 - 8.7 | 8.68 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00850000 | 128 | 850.0 | 9.0 - 9.4 | 12.22 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00855000 | 46 | 855.0 | 9.7 - 10.15 | 10.37 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00860000 | 130 | 860.0 | 10.3 - 11.0 | 11.37 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00865000 | 50 | 865.0 | 11.3 - 12.3 | 14.35 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00870000 | 485 | 870.0 | 12.3 - 13.1 | 18.4 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00875000 | 69 | 875.0 | 13.25 - 14.25 | 14.1 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00880000 | 262 | 880.0 | 14.3 - 15.2 | 16.19 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00885000 | 291 | 885.0 | 15.5 - 16.3 | 22.0 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00890000 | 280 | 890.0 | 16.7 - 17.75 | 17.95 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00895000 | 112 | 895.0 | 18.0 - 18.95 | 28.23 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00900000 | 206 | 900.0 | 19.2 - 20.35 | 20.88 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00905000 | 130 | 905.0 | 20.85 - 22.0 | 22.93 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00910000 | 98 | 910.0 | 22.25 - 23.55 | 25.02 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00915000 | 138 | 915.0 | 23.85 - 25.15 | 24.89 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00920000 | 169 | 920.0 | 25.85 - 26.9 | 27.73 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00925000 | 55 | 925.0 | 27.6 - 28.95 | 29.23 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00930000 | 140 | 930.0 | 29.65 - 30.4 | 31.77 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00935000 | 304 | 935.0 | 31.65 - 33.0 | 32.19 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00940000 | 104 | 940.0 | 33.7 - 35.2 | 36.3 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00945000 | 129 | 945.0 | 35.8 - 37.05 | 38.8 | Out |
Put | COST250417P00950000 | 281 | 950.0 | 38.2 - 39.45 | 40.63 | In |
Put | COST250417P00955000 | 68 | 955.0 | 40.65 - 42.45 | 52.5 | In |
Put | COST250417P00960000 | 92 | 960.0 | 43.25 - 44.75 | 66.05 | In |
Put | COST250417P00965000 | 105 | 965.0 | 46.15 - 47.8 | 61.59 | In |
Put | COST250417P00980000 | 76 | 980.0 | 52.55 - 56.4 | 60.9 | In |
Put | COST250417P01000000 | 169 | 1000.0 | 66.8 - 71.85 | 73.99 | In |
Put | COST250417P01020000 | 57 | 1020.0 | 80.95 - 86.2 | 98.45 | In |
Put | COST250417P01040000 | 16 | 1040.0 | 99.3 - 102.8 | 119.2 | In |
Put | COST250417P01240000 | 0 | 1240.0 | 293.6 - 300.45 | 293.6 | In |
Put | COST250417P01260000 | 0 | 1260.0 | 313.7 - 320.5 | 313.7 | In |
Put | COST250417P01280000 | 0 | 1280.0 | 333.7 - 340.5 | 333.7 | In |
Put | COST250417P01300000 | 0 | 1300.0 | 353.7 - 360.5 | 353.7 | In |
Put | COST250417P01320000 | 0 | 1320.0 | 373.75 - 380.5 | 373.75 | In |
Put | COST250417P01340000 | 0 | 1340.0 | 392.0 - 401.75 | 392.0 | In |
Put | COST250417P01360000 | 0 | 1360.0 | 413.6 - 420.45 | 413.6 | In |
Put | COST250417P01380000 | 0 | 1380.0 | 433.6 - 440.4 | 433.6 | In |
Put | COST250417P01400000 | 0 | 1400.0 | 453.7 - 460.4 | 453.7 | In |
Put | COST250417P01420000 | 0 | 1420.0 | 473.7 - 480.5 | 473.7 | In |
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