IShares Core Stock Options

DGRO Etf  USD 62.59  0.31  0.50%   
IShares Core's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.24 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 11.16 over 41 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025. The total put volume is at 9.0, with calls trading at the volume of 2.0. This yields a 4.5 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts

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

IShares Core Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when IShares Core's market makers reach a net positive position across all IShares Core's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, IShares Core'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 IShares Core

Analyzing IShares Core's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in IShares Core regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when IShares Core's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money IShares Core's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with IShares Core's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on IShares Core lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if IShares Core's value remains static through the expiration date, the investor can sell to close an 'in-the-money' option to avoid a potential loss. However, in-the-money IShares Core contracts are usually more expensive to enter than their out-of-the-money counterparts. So keep in mind that while the payoffs on an in-the-money trade can be high, the investors could ultimately experience a more consequential loss if IShares Etf moves the wrong way.

iShares Core Dividend In The Money Call Balance

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

IShares Current Options Market Mood

IShares Core'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 IShares Etf'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

It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Using current IShares Core's option volume and open interest to make an investment decision is considered a contrarian-sentiment measure that can be utilized in many timing strategies in both derivative and spot marketplace.

Rule 16 of the current IShares contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that iShares Core Dividend will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.015% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With IShares Core trading at USD 62.59, that is roughly USD 0.009389. If you think that the market is fully incorporating IShares Core's daily price movement you should consider buying iShares Core Dividend options at the current volatility level of 0.24%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing IShares Core 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" IShares calls. Remember, the seller must deliver iShares Core Dividend stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

IShares Core Option Chain

When IShares Core's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against iShares Core Dividend 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.
IShares Core's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on IShares. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for IShares. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a IShares Core 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
DGRO250321C00048000648.012.8 - 16.614.15In
Call
DGRO250321C00055000255.05.9 - 9.96.45In
Call
DGRO250321C000560001156.06.0 - 8.26.18In
Call
DGRO250321C00057000357.05.3 - 6.85.71In
Call
DGRO250321C00058000258.04.6 - 5.84.3In
Call
DGRO250321C00059000359.03.4 - 6.23.13In
Call
DGRO250321C00060000260.02.65 - 3.82.75In
Call
DGRO250321C000610001361.01.8 - 3.42.2In
Call
DGRO250321C0006200017462.01.05 - 2.751.55In
Call
DGRO250321C000630001463.00.9 - 2.40.45Out
Call
DGRO250321C000640005464.00.5 - 0.951.83Out
Call
DGRO250321C000650004365.00.15 - 0.50.41Out
Call
DGRO250321C000660001866.00.0 - 0.40.65Out
Call
DGRO250321C00067000367.00.0 - 0.350.75Out
Call
DGRO250321C00068000368.00.0 - 1.350.16Out
Call
DGRO250321C00069000969.00.0 - 1.350.35Out
Call
DGRO250321C00070000070.00.0 - 1.351.35Out
Call
DGRO250321C00071000071.00.0 - 1.351.35Out
Call
DGRO250321C00072000072.00.0 - 1.351.35Out
 Put
DGRO250321P00051000251.00.0 - 0.20.4Out
 Put
DGRO250321P00052000152.00.0 - 1.40.4Out
 Put
DGRO250321P00053000453.00.0 - 1.450.2Out
 Put
DGRO250321P00054000154.00.0 - 0.30.45Out
 Put
DGRO250321P00055000755.00.0 - 0.40.55Out
 Put
DGRO250321P000560003756.00.0 - 1.30.46Out
 Put
DGRO250321P0005700026457.00.15 - 1.450.4Out
 Put
DGRO250321P000580003558.00.0 - 1.60.5Out
 Put
DGRO250321P000590006959.00.1 - 0.60.8Out
 Put
DGRO250321P00060000281560.00.35 - 0.70.5Out
 Put
DGRO250321P0006100020061.00.0 - 1.751.34Out
 Put
DGRO250321P0006200019062.00.55 - 1.152.3Out
 Put
DGRO250321P0006300034663.00.95 - 1.552.95In
 Put
DGRO250321P000640004464.00.85 - 3.53.13In
 Put
DGRO250321P00065000065.01.45 - 3.31.45In
 Put
DGRO250321P00066000166.02.25 - 4.42.42In
 Put
DGRO250321P00067000067.02.55 - 6.42.55In
 Put
DGRO250321P00068000068.03.8 - 7.53.8In
 Put
DGRO250321P00069000069.04.3 - 8.24.3In
 Put
DGRO250321P00070000070.05.4 - 9.05.4In
 Put
DGRO250321P00071000071.06.2 - 10.76.2In
 Put
DGRO250321P00072000072.07.3 - 11.57.3In

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