Brinker International Stock Options

EAT Stock  USD 154.15  9.34  6.45%   
Brinker International's latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.55 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.11 over 21 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025. The total put volume is at 25.0, with calls trading at the volume of 19.0. This yields a 1.32 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts

Brinker International 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 Brinker International's lending market. For example, when Brinker International'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 Brinker International, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Brinker International stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Brinker International'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. Brinker International's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Brinker International's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Brinker International

Analyzing Brinker International's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Brinker International regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Brinker International's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Brinker International's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Brinker International's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Brinker Current Options Market Mood

Brinker International'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 Brinker 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 Brinker International's options investors are not very successful. Brinker International'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 Brinker contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Brinker International will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0344% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With Brinker International trading at USD 154.15, that is roughly USD 0.053. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Brinker International's daily price movement you should consider buying Brinker International options at the current volatility level of 0.55%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Brinker International 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" Brinker calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Brinker International stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Brinker International Option Chain

When Brinker International's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Brinker 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.
Brinker International's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Brinker. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Brinker. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Brinker International 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
EAT250516C001900000190.01.0 - 2.851.0Out
Call
EAT250516C001850000185.01.0 - 3.41.0Out
Call
EAT250516C001800000180.01.8 - 2.951.8Out
Call
EAT250516C001750001175.03.3 - 4.04.0Out
Call
EAT250516C001700002170.04.0 - 4.84.65Out
Call
EAT250516C0016500012165.05.6 - 6.16.0Out
Call
EAT250516C0016000012160.07.0 - 7.67.1Out
Call
EAT250516C001550000155.08.8 - 9.39.0Out
Call
EAT250516C001500000150.010.9 - 11.511.1Out
Call
EAT250516C001450000145.013.1 - 13.713.0Out
 Put
EAT250516P001900000190.044.3 - 47.844.3In
 Put
EAT250516P001850000185.039.8 - 43.339.8In
 Put
EAT250516P001800000180.035.4 - 38.635.4In
 Put
EAT250516P001750000175.031.2 - 34.731.2In
 Put
EAT250516P001700000170.028.3 - 29.228.3In
 Put
EAT250516P001650000165.023.3 - 25.523.3In
 Put
EAT250516P001600000160.020.3 - 22.020.3In
 Put
EAT250516P001550000155.017.0 - 18.617.0In
 Put
EAT250516P001500000150.015.1 - 15.515.4In
 Put
EAT250516P001450000145.011.4 - 13.012.7Out
 Put
EAT250516P001350003135.07.5 - 8.58.3Out

Brinker International Market Cap Over Time

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Brinker Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

33.69 Million

At this time, Brinker International's Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Brinker International Corporate Directors

Prashant RanadeIndependent DirectorProfile
Cynthia DavisIndependent DirectorProfile
William GilesIndependent DirectorProfile
James KatzmanIndependent DirectorProfile

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