Equity Residential Stock Options

EQR Stock  USD 69.77  0.48  0.68%   
Equity Residential's latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.42 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.42 over 31 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025.

Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Equity Residential Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-04-17 Option Contracts

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

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

Equity Residential In The Money Call Balance

When Equity Residential's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Equity Residential stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Equity Residential'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 Equity Residential 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.

Equity Current Options Market Mood

Equity Residential'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 Equity 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 Equity Residential's options investors are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Equity Residential'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. Using current Equity Residential'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 Equity contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Equity Residential will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0263% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Equity Residential trading at USD 69.77, that is roughly USD 0.0183. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Equity Residential's daily price movement you should consider buying Equity Residential options at the current volatility level of 0.42%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Equity Residential 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" Equity calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Equity Residential stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Equity Residential Option Chain

When Equity Residential's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Equity Residential 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.
Equity Residential's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Equity. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Equity. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Equity Residential 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
EQR250417C00060000160.08.5 - 13.016.13In
Call
EQR250417C00062500162.56.1 - 10.914.17In
Call
EQR250417C000650001965.04.0 - 8.85.44In
Call
EQR250417C0006750037467.52.3 - 7.03.3In
Call
EQR250417C0007000032270.02.85 - 5.52.15Out
Call
EQR250417C0007250062172.51.75 - 5.02.1Out
Call
EQR250417C0007500016375.00.5 - 2.250.6Out
Call
EQR250417C0007750014077.50.35 - 1.70.65Out
Call
EQR250417C00080000121180.00.2 - 2.350.35Out
Call
EQR250417C0008250028282.50.0 - 4.81.95Out
Call
EQR250417C0008500024385.00.0 - 2.21.0Out
Call
EQR250417C00090000190.00.0 - 0.450.04Out
Call
EQR250417C00095000195.00.0 - 4.80.15Out
Call
EQR250417C001000000100.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
EQR250417C001050000105.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
 Put
EQR250417P000550002555.00.0 - 4.80.31Out
 Put
EQR250417P000600003660.00.0 - 4.80.5Out
 Put
EQR250417P00062500962.50.0 - 4.80.59Out
 Put
EQR250417P0006500019565.01.0 - 1.61.35Out
 Put
EQR250417P0006750040667.50.6 - 4.92.08Out
 Put
EQR250417P000700005570.02.85 - 5.53.27Out
 Put
EQR250417P0007250020772.51.8 - 6.56.05In
 Put
EQR250417P0007500035875.04.1 - 7.77.74In
 Put
EQR250417P0007750010477.56.0 - 9.76.1In
 Put
EQR250417P00080000580.08.5 - 11.87.6In
 Put
EQR250417P00082500382.510.2 - 15.09.2In
 Put
EQR250417P00085000285.012.8 - 17.510.5In
 Put
EQR250417P00090000090.017.7 - 22.517.7In
 Put
EQR250417P00095000095.022.7 - 27.522.7In
 Put
EQR250417P001000000100.027.6 - 32.524.84In
 Put
EQR250417P001050000105.032.7 - 37.532.7In

Equity Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

7.23 Billion

At this time, Equity Residential's Total Stockholder Equity is relatively stable compared to the past year.

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