Freeport McMoran Stock Options
| FCX Stock | USD 40.22 0.19 0.47% |
Freeport McMoran's latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.35 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.77 over 32 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 829, with calls trading at the volume of 1.9 K. This yields a 0.44 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts
Freeport McMoran 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 Freeport McMoran's lending market. For example, when Freeport McMoran'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 Freeport McMoran, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Freeport McMoran stock over its option's life.
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The chart above shows Freeport McMoran'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. Freeport McMoran's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Freeport McMoran's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Freeport McMoran Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-04-17 Option Contracts
Max pain occurs when Freeport McMoran's market makers reach a net positive position across all Freeport McMoran's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Freeport McMoran'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 Freeport McMoran
Analyzing Freeport McMoran's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Freeport McMoran regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Freeport McMoran's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Freeport McMoran's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Freeport McMoran's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Freeport McMoran Copper In The Money Call Balance
When Freeport McMoran's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Freeport McMoran Copper Gold stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Freeport McMoran'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 Freeport McMoran Copper Gold 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.
Freeport Current Options Market Mood
Freeport McMoran'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 Freeport 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 Freeport McMoran's options investors are not very successful. Freeport McMoran'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 Freeport contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Freeport McMoran Copper Gold will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0219% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Freeport McMoran trading at USD 40.22, that is roughly USD 0.008798. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Freeport McMoran's daily price movement you should consider buying Freeport McMoran Copper Gold options at the current volatility level of 0.35%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Freeport McMoran 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" Freeport calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Freeport McMoran Copper Gold stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Freeport McMoran Option Chain
When Freeport McMoran's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Freeport McMoran Copper Gold 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.
Freeport McMoran's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Freeport. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Freeport. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Freeport McMoran 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 | FCX250417C00032000 | 11 | 32.0 | 7.85 - 9.0 | 7.7 | In |
Call | FCX250417C00035000 | 10 | 35.0 | 4.65 - 6.4 | 6.25 | In |
Call | FCX250417C00039000 | 36 | 39.0 | 1.36 - 3.65 | 3.9 | In |
Call | FCX250417C00040000 | 56 | 40.0 | 3.0 - 3.1 | 3.05 | In |
Call | FCX250417C00041000 | 85 | 41.0 | 2.51 - 2.6 | 2.64 | Out |
Call | FCX250417C00042000 | 66 | 42.0 | 1.97 - 2.36 | 2.19 | Out |
Call | FCX250417C00043000 | 11 | 43.0 | 1.69 - 1.79 | 1.81 | Out |
Call | FCX250417C00044000 | 5 | 44.0 | 1.36 - 1.48 | 1.44 | Out |
Call | FCX250417C00045000 | 49 | 45.0 | 1.02 - 1.2 | 1.2 | Out |
Call | FCX250417C00046000 | 9 | 46.0 | 0.73 - 0.98 | 0.99 | Out |
Call | FCX250417C00047000 | 104 | 47.0 | 0.76 - 0.81 | 0.88 | Out |
Call | FCX250417C00048000 | 6 | 48.0 | 0.62 - 0.66 | 0.68 | Out |
Call | FCX250417C00049000 | 0 | 49.0 | 0.5 - 0.55 | 0.5 | |
Call | FCX250417C00050000 | 0 | 50.0 | 0.41 - 0.45 | 0.41 | |
Call | FCX250417C00055000 | 0 | 55.0 | 0.11 - 0.2 | 0.11 | |
Put | FCX250417P00030000 | 39 | 30.0 | 0.13 - 0.27 | 0.2 | Out |
Put | FCX250417P00035000 | 176 | 35.0 | 0.72 - 0.75 | 0.67 | Out |
Put | FCX250417P00036000 | 7 | 36.0 | 0.94 - 0.99 | 0.88 | Out |
Put | FCX250417P00037000 | 10 | 37.0 | 1.21 - 1.45 | 1.17 | Out |
Put | FCX250417P00038000 | 17 | 38.0 | 1.55 - 1.62 | 1.48 | Out |
Put | FCX250417P00039000 | 55 | 39.0 | 1.94 - 2.19 | 1.9 | Out |
Put | FCX250417P00040000 | 444 | 40.0 | 2.32 - 2.47 | 2.35 | Out |
Put | FCX250417P00042000 | 23 | 42.0 | 3.45 - 3.55 | 3.4 | In |
Put | FCX250417P00043000 | 0 | 43.0 | 4.1 - 4.2 | 3.9 | In |
Put | FCX250417P00044000 | 6 | 44.0 | 3.05 - 4.9 | 4.65 | In |
Put | FCX250417P00045000 | 7 | 45.0 | 4.55 - 5.65 | 5.7 | In |
Put | FCX250417P00046000 | 0 | 46.0 | 6.3 - 7.25 | 6.3 | In |
Put | FCX250417P00047000 | 10 | 47.0 | 6.9 - 9.0 | 7.53 | In |
Put | FCX250417P00048000 | 0 | 48.0 | 8.05 - 8.25 | 7.93 | In |
Put | FCX250417P00049000 | 0 | 49.0 | 8.9 - 9.5 | 8.9 | In |
Put | FCX250417P00050000 | 0 | 50.0 | 9.8 - 10.4 | 9.8 | In |
Put | FCX250417P00055000 | 0 | 55.0 | 13.7 - 15.8 | 13.7 | In |
Freeport McMoran Market Cap Over Time
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