Shift4 Payments Stock Options

FOUR Stock  USD 99.96  14.19  12.43%   
Shift4 Payments' latest option contracts expiring on 2024-12-20 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.01 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.43 over 59 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2024-12-20. The total put volume is at 162, with calls trading at the volume of 162. This yields a 0.76 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against 2024-12-20 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Shift4 Payments' 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. Shift4 Payments' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Shift4 Payments' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Shift4 Payments Maximum Pain Price across 2024-12-20 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Shift4 Payments' market makers reach a net positive position across all Shift4 Payments' options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Shift4 Payments' option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
Shift4 Payments' option chain provides insight into all available option contracts written on Shift4 Payments' stock. Investors can see outstanding put and call contracts with pricing information and greeks for a given expiration period. In addition, each of Shift4 Payments' stock options below provides a detailed picture of the payoff. Comparing vital and dynamic information of various option contracts across diverse expiration periods will help you make an educated decision on your market timing strategies around investing in a given Shift4 option contract.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Shift4 Payments

Analyzing Shift4 Payments' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Shift4 Payments regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Shift4 Payments' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Shift4 Payments' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Shift4 Payments' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
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Shift4 Payments In The Money Call Balance

When Shift4 Payments' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Shift4 Payments stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Shift4 Payments' 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 Shift4 Payments 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.

Shift4 Current Options Market Mood

Shift4 Payments' 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 Shift4 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 Shift4 Payments' options investors are not very successful. Shift4 Payments' 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 Shift4 contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Shift4 Payments will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0631% per day over the life of the 2024-12-20 option contract. With Shift4 Payments trading at USD 99.96, that is roughly USD 0.0631. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Shift4 Payments' daily price movement you should consider buying Shift4 Payments options at the current volatility level of 1.01%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Shift4 Payments 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" Shift4 calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Shift4 Payments stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Shift4 Payments Option Chain

When Shift4 Payments' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Shift4 Payments 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.
Shift4 Payments' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Shift4. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Shift4. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Shift4 Payments 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 IntExpirationCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 3712024-12-2052.5 - 56.940.0In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 4512024-12-2035.7 - 40.330.0In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 5002024-12-2042.4 - 46.537.98In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 5732024-12-2018.8 - 22.915.18In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 60142024-12-2053.5 - 57.353.0In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 62442024-12-2021.2 - 22.823.6In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 65162024-12-2048.5 - 51.926.5In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 67642024-12-2027.6 - 31.319.36In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 70572024-12-2043.5 - 47.834.8In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 721082024-12-2040.8 - 45.230.0In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 75612024-12-2038.6 - 42.526.09In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 7742024-12-2036.0 - 39.928.52In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 80942024-12-2033.6 - 37.535.0In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 82342024-12-2031.2 - 35.416.81In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 85882024-12-2028.8 - 32.924.04In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 87292024-12-2026.2 - 29.515.18In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 903262024-12-2024.3 - 27.824.4In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 92952024-12-2022.0 - 24.020.1In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 951232024-12-2019.8 - 21.520.7In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 97922024-12-2016.8 - 19.817.0In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 1003272024-12-2014.6 - 16.814.28In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 1052762024-12-2010.9 - 12.011.72In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 1104352024-12-207.1 - 7.86.86In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 11525472024-12-203.8 - 4.34.0In
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 1203282024-12-201.9 - 2.251.9Out
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 1251172024-12-200.85 - 1.10.72Out
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 130642024-12-200.35 - 0.60.4Out
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 135182024-12-200.0 - 1.850.3Out
Call
FOUR Option Call 20-12-2024 140132024-12-200.0 - 0.250.15Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 3512024-12-200.0 - 2.50.7Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 40202024-12-200.0 - 2.350.5Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 42152024-12-200.0 - 1.20.45Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 4512024-12-200.0 - 3.11.25Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 4732024-12-200.0 - 2.30.74Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 50692024-12-200.0 - 0.30.55Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 5512024-12-200.0 - 0.04.55Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 57562024-12-200.0 - 1.60.38Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 60422024-12-200.0 - 1.20.1Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 62162024-12-200.0 - 2.01.3Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 653282024-12-200.0 - 0.10.05Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 67142024-12-200.0 - 0.950.48Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 70592024-12-200.0 - 0.050.09Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 72642024-12-200.0 - 0.050.05Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 751782024-12-200.0 - 0.050.58Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 77212024-12-200.0 - 1.00.27Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 801012024-12-200.0 - 0.750.05Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 82222024-12-200.0 - 0.350.12Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 851192024-12-200.05 - 0.50.1Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 87262024-12-200.0 - 1.00.36Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 90972024-12-200.1 - 0.150.18Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 92882024-12-200.1 - 0.150.1Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 952202024-12-200.0 - 0.750.28Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 97472024-12-200.0 - 1.00.2Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 1002112024-12-200.2 - 0.450.35Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 1053122024-12-200.6 - 0.850.76Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 1101292024-12-201.45 - 1.91.75Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 115362024-12-203.1 - 3.84.98Out
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 12072024-12-206.0 - 6.87.5In
 Put
FOUR Option Put 20-12-2024 12532024-12-208.9 - 12.316.8In

Shift4 Payments Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Shift4 Payments Market Cap Over Time

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Shift4 Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

685.97 Million

At this time, Shift4 Payments' Total Stockholder Equity is relatively stable compared to the past year.

Shift4 Payments Corporate Management

Nate HirshbergSenior MarketingProfile
Nancy CPAChief OfficerProfile
James WhalenChief OfficerProfile
Steven SommersChief ArchitectProfile

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