First Merchants Stock Options
| FRME Stock | USD 40.31 1.24 3.17% |
First Merchants' latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.72 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.45 over 18 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on June 20th 2025.
Open Interest Against June 20th 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows First Merchants' 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. First Merchants' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for First Merchants' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on First Merchants
Analyzing First Merchants' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in First Merchants regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when First Merchants' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money First Merchants' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with First Merchants' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
First Merchants' stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of First Merchants common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell First stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If First Merchants' stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, First Merchants' Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is expected to grow to about 19.2 B, whereas Common Stock is forecasted to decline to about 4.4 M. First Merchants In The Money Call Balance
When First Merchants' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against First Merchants stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying First Merchants' 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 First Merchants 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.
First Current Options Market Mood
First Merchants' 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 First 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 options investors, including buyers and sellers of First Merchants' calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. First Merchants' 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 First contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that First Merchants will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.045% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With First Merchants trading at USD 40.31, that is roughly USD 0.0181. If you think that the market is fully incorporating First Merchants' daily price movement you should consider buying First Merchants options at the current volatility level of 0.72%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing First Merchants 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" First calls. Remember, the seller must deliver First Merchants stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
First Merchants Option Chain
When First Merchants' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against First Merchants 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.
First Merchants' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on First. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for First. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a First Merchants 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 | FRME250620C00055000 | 0 | 55.0 | 0.0 - 3.2 | 3.2 | |
Call | FRME250620C00050000 | 0 | 50.0 | 0.0 - 4.1 | 4.1 | |
Call | FRME250620C00045000 | 22 | 45.0 | 0.0 - 4.5 | 2.75 | Out |
Call | FRME250620C00040000 | 0 | 40.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Call | FRME250620C00035000 | 0 | 35.0 | 3.5 - 8.5 | 3.5 | In |
Call | FRME250620C00030000 | 0 | 30.0 | 7.8 - 12.8 | 7.8 | In |
Call | FRME250620C00025000 | 0 | 25.0 | 12.0 - 17.0 | 12.0 | In |
Call | FRME250620C00022500 | 0 | 22.5 | 14.5 - 19.5 | 14.5 | In |
Call | FRME250620C00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 17.0 - 22.0 | 17.0 | In |
Put | FRME250620P00055000 | 0 | 55.0 | 13.5 - 18.4 | 13.5 | In |
Put | FRME250620P00050000 | 0 | 50.0 | 8.5 - 13.5 | 8.5 | In |
Put | FRME250620P00045000 | 0 | 45.0 | 4.0 - 8.9 | 4.0 | In |
Put | FRME250620P00040000 | 0 | 40.0 | 0.5 - 5.5 | 0.5 | In |
Put | FRME250620P00035000 | 10 | 35.0 | 0.9 - 1.35 | 1.25 | Out |
Put | FRME250620P00030000 | 0 | 30.0 | 0.0 - 4.6 | 4.6 | |
Put | FRME250620P00025000 | 0 | 25.0 | 0.0 - 4.3 | 4.3 | |
Put | FRME250620P00022500 | 0 | 22.5 | 0.0 - 4.3 | 4.3 | |
Put | FRME250620P00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.0 - 4.2 | 4.2 |
First Merchants Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time
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First Merchants Market Cap Over Time
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First Merchants Corporate Management
| Michael Stewart | Chief Banking Officer and Executive VP | Profile | |
| John Martin | Chief Credit Officer and Executive VP | Profile | |
| Julie Crabtree | Corporate VP | Profile | |
| Marcos CFA | Chief Officer | Profile | |
| Karen Evens | VP Marketing | Profile |
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Quarterly Earnings Growth 0.571 | Dividend Share 1.39 | Earnings Share 3.41 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.116 |
The market value of First Merchants is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of First that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of First Merchants' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is First Merchants' 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 First Merchants' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect First Merchants' 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 First Merchants' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if First Merchants is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, First Merchants' 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.