First Trust Stock Options
| FTXG Etf | USD 22.95 0.06 0.26% |
First Trust's latest option contracts expiring on January 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.66. The First Trust option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current First Trust Nasdaq option contracts. It shows all of First Trust's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on First Trust
Analyzing First Trust's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in First Trust regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when First Trust's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money First Trust's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with First Trust's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
First Trust Nasdaq In The Money Call Balance
When First Trust's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against First Trust Nasdaq stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying First Trust'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 First Trust Nasdaq 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 Trust'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 First Etf'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 Volume
It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Using current First Trust'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 First contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that First Trust Nasdaq will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0413% per day over the life of the 2025-01-17 option contract. With First Trust trading at USD 22.95, that is roughly USD 0.009467. If you think that the market is fully incorporating First Trust's daily price movement you should consider buying First Trust Nasdaq options at the current volatility level of 0.66%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing First Trust 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 Trust Nasdaq stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
First Trust Option Chain
When First Trust's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against First Trust Nasdaq 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 Trust's 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 Trust 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 | FTXG250117C00019000 | 0 | 19.0 | 3.2 - 8.2 | 3.2 | In |
Call | FTXG250117C00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 2.2 - 7.2 | 2.2 | In |
Call | FTXG250117C00021000 | 0 | 21.0 | 1.2 - 6.2 | 1.2 | In |
Call | FTXG250117C00022000 | 0 | 22.0 | 0.0 - 4.4 | 4.4 | In |
Call | FTXG250117C00023000 | 0 | 23.0 | 0.0 - 3.3 | 3.3 | In |
Call | FTXG250117C00024000 | 0 | 24.0 | 0.0 - 2.45 | 2.45 | In |
Call | FTXG250117C00025000 | 0 | 25.0 | 0.0 - 1.7 | 1.7 | |
Call | FTXG250117C00026000 | 0 | 26.0 | 0.0 - 1.45 | 1.45 | |
Call | FTXG250117C00027000 | 0 | 27.0 | 0.0 - 1.4 | 1.4 | |
Call | FTXG250117C00028000 | 0 | 28.0 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 1.35 | |
Put | FTXG250117P00019000 | 0 | 19.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Put | FTXG250117P00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Put | FTXG250117P00021000 | 0 | 21.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Put | FTXG250117P00022000 | 0 | 22.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Put | FTXG250117P00023000 | 0 | 23.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Put | FTXG250117P00024000 | 0 | 24.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Put | FTXG250117P00025000 | 0 | 25.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | In |
Put | FTXG250117P00026000 | 0 | 26.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | In |
Put | FTXG250117P00027000 | 0 | 27.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | In |
Put | FTXG250117P00028000 | 0 | 28.0 | 0.8 - 5.8 | 0.8 | In |
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in First Trust Nasdaq. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in interest. You can also try the Sectors module to list of equity sectors categorizing publicly traded companies based on their primary business activities.
The market value of First Trust Nasdaq 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 Trust's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is First Trust's 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 Trust's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect First Trust's 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 Trust's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if First Trust is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, First Trust's 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.