Glaukos Corp Stock Options

GKOS Stock  USD 100.63  0.61  0.60%   
Glaukos Corp's latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.05 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.68 over 51 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 7.0, with calls trading at the volume of 518. This yields a 0.01 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts

Glaukos Corp 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 Glaukos Corp's lending market. For example, when Glaukos Corp'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 Glaukos Corp, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Glaukos Corp stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Glaukos Corp'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. Glaukos Corp's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Glaukos Corp's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Glaukos Corp Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-04-17 Option Contracts

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

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

Glaukos Corp In The Money Call Balance

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

Glaukos Current Options Market Mood

Glaukos Corp'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 Glaukos 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 Glaukos Corp's calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Glaukos Corp'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 Glaukos contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Glaukos Corp will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0656% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Glaukos Corp trading at USD 100.63, that is roughly USD 0.066. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Glaukos Corp's daily price movement you should consider buying Glaukos Corp options at the current volatility level of 1.05%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Glaukos Corp 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" Glaukos calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Glaukos Corp stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Glaukos Corp Option Chain

When Glaukos Corp's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Glaukos Corp 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.
Glaukos Corp's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Glaukos. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Glaukos. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Glaukos Corp 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
GKOS250417C002200003220.00.0 - 2.150.05Out
Call
GKOS250417C002100006210.00.0 - 2.151.1Out
Call
GKOS250417C0020000044200.00.0 - 2.150.06Out
Call
GKOS250417C0019500038195.00.0 - 2.152.5Out
Call
GKOS250417C0019000020190.00.0 - 2.153.5Out
Call
GKOS250417C0018500069185.00.0 - 2.152.35Out
Call
GKOS250417C0018000012180.00.0 - 2.154.6Out
Call
GKOS250417C0017500012175.00.0 - 2.150.2Out
Call
GKOS250417C0017000011170.00.0 - 2.150.58Out
Call
GKOS250417C0016500055165.00.0 - 2.150.6Out
Call
GKOS250417C0016000050160.00.0 - 2.151.1Out
Call
GKOS250417C00155000230155.00.0 - 2.22.0Out
Call
GKOS250417C00150000546150.00.0 - 1.850.23Out
Call
GKOS250417C00145000107145.00.0 - 2.251.39Out
Call
GKOS250417C00140000268140.00.1 - 2.00.7Out
Call
GKOS250417C0013500047135.00.15 - 2.51.05Out
Call
GKOS250417C0013000012130.00.3 - 2.952.45Out
Call
GKOS250417C001250008125.00.9 - 2.61.4Out
Call
GKOS250417C00120000250120.01.65 - 3.81.95Out
Call
GKOS250417C0011500043115.01.25 - 3.53.1Out
Call
GKOS250417C0011000017110.03.7 - 5.24.5Out
Call
GKOS250417C0010500013105.04.9 - 8.37.1Out
Call
GKOS250417C0010000056100.08.0 - 9.38.9In
Call
GKOS250417C00095000295.09.9 - 13.010.2In
Call
GKOS250417C00090000190.012.6 - 16.546.7In
 Put
GKOS250417P002200000220.0116.7 - 120.8116.7In
 Put
GKOS250417P002100000210.0106.7 - 110.854.59In
 Put
GKOS250417P002000000200.096.7 - 100.896.7In
 Put
GKOS250417P001950000195.091.7 - 95.891.7In
 Put
GKOS250417P001900000190.086.7 - 90.873.1In
 Put
GKOS250417P001850000185.081.7 - 85.828.4In
 Put
GKOS250417P001800000180.076.7 - 80.824.4In
 Put
GKOS250417P001750000175.071.7 - 75.871.7In
 Put
GKOS250417P001700000170.066.7 - 70.830.8In
 Put
GKOS250417P001650000165.061.7 - 65.816.5In
 Put
GKOS250417P0015000041150.046.7 - 50.838.94In
 Put
GKOS250417P001450001145.041.6 - 45.842.2In
 Put
GKOS250417P0013500012135.031.9 - 36.019.2In
 Put
GKOS250417P0013000045130.027.4 - 31.113.2In
 Put
GKOS250417P0012500092125.023.2 - 26.322.5In
 Put
GKOS250417P0012000022120.018.3 - 22.112.5In
 Put
GKOS250417P0011500078115.015.4 - 17.710.3In
 Put
GKOS250417P0011000043110.010.6 - 14.512.4In
 Put
GKOS250417P0010500028105.09.0 - 10.39.3In
 Put
GKOS250417P00100000619100.06.0 - 8.17.1Out
 Put
GKOS250417P0009500056495.04.1 - 5.44.5Out
 Put
GKOS250417P0009000045090.02.4 - 3.62.8Out
 Put
GKOS250417P0008500099885.00.45 - 3.20.95Out
 Put
GKOS250417P0008000022680.00.15 - 2.551.17Out
 Put
GKOS250417P00075000175.00.0 - 2.351.8Out
 Put
GKOS250417P00065000365.00.0 - 2.20.55Out

Glaukos Corp Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Glaukos Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

805.28 Million

At this time, Glaukos Corp's Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Glaukos Corp Corporate Directors

Gilbert KlimanIndependent DirectorProfile
Mark FoleyLead Independent DirectorProfile
Aimee WeisnerIndependent DirectorProfile
David HoffmeisterIndependent DirectorProfile

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