Golar LNG Stock Options
| GLNG Stock | USD 41.82 0.59 1.43% |
Golar LNG's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.59 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.08 over 55 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025. The total put volume is at 78.0, with calls trading at the volume of 71.0. This yields a 1.1 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts
2025-03-21
The chart above shows Golar LNG'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. Golar LNG's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Golar LNG's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Golar LNG Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts
Max pain usually refers to a trading concept that asserts that market manipulation can cause the market price of particular securities such as Golar LNG close to expiration to expire worthless. So, Max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Golar LNG'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 Golar LNG
Analyzing Golar LNG's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Golar LNG regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Golar LNG's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Golar LNG's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Golar LNG's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Golar LNG Limited In The Money Call Balance
When Golar LNG's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Golar LNG Limited stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Golar LNG'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 Golar LNG Limited 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.
Golar Current Options Market Mood
Golar LNG'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 Golar 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 Golar LNG's options investors are not very successful. Golar LNG'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 Golar contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Golar LNG Limited will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0369% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Golar LNG trading at USD 41.82, that is roughly USD 0.0154. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Golar LNG's daily price movement you should consider buying Golar LNG Limited options at the current volatility level of 0.59%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Golar LNG 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" Golar calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Golar LNG Limited stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Golar LNG Option Chain
When Golar LNG's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Golar LNG Limited 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.
Golar LNG's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Golar. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Golar. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Golar LNG 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 | GLNG250321C00020000 | 5 | 20.0 | 20.9 - 24.5 | 20.38 | In |
Call | GLNG250321C00025000 | 16 | 25.0 | 15.9 - 18.6 | 17.24 | In |
Call | GLNG250321C00026000 | 20 | 26.0 | 15.9 - 17.5 | 16.05 | In |
Call | GLNG250321C00028000 | 82 | 28.0 | 13.8 - 16.5 | 15.2 | In |
Call | GLNG250321C00029000 | 2 | 29.0 | 12.1 - 15.5 | 11.35 | In |
Call | GLNG250321C00030000 | 110 | 30.0 | 10.4 - 14.3 | 12.57 | In |
Call | GLNG250321C00031000 | 175 | 31.0 | 9.5 - 13.5 | 4.2 | In |
Call | GLNG250321C00032000 | 7 | 32.0 | 8.9 - 12.8 | 11.97 | In |
Call | GLNG250321C00033000 | 257 | 33.0 | 9.1 - 9.6 | 9.8 | In |
Call | GLNG250321C00034000 | 217 | 34.0 | 7.4 - 10.9 | 8.66 | In |
Call | GLNG250321C00035000 | 261 | 35.0 | 7.4 - 10.0 | 7.4 | In |
Call | GLNG250321C00036000 | 24 | 36.0 | 5.0 - 9.1 | 7.2 | In |
Call | GLNG250321C00037000 | 78 | 37.0 | 5.9 - 6.2 | 5.95 | In |
Call | GLNG250321C00038000 | 460 | 38.0 | 5.2 - 5.5 | 5.45 | In |
Call | GLNG250321C00039000 | 96 | 39.0 | 4.5 - 4.8 | 6.51 | In |
Call | GLNG250321C00040000 | 1988 | 40.0 | 3.9 - 4.3 | 4.3 | In |
Call | GLNG250321C00041000 | 255 | 41.0 | 3.3 - 3.8 | 3.3 | In |
Call | GLNG250321C00042000 | 424 | 42.0 | 2.85 - 3.2 | 3.26 | Out |
Call | GLNG250321C00043000 | 921 | 43.0 | 2.45 - 2.7 | 2.42 | Out |
Call | GLNG250321C00044000 | 108 | 44.0 | 2.05 - 5.0 | 2.05 | Out |
Call | GLNG250321C00045000 | 1275 | 45.0 | 1.7 - 2.95 | 2.05 | Out |
Call | GLNG250321C00046000 | 909 | 46.0 | 0.45 - 4.9 | 1.55 | Out |
Call | GLNG250321C00047000 | 940 | 47.0 | 0.2 - 3.8 | 2.15 | Out |
Call | GLNG250321C00048000 | 17 | 48.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 1.03 | Out |
Call | GLNG250321C00049000 | 12 | 49.0 | 0.8 - 1.05 | 0.78 | Out |
Call | GLNG250321C00050000 | 12908 | 50.0 | 0.7 - 1.2 | 0.7 | Out |
Call | GLNG250321C00055000 | 13178 | 55.0 | 0.1 - 0.4 | 0.3 | Out |
Call | GLNG250321C00060000 | 212 | 60.0 | 0.0 - 0.7 | 0.05 | Out |
Put | GLNG250321P00020000 | 91 | 20.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 0.55 | Out |
Put | GLNG250321P00025000 | 47 | 25.0 | 0.0 - 0.2 | 0.13 | Out |
Put | GLNG250321P00026000 | 5 | 26.0 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 1.1 | Out |
Put | GLNG250321P00027000 | 294 | 27.0 | 0.0 - 2.2 | 0.8 | Out |
Put | GLNG250321P00030000 | 16 | 30.0 | 0.0 - 1.4 | 1.03 | Out |
Put | GLNG250321P00031000 | 10 | 31.0 | 0.05 - 0.3 | 1.93 | Out |
Put | GLNG250321P00032000 | 56 | 32.0 | 0.15 - 0.35 | 0.2 | Out |
Put | GLNG250321P00033000 | 1 | 33.0 | 0.25 - 0.45 | 0.35 | Out |
Put | GLNG250321P00034000 | 69 | 34.0 | 0.35 - 0.6 | 0.4 | Out |
Put | GLNG250321P00035000 | 159 | 35.0 | 0.55 - 2.5 | 0.65 | Out |
Put | GLNG250321P00036000 | 122 | 36.0 | 0.7 - 0.9 | 0.85 | Out |
Put | GLNG250321P00037000 | 1290 | 37.0 | 1.0 - 1.15 | 1.15 | Out |
Put | GLNG250321P00038000 | 192 | 38.0 | 1.25 - 1.5 | 1.5 | Out |
Put | GLNG250321P00039000 | 62 | 39.0 | 1.6 - 1.9 | 1.71 | Out |
Put | GLNG250321P00040000 | 186 | 40.0 | 1.9 - 2.25 | 1.9 | Out |
Put | GLNG250321P00041000 | 30 | 41.0 | 2.4 - 2.8 | 2.15 | Out |
Put | GLNG250321P00042000 | 34 | 42.0 | 2.95 - 3.3 | 3.3 | Out |
Put | GLNG250321P00043000 | 45 | 43.0 | 1.7 - 5.8 | 3.4 | In |
Put | GLNG250321P00044000 | 29 | 44.0 | 2.8 - 6.4 | 3.8 | In |
Put | GLNG250321P00045000 | 1 | 45.0 | 3.2 - 5.1 | 3.8 | In |
Put | GLNG250321P00046000 | 0 | 46.0 | 4.2 - 8.0 | 4.2 | In |
Put | GLNG250321P00047000 | 0 | 47.0 | 6.2 - 6.5 | 6.2 | In |
Put | GLNG250321P00048000 | 0 | 48.0 | 5.6 - 8.2 | 5.6 | In |
Put | GLNG250321P00049000 | 0 | 49.0 | 6.5 - 10.4 | 6.5 | In |
Put | GLNG250321P00050000 | 0 | 50.0 | 8.1 - 11.0 | 8.1 | In |
Put | GLNG250321P00055000 | 0 | 55.0 | 13.0 - 15.3 | 13.0 | In |
Put | GLNG250321P00060000 | 0 | 60.0 | 17.1 - 19.9 | 17.1 | In |
Golar Total Stockholder Equity
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Golar LNG Corporate Management
| Federico Petersen | Chief Ltd | Profile | |
| Olve Skjeggedal | Chief Norway | Profile | |
| Eduardo Maranhao | Chief Officer | Profile | |
| Ragnar Nes | Chief Norway | Profile | |
| Karl Staubo | Chief Officer | Profile | |
| Erik Svendsen | Chief AS | Profile | |
| Morten Skjong | Chief Ltd | Profile |
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Quarterly Earnings Growth (0.33) | Dividend Share 1 | Earnings Share 0.13 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth (0.04) |
The market value of Golar LNG Limited is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Golar that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Golar LNG's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Golar LNG'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 Golar LNG's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Golar LNG'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 Golar LNG's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Golar LNG is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Golar LNG'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.