GameStop Corp Stock Options

GME Stock  USD 25.04  0.56  2.29%   
GameStop Corp's latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.11 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.34 over 86 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 1.2 K, with calls trading at the volume of 3.9 K. This yields a 0.3 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts

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

GameStop Corp Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-04-17 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 GameStop Corp 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, GameStop 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 GameStop Corp

Analyzing GameStop Corp's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in GameStop Corp regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when GameStop Corp's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money GameStop Corp's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with GameStop Corp's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
GameStop Corp's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of GameStop Corp common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell GameStop stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If GameStop Corp's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, GameStop Corp's Common Stock Shares Outstanding is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is expected to grow to about 3.4 B, whereas Capital Stock is forecasted to decline to about 80 K.

GameStop Corp In The Money Call Balance

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

GameStop Current Options Market Mood

GameStop 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 GameStop 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 GameStop 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. GameStop 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 GameStop contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that GameStop Corp will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0694% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With GameStop Corp trading at USD 25.04, that is roughly USD 0.0174. If you think that the market is fully incorporating GameStop Corp's daily price movement you should consider buying GameStop Corp options at the current volatility level of 1.11%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing GameStop 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" GameStop calls. Remember, the seller must deliver GameStop Corp stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

GameStop Corp Option Chain

When GameStop Corp's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against GameStop 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.
GameStop Corp's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on GameStop. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for GameStop. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a GameStop 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
GME250417C00010000118310.014.45 - 16.6514.2In
Call
GME250417C000110003511.013.5 - 14.4515.48In
Call
GME250417C000120005612.012.5 - 14.6514.1In
Call
GME250417C0001300088513.011.5 - 12.514.81In
Call
GME250417C000140005614.010.55 - 12.410.8In
Call
GME250417C0001500047515.09.6 - 11.359.8In
Call
GME250417C0001600057016.08.6 - 9.59.25In
Call
GME250417C0001700043217.07.7 - 9.37.66In
Call
GME250417C0001800033518.06.95 - 8.457.0In
Call
GME250417C0001900011719.05.9 - 7.656.45In
Call
GME250417C00020000425820.05.65 - 6.055.9In
Call
GME250417C0002100053321.04.65 - 5.95.0In
Call
GME250417C0002200070122.03.95 - 4.74.4In
Call
GME250417C0002300073723.03.6 - 4.153.7In
Call
GME250417C00024000102024.03.5 - 3.63.5In
Call
GME250417C00025000778125.03.05 - 3.23.13Out
Call
GME250417C00026000132826.02.61 - 2.932.8Out
Call
GME250417C00027000355127.02.27 - 2.622.5Out
Call
GME250417C00028000198328.02.04 - 2.382.21Out
Call
GME250417C00029000117929.01.9 - 2.132.0Out
Call
GME250417C000300001596530.01.71 - 1.851.83Out
Call
GME250417C0003100086831.01.49 - 1.751.68Out
Call
GME250417C00032000153032.01.35 - 1.591.49Out
Call
GME250417C00033000140833.01.23 - 1.441.4Out
Call
GME250417C0003400076034.01.13 - 1.41.35Out
Call
GME250417C00035000913135.01.21 - 1.251.23Out
Call
GME250417C00036000104036.00.96 - 1.231.08Out
Call
GME250417C0003700016737.00.89 - 1.161.04Out
Call
GME250417C00038000497738.00.83 - 1.11.03Out
Call
GME250417C0003900043739.00.78 - 1.050.94Out
Call
GME250417C000400001498340.00.87 - 0.950.91Out
Call
GME250417C00041000166641.00.7 - 0.990.96Out
Call
GME250417C0004200017542.00.67 - 0.910.86Out
Call
GME250417C0004300077643.00.68 - 0.880.8Out
Call
GME250417C000440009844.00.62 - 0.850.75Out
Call
GME250417C00045000381045.00.63 - 0.820.77Out
Call
GME250417C000460003246.00.57 - 0.790.67Out
Call
GME250417C0004700024847.00.55 - 0.770.68Out
Call
GME250417C0004800068548.00.6 - 0.740.77Out
Call
GME250417C0004900022749.00.51 - 0.720.68Out
Call
GME250417C00050000767450.00.55 - 0.70.65Out
Call
GME250417C00055000130155.00.5 - 0.610.58Out
Call
GME250417C00060000450060.00.46 - 0.520.5Out
Call
GME250417C00065000754565.00.44 - 0.470.44Out
 Put
GME250417P00010000938310.00.02 - 0.030.03Out
 Put
GME250417P0001100010311.00.02 - 0.170.06Out
 Put
GME250417P0001200029012.00.02 - 0.10.08Out
 Put
GME250417P0001300011913.00.02 - 0.170.07Out
 Put
GME250417P0001400010714.00.02 - 0.190.01Out
 Put
GME250417P0001500039915.00.06 - 0.250.16Out
 Put
GME250417P0001600011816.00.07 - 0.440.18Out
 Put
GME250417P0001700091717.00.11 - 0.520.26Out
 Put
GME250417P00018000185418.00.24 - 0.390.35Out
 Put
GME250417P00019000156419.00.41 - 0.570.52Out
 Put
GME250417P00020000620920.00.57 - 0.820.7Out
 Put
GME250417P0002100086621.00.84 - 1.151.07Out
 Put
GME250417P00022000302922.01.25 - 1.461.37Out
 Put
GME250417P00023000102923.01.74 - 2.092.0Out
 Put
GME250417P00024000247124.02.27 - 2.542.45Out
 Put
GME250417P00025000203325.02.83 - 3.02.9Out
 Put
GME250417P0002600049526.03.5 - 3.753.6In
 Put
GME250417P00027000212127.04.2 - 4.64.42In
 Put
GME250417P0002800041828.04.9 - 5.55.25In
 Put
GME250417P0002900083729.05.65 - 6.55.75In
 Put
GME250417P0003000093030.06.5 - 7.06.7In
 Put
GME250417P0003100013731.07.25 - 7.857.9In
 Put
GME250417P0003200022132.08.15 - 8.98.25In
 Put
GME250417P0003300013133.09.1 - 9.99.57In
 Put
GME250417P000340007134.09.85 - 10.99.75In
 Put
GME250417P0003500030635.010.1 - 11.811.72In
 Put
GME250417P000360001636.011.0 - 12.7512.31In
 Put
GME250417P00037000337.011.9 - 13.713.8In
 Put
GME250417P00038000138.012.85 - 14.6512.3In
 Put
GME250417P000400005740.014.75 - 16.5515.88In
 Put
GME250417P00042000142.016.7 - 18.4515.45In
 Put
GME250417P00043000143.017.65 - 19.4518.6In
 Put
GME250417P00044000144.018.65 - 20.418.25In
 Put
GME250417P00045000745.019.6 - 21.419.86In
 Put
GME250417P00046000146.020.6 - 22.3519.24In
 Put
GME250417P00047000847.021.55 - 23.3521.25In
 Put
GME250417P00048000148.022.55 - 24.322.5In
 Put
GME250417P00049000449.023.5 - 25.321.35In
 Put
GME250417P000500001550.024.5 - 26.2523.04In
 Put
GME250417P000550001655.029.4 - 31.228.5In
 Put
GME250417P00060000860.034.4 - 36.1533.57In
 Put
GME250417P00065000065.039.3 - 41.139.3In

GameStop Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.56 Billion

At present, GameStop Corp's Total Stockholder Equity is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

GameStop Corp Corporate Directors

Raul FernandezIndependent DirectorProfile
Alain AttalIndependent DirectorProfile
James GrubeIndependent DirectorProfile
Ryan CohenIndependent DirectorProfile
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.259
Earnings Share
0.2
Revenue Per Share
12.077
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.20)
Return On Assets
0.001
The market value of GameStop Corp is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of GameStop that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of GameStop Corp's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is GameStop Corp'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 GameStop Corp's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect GameStop Corp'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 GameStop Corp's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if GameStop Corp is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, GameStop Corp'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.