Gates Industrial Stock Options Expiring on 21st of February 2025

GTES Stock  USD 22.22  0.13  0.58%   
Gates Industrial's latest option contracts expiring on 2025-02-21 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.52 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.52 over 11 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on 2025-02-21. The total put volume is at 654, with calls trading at the volume of 654. This yields a 25.15 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against 2025-02-21 Option Contracts

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

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

Gates Current Options Market Mood

Gates Industrial'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 Gates 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 Gates Industrial's options investors are not very successful. Gates Industrial'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 Gates contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Gates Industrial will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0325% per day over the life of the 2025-02-21 option contract. With Gates Industrial trading at USD 22.22, that is roughly USD 0.007222. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Gates Industrial's daily price movement you should consider buying Gates Industrial options at the current volatility level of 0.52%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  

Gates Industrial Option Chain

When Gates Industrial's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Gates Industrial 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.
Gates Industrial's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Gates. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Gates. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Gates Industrial 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 IntExpirationCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
GTES Option Call 21-02-2025 15102025-02-214.0 - 4.33.7In
Call
GTES Option Call 21-02-2025 171172025-02-214.7 - 6.94.8In
Call
GTES Option Call 21-02-2025 202062025-02-212.55 - 3.12.25In
Call
GTES Option Call 21-02-2025 222542025-02-210.9 - 1.31.45Out
Call
GTES Option Call 21-02-2025 254092025-02-210.25 - 1.10.75Out
Call
GTES Option Call 21-02-2025 30102025-02-210.0 - 0.750.1Out
 Put
GTES Option Put 21-02-2025 12102025-02-210.0 - 1.60.4Out
 Put
GTES Option Put 21-02-2025 15622025-02-210.0 - 0.250.25Out
 Put
GTES Option Put 21-02-2025 175142025-02-210.0 - 0.20.25Out
 Put
GTES Option Put 21-02-2025 205822025-02-210.0 - 0.550.8Out
 Put
GTES Option Put 21-02-2025 223652025-02-211.05 - 1.351.05In

Gates Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

2.36 Billion

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

Gates Industrial Corporate Directors

Julia KahrNon-Executive Independent DirectorProfile
Terry KlebeNon-Executive Independent DirectorProfile
Molly ZhangNon-Executive Independent DirectorProfile
James IrelandNon-Executive Independent DirectorProfile

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