HUTCHMED DRC Stock Options
| HCM Stock | USD 15.81 0.82 5.47% |
HUTCHMED DRC's latest option contracts expiring on January 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.57. The HUTCHMED DRC option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current HUTCHMED DRC option contracts. It shows all of HUTCHMED DRC's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on HUTCHMED DRC
Analyzing HUTCHMED DRC's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in HUTCHMED DRC regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when HUTCHMED DRC's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money HUTCHMED DRC's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with HUTCHMED DRC's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on HUTCHMED DRC lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if HUTCHMED DRC's value remains static through the expiration date, the investor can sell to close an 'in-the-money' option to avoid a potential loss. However, in-the-money HUTCHMED DRC contracts are usually more expensive to enter than their out-of-the-money counterparts. So keep in mind that while the payoffs on an in-the-money trade can be high, the investors could ultimately experience a more consequential loss if HUTCHMED Stock moves the wrong way.
HUTCHMED DRC In The Money Call Balance
When HUTCHMED DRC's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against HUTCHMED DRC stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying HUTCHMED DRC'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 HUTCHMED DRC 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.
HUTCHMED Current Options Market Mood
HUTCHMED DRC'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 HUTCHMED 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 Volume
Unfortunately, most HUTCHMED DRC's options investors are not very successful. HUTCHMED DRC'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 HUTCHMED contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that HUTCHMED DRC will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0981% per day over the life of the 2025-01-17 option contract. With HUTCHMED DRC trading at USD 15.81, that is roughly USD 0.0155. If you think that the market is fully incorporating HUTCHMED DRC's daily price movement you should consider buying HUTCHMED DRC options at the current volatility level of 1.57%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing HUTCHMED DRC 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" HUTCHMED calls. Remember, the seller must deliver HUTCHMED DRC stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
HUTCHMED DRC Option Chain
When HUTCHMED DRC's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against HUTCHMED DRC 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.
HUTCHMED DRC's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on HUTCHMED. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for HUTCHMED. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a HUTCHMED DRC 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 | HCM250117C00002500 | 0 | 2.5 | 12.2 - 17.0 | 12.2 | In |
Call | HCM250117C00005000 | 0 | 5.0 | 9.7 - 14.5 | 9.7 | In |
Call | HCM250117C00007500 | 0 | 7.5 | 7.2 - 12.0 | 7.2 | In |
Call | HCM250117C00010000 | 0 | 10.0 | 4.7 - 9.5 | 4.7 | In |
Call | HCM250117C00012500 | 0 | 12.5 | 2.5 - 7.0 | 2.5 | In |
Call | HCM250117C00015000 | 0 | 15.0 | 0.3 - 5.0 | 0.3 | In |
Call | HCM250117C00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 0.1 - 5.0 | 0.1 | |
Call | HCM250117C00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Call | HCM250117C00022500 | 0 | 22.5 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Call | HCM250117C00025000 | 0 | 25.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Put | HCM250117P00002500 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Put | HCM250117P00005000 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Put | HCM250117P00007500 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Put | HCM250117P00010000 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Put | HCM250117P00012500 | 0 | 12.5 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Put | HCM250117P00015000 | 0 | 15.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Put | HCM250117P00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 0.1 - 5.0 | 0.1 | In |
Put | HCM250117P00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 1.0 - 5.6 | 1.0 | In |
Put | HCM250117P00022500 | 0 | 22.5 | 3.1 - 8.0 | 3.1 | In |
Put | HCM250117P00025000 | 0 | 25.0 | 5.7 - 10.5 | 5.7 | In |
HUTCHMED DRC Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time
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HUTCHMED DRC Market Cap Over Time
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HUTCHMED DRC Corporate Management
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Quarterly Earnings Growth (0.84) | Earnings Share (0.25) | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth (0.43) | Return On Assets |
The market value of HUTCHMED DRC is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of HUTCHMED that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of HUTCHMED DRC's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is HUTCHMED DRC'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 HUTCHMED DRC's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect HUTCHMED DRC'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 HUTCHMED DRC's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if HUTCHMED DRC is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, HUTCHMED DRC'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.