Hess Stock Options

HES Stock  USD 136.39  0.97  0.72%   
Hess' latest option contracts expiring on January 10th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.65. The Hess option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Hess Corporation option contracts. It shows all of Hess' listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Hess

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

Hess Current Options Market Mood

Hess' 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 Hess 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

Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Hess' calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Hess' 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 Hess contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Hess Corporation will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0406% per day over the life of the 2025-01-10 option contract. With Hess trading at USD 136.39, that is roughly USD 0.0554. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Hess' daily price movement you should consider buying Hess Corporation options at the current volatility level of 0.65%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Hess 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" Hess calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Hess Corporation stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Hess Option Chain

When Hess' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Hess Corporation 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.
Hess' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Hess. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Hess. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Hess 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
HES250110C00080000080.065.0 - 69.965.0In
Call
HES250110C00085000085.060.0 - 64.960.0In
Call
HES250110C00090000090.055.0 - 59.955.0In
Call
HES250110C00095000095.050.1 - 55.050.1In
Call
HES250110C001000000100.045.1 - 50.045.1In
Call
HES250110C001050000105.040.2 - 45.040.2In
Call
HES250110C001100000110.035.5 - 39.735.5In
Call
HES250110C001150000115.030.7 - 34.730.7In
Call
HES250110C001200000120.025.7 - 30.025.7In
Call
HES250110C001250000125.020.9 - 25.020.9In
 Put
HES250110P00080000080.00.0 - 2.652.65Out
 Put
HES250110P00085000085.00.0 - 2.652.65Out
 Put
HES250110P00090000090.00.0 - 2.652.65Out
 Put
HES250110P00095000095.00.0 - 2.652.65Out
 Put
HES250110P001000000100.00.0 - 2.42.4Out
 Put
HES250110P001050000105.00.0 - 2.72.7Out
 Put
HES250110P001100000110.00.0 - 2.22.2Out
 Put
HES250110P001150000115.00.0 - 2.252.25Out
 Put
HES250110P001200000120.00.0 - 2.852.85Out
 Put
HES250110P001250000125.00.0 - 2.452.45Out

Hess Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Hess Market Cap Over Time

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Hess Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

8.79 Billion

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

Hess Corporate Directors

Kevin MeyersIndependent DirectorProfile
Rodney ChaseIndependent DirectorProfile
Terrence CheckiIndependent DirectorProfile
William SchraderIndependent DirectorProfile

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