Helmerich Stock Options

HP Stock  USD 25.86  1.03  4.15%   
Helmerich's latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.67 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.87 over 30 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on June 20th 2025. The total put volume is at 105, with calls trading at the volume of 63.0. This yields a 1.67 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against June 20th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Helmerich Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-06-20 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Helmerich's market makers reach a net positive position across all Helmerich's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Helmerich'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 Helmerich

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

Helmerich and Payne In The Money Call Balance

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

Helmerich Current Options Market Mood

Helmerich'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 Helmerich 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 Helmerich's options investors are not very successful. Helmerich'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 Helmerich contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Helmerich and Payne will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0419% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With Helmerich trading at USD 25.86, that is roughly USD 0.0108. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Helmerich's daily price movement you should consider buying Helmerich and Payne options at the current volatility level of 0.67%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Helmerich 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" Helmerich calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Helmerich and Payne stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Helmerich Option Chain

When Helmerich's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Helmerich and Payne 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.
Helmerich's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Helmerich. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Helmerich. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Helmerich 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
HP250620C00055000055.00.0 - 1.21.2Out
Call
HP250620C000500001550.00.0 - 0.30.12Out
Call
HP250620C00047500647.50.0 - 0.950.15Out
Call
HP250620C000450004045.00.0 - 1.750.38Out
Call
HP250620C0004250013642.50.0 - 0.950.15Out
Call
HP250620C0004000021840.00.0 - 0.50.2Out
Call
HP250620C000375009237.50.1 - 0.20.15Out
Call
HP250620C0003500030935.00.15 - 0.30.35Out
Call
HP250620C0003250027932.50.4 - 0.50.47Out
Call
HP250620C0003000032130.00.65 - 0.80.75Out
Call
HP250620C0002750025527.51.3 - 1.41.35Out
Call
HP250620C0002500027625.02.25 - 2.952.35Out
Call
HP250620C0002250011522.53.6 - 3.95.4In
Call
HP250620C000200001020.04.5 - 7.16.29In
Call
HP250620C000175002417.57.6 - 7.98.5In
 Put
HP250620P00055000055.028.2 - 32.528.2In
 Put
HP250620P00050000050.023.1 - 27.319.4In
 Put
HP250620P00047500047.520.5 - 24.412.8In
 Put
HP250620P00045000045.017.7 - 21.310.5In
 Put
HP250620P00042500042.515.2 - 19.216.02In
 Put
HP250620P00040000040.013.2 - 17.08.64In
 Put
HP250620P000375004137.512.2 - 13.85.7In
 Put
HP250620P0003500016435.010.2 - 10.54.67In
 Put
HP250620P0003250029632.57.9 - 8.27.5In
 Put
HP250620P0003000026430.05.8 - 6.05.57In
 Put
HP250620P0002750038827.53.9 - 4.04.0In
 Put
HP250620P0002500045925.02.35 - 2.552.4In
 Put
HP250620P0002250011822.51.3 - 1.651.35Out
 Put
HP250620P000200008020.00.0 - 0.70.7Out
 Put
HP250620P00017500617.50.25 - 0.750.25Out

Helmerich Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

2.15 Billion

At this time, Helmerich's Total Stockholder Equity is relatively stable compared to the past year.

Helmerich Corporate Directors

Edward RustIndependent DirectorProfile
Jose MasIndependent DirectorProfile
Mary VanDeWegheIndependent DirectorProfile
Thomas PetrieIndependent DirectorProfile

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