Haverty Furniture Stock Options

HVT Stock  USD 20.86  0.42  1.97%   
Haverty Furniture's latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.73 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.08 over 18 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025. The total put volume is at 2.0.

Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Haverty Furniture Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-05-16 Option Contracts

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

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

Haverty Furniture In The Money Call Balance

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

Haverty Current Options Market Mood

Haverty Furniture'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 Haverty 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 Haverty Furniture's options investors are not very successful. Haverty Furniture'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 Haverty contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Haverty Furniture Companies will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0456% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With Haverty Furniture trading at USD 20.86, that is roughly USD 0.009517. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Haverty Furniture's daily price movement you should consider buying Haverty Furniture Companies options at the current volatility level of 0.73%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Haverty Furniture 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" Haverty calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Haverty Furniture Companies stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Haverty Furniture Option Chain

When Haverty Furniture's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Haverty Furniture Companies 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.
Haverty Furniture's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Haverty. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Haverty. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Haverty Furniture 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
HVT250516C00040000440.00.0 - 0.10.3Out
Call
HVT250516C00035000035.00.0 - 0.20.2Out
Call
HVT250516C000300006130.00.0 - 0.250.45Out
Call
HVT250516C000250001225.00.15 - 0.30.35Out
Call
HVT250516C0002250096622.50.7 - 0.91.33Out
Call
HVT250516C00020000020.01.85 - 2.154.0In
Call
HVT250516C00017500017.53.4 - 4.23.4In
Call
HVT250516C00015000115.05.5 - 8.39.9In
Call
HVT250516C00012500012.58.0 - 11.010.0In
 Put
HVT250516P00040000040.018.5 - 21.018.5In
 Put
HVT250516P00035000035.013.1 - 16.313.1In
 Put
HVT250516P00030000030.08.1 - 9.96.0In
 Put
HVT250516P000250001425.03.8 - 4.74.4In
 Put
HVT250516P000225001222.52.1 - 2.452.19In
 Put
HVT250516P000200005620.00.9 - 1.10.95Out
 Put
HVT250516P00017500217.50.3 - 0.450.85Out
 Put
HVT250516P00015000115.00.1 - 0.250.65Out
 Put
HVT250516P00012500012.50.0 - 0.250.25Out

Haverty Furniture Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Haverty Furniture Market Cap Over Time

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Haverty Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

227.61 Million

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

Haverty Furniture Corporate Directors

Mylle MangumIndependent DirectorProfile
G HoughLead Independent DirectorProfile
John GloverLead Independent DirectorProfile
Al TrujilloIndependent DirectorProfile

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