IShares Expanded Stock Options Expiring on 21st of March

IGM Etf  USD 107.44  0.39  0.36%   
IShares Expanded's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.25 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.47 over 48 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts

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

IShares Expanded Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when IShares Expanded's market makers reach a net positive position across all IShares Expanded's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, IShares Expanded's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on IShares Expanded lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if IShares Expanded'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 IShares Expanded 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 IShares Etf moves the wrong way.

iShares Expanded Tech In The Money Call Balance

When IShares Expanded's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against iShares Expanded Tech stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying IShares Expanded'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 iShares Expanded Tech 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.

IShares Current Options Market Mood

IShares Expanded'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 IShares Etf'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

It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Using current IShares Expanded's option volume and open interest to make an investment decision is considered a contrarian-sentiment measure that can be utilized in many timing strategies in both derivative and spot marketplace.

Rule 16 of the current IShares contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that iShares Expanded Tech will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0156% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With IShares Expanded trading at USD 107.44, that is roughly USD 0.0168. If you think that the market is fully incorporating IShares Expanded's daily price movement you should consider buying iShares Expanded Tech options at the current volatility level of 0.25%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  

IShares Expanded Option Chain

When IShares Expanded's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against iShares Expanded Tech 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.
IShares Expanded's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on IShares. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for IShares. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a IShares Expanded 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
IGM250321C000820005882.023.3 - 27.516.2In
Call
IGM250321C000850006185.020.5 - 25.017.95In
Call
IGM250321C00090000290.015.9 - 20.012.0In
Call
IGM250321C00092000192.013.9 - 17.611.26In
Call
IGM250321C00093000393.012.9 - 17.17.53In
Call
IGM250321C000940001294.011.8 - 16.15.9In
Call
IGM250321C000950002195.010.9 - 15.29.6In
Call
IGM250321C000960003596.010.1 - 13.95.4In
Call
IGM250321C000970002297.09.3 - 13.86.9In
Call
IGM250321C000980001598.09.5 - 11.86.8In
Call
IGM250321C00099000999.07.4 - 11.44.93In
Call
IGM250321C0010000018100.07.0 - 10.88.2In
Call
IGM250321C001010004101.07.2 - 8.93.1In
Call
IGM250321C001020005102.06.3 - 8.33.55In
Call
IGM250321C001030005103.05.8 - 7.53.2In
Call
IGM250321C0010400018104.04.8 - 6.33.58In
Call
IGM250321C0010500053105.04.5 - 5.92.5In
Call
IGM250321C001080001108.02.9 - 3.53.35Out
Call
IGM250321C001090000109.02.3 - 3.02.3Out
Call
IGM250321C001100004110.00.45 - 2.550.98Out
Call
IGM250321C001110000111.01.45 - 2.11.45Out
Call
IGM250321C001120000112.00.0 - 1.751.75Out
Call
IGM250321C001130000113.00.0 - 1.51.5Out
Call
IGM250321C001140000114.00.6 - 1.250.6Out
Call
IGM250321C001150002115.00.0 - 1.050.63Out
Call
IGM250321C0012000010120.00.0 - 0.550.01Out
Call
IGM250321C001250000125.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
IGM250321P0008200010882.00.0 - 1.42.5Out
 Put
IGM250321P00083000183.00.0 - 0.753.0Out
 Put
IGM250321P00085000385.00.0 - 1.451.5Out
 Put
IGM250321P00087000187.00.0 - 0.756.22Out
 Put
IGM250321P00088000188.00.0 - 0.752.3Out
 Put
IGM250321P000900003290.00.0 - 0.70.9Out
 Put
IGM250321P000930001393.00.3 - 0.751.69Out
 Put
IGM250321P00095000695.00.0 - 0.950.99Out
 Put
IGM250321P00098000198.00.55 - 1.253.05Out
 Put
IGM250321P001010001101.00.0 - 1.63.53Out
 Put
IGM250321P001040001104.01.65 - 2.252.97Out
 Put
IGM250321P001080000108.03.1 - 3.83.1In
 Put
IGM250321P001090000109.02.05 - 5.82.05In
 Put
IGM250321P001100000110.02.05 - 6.92.05In
 Put
IGM250321P001110000111.02.7 - 7.22.7In
 Put
IGM250321P001120000112.03.4 - 7.83.4In
 Put
IGM250321P001130000113.04.2 - 8.64.2In
 Put
IGM250321P001140000114.05.5 - 9.55.5In
 Put
IGM250321P001150000115.07.0 - 10.57.0In
 Put
IGM250321P001200000120.010.8 - 15.010.8In
 Put
IGM250321P001250000125.015.6 - 20.115.6In

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The market value of iShares Expanded Tech is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of IShares that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of IShares Expanded's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is IShares Expanded'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 IShares Expanded's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect IShares Expanded'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 IShares Expanded's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if IShares Expanded is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, IShares Expanded'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.