IShares Expanded Stock Options Expiring on 17th of January

IGV Etf  USD 101.68  0.21  0.21%   
IShares Expanded's latest option contracts expiring on January 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.27 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.68 over 112 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on January 17th 2025.

Open Interest Against January 17th 2025 Option Contracts

IShares Expanded 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 IShares Expanded's lending market. For example, when IShares Expanded'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 IShares Expanded, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting IShares Expanded stock over its option's life.
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 2025-01-17 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.

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 Software will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0169% per day over the life of the 2025-01-17 option contract. With IShares Expanded trading at USD 101.68, that is roughly USD 0.0172. If you think that the market is fully incorporating IShares Expanded's daily price movement you should consider buying iShares Expanded Tech Software options at the current volatility level of 0.27%. 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 Software 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
IGV250117C001200007120.0227.5 - 232.5227.5Out
Call
IGV250117C0012500014125.0222.5 - 227.5222.5Out
Call
IGV250117C001300001130.0218.0 - 223.0218.0Out
Call
IGV250117C001350000135.0213.5 - 218.5213.5Out
Call
IGV250117C001400000140.0209.0 - 214.0209.0Out
Call
IGV250117C001450000145.0204.5 - 209.5204.5Out
Call
IGV250117C001500000150.0200.0 - 205.0200.0Out
Call
IGV250117C001550004155.0195.5 - 200.5195.5Out
Call
IGV250117C001600001160.0191.0 - 196.0191.0Out
Call
IGV250117C001650004165.0186.5 - 191.5186.5Out
Call
IGV250117C001700008170.0182.0 - 187.0182.0Out
Call
IGV250117C001750003175.0177.5 - 182.5177.5Out
Call
IGV250117C0018000012180.0173.0 - 178.0173.0Out
Call
IGV250117C001850002185.0168.5 - 173.5168.5Out
Call
IGV250117C0019000010190.0164.0 - 169.0164.0Out
Call
IGV250117C0020000045200.0155.0 - 160.0155.0Out
Call
IGV250117C002200001220.0138.9 - 143.0138.9Out
Call
IGV250117C002250006225.0134.4 - 138.5134.4Out
Call
IGV250117C002300001230.0130.4 - 134.5130.4Out
Call
IGV250117C002350005235.0125.5 - 129.8125.5Out
Call
IGV250117C002400004240.0121.5 - 125.6121.5Out
Call
IGV250117C002450005245.0117.3 - 120.9117.3Out
Call
IGV250117C0025000014250.0114.0 - 117.0114.0Out
Call
IGV250117C0025500020255.0110.1 - 113.5110.1Out
Call
IGV250117C0026000010260.0106.4 - 110.0106.4Out
Call
IGV250117C002650004265.0101.4 - 104.2101.4Out
Call
IGV250117C0027000023270.098.4 - 101.998.4Out
Call
IGV250117C0027500012275.093.6 - 97.893.6Out
Call
IGV250117C002850004285.085.6 - 89.885.6Out
Call
IGV250117C0029000017290.082.6 - 86.582.6Out
Call
IGV250117C002950003295.078.5 - 82.978.5Out
Call
IGV250117C0030000023300.075.0 - 79.475.0Out
Call
IGV250117C003050008305.072.1 - 75.772.1Out
Call
IGV250117C003100004310.068.2 - 72.468.2Out
Call
IGV250117C003150003315.065.3 - 69.565.3Out
Call
IGV250117C0032000020320.062.2 - 64.962.2Out
Call
IGV250117C0032500029325.058.8 - 62.258.8Out
Call
IGV250117C0033000036330.055.9 - 59.255.9Out
Call
IGV250117C0033500014335.052.8 - 56.252.8Out
Call
IGV250117C0034000012340.049.8 - 52.549.8Out
Call
IGV250117C003450001345.046.7 - 49.546.7Out
Call
IGV250117C0035000027350.044.3 - 45.744.3Out
Call
IGV250117C003550007355.040.6 - 43.240.6Out
Call
IGV250117C003600009360.038.0 - 41.338.0Out
Call
IGV250117C0036500010365.036.6 - 37.636.6Out
Call
IGV250117C0037000015370.034.1 - 35.233.54Out
Call
IGV250117C003750007375.031.3 - 32.931.34Out
Call
IGV250117C0038000012380.028.8 - 30.929.8Out
Call
IGV250117C003850005385.027.3 - 28.527.3Out
Call
IGV250117C0039000010390.025.0 - 26.525.0Out
Call
IGV250117C0039500024395.023.5 - 24.823.5Out
Call
IGV250117C0040000050400.021.6 - 22.821.6Out
Call
IGV250117C004050008405.020.0 - 20.820.0Out
Call
IGV250117C004100003410.018.5 - 19.418.5Out
Call
IGV250117C004150002415.017.0 - 18.017.0Out
Call
IGV250117C004200002420.015.1 - 16.415.1Out
Call
IGV250117C004250003425.014.2 - 15.814.2Out
Call
IGV250117C0044000036440.010.8 - 11.610.8Out
Call
IGV250117C004450001445.09.9 - 10.59.9Out
Call
IGV250117C0050000010500.03.3 - 3.83.3Out
Call
IGV250117C005450001545.01.25 - 1.71.25Out
 Put
IGV250117P001200003120.00.0 - 3.83.8Out
 Put
IGV250117P001250006125.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
IGV250117P0013000024130.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
IGV250117P0013500090135.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
IGV250117P001400002140.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
IGV250117P001450007145.00.05 - 5.00.05Out
 Put
IGV250117P001500001150.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
IGV250117P001550003155.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
IGV250117P0016000075160.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
IGV250117P001650005165.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
IGV250117P001700002170.00.7 - 5.00.7Out
 Put
IGV250117P001750001175.00.9 - 5.00.9Out
 Put
IGV250117P0018000023180.01.1 - 5.01.1Out
 Put
IGV250117P0018500070185.01.3 - 5.01.3Out
 Put
IGV250117P0019000020190.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
IGV250117P0019500010195.00.1 - 5.00.1Out
 Put
IGV250117P002000001200.00.5 - 5.00.5Out
 Put
IGV250117P002050002205.00.6 - 5.50.6Out
 Put
IGV250117P0021000040210.03.2 - 4.13.2Out
 Put
IGV250117P002150006215.03.6 - 4.73.6Out
 Put
IGV250117P00220000302220.04.0 - 4.54.0Out
 Put
IGV250117P0022500040225.04.4 - 4.94.4Out
 Put
IGV250117P002300005230.04.8 - 5.34.8Out
 Put
IGV250117P0024500033245.06.3 - 6.86.3Out
 Put
IGV250117P002500006250.06.0 - 7.46.0Out
 Put
IGV250117P0025500010255.06.7 - 8.16.7Out
 Put
IGV250117P002600004260.08.1 - 8.88.1Out
 Put
IGV250117P002650008265.08.8 - 9.68.8Out
 Put
IGV250117P002700003270.08.6 - 10.48.6Out
 Put
IGV250117P0027500015275.09.5 - 11.29.5Out
 Put
IGV250117P0028000015280.011.2 - 12.211.2Out
 Put
IGV250117P002900007290.013.1 - 14.213.1Out
 Put
IGV250117P0029500010295.013.6 - 15.313.6Out
 Put
IGV250117P0030000010300.015.1 - 16.615.1Out
 Put
IGV250117P003050002305.015.4 - 17.715.4Out
 Put
IGV250117P0031000023310.016.6 - 19.116.6Out
 Put
IGV250117P003150002315.019.2 - 20.519.2Out
 Put
IGV250117P00320000111320.019.5 - 22.019.5Out
 Put
IGV250117P003250007325.021.8 - 23.621.8Out
 Put
IGV250117P0033000011330.023.3 - 25.323.3Out
 Put
IGV250117P0033500010335.024.8 - 27.124.8Out
 Put
IGV250117P003400002340.027.4 - 28.927.4Out
 Put
IGV250117P0035000011350.031.1 - 33.031.1Out
 Put
IGV250117P003550001355.033.1 - 35.333.1Out
 Put
IGV250117P0036000013360.034.8 - 37.634.8Out
 Put
IGV250117P003650001365.038.1 - 40.138.1Out
 Put
IGV250117P003800001380.045.5 - 48.545.5Out
 Put
IGV250117P003850001385.048.6 - 51.548.6Out
 Put
IGV250117P003900002390.052.0 - 54.752.0Out
 Put
IGV250117P003950003395.056.1 - 58.356.1Out
 Put
IGV250117P004000002400.059.2 - 61.759.2Out

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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.