Illumina Stock Options

ILMN Stock  USD 84.05  0.15  0.18%   
Illumina's latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.59 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.44 over 61 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on June 20th 2025. The total put volume is at 27.0, with calls trading at the volume of 174. This yields a 0.16 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against June 20th 2025 Option Contracts

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

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

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

Analyzing Illumina's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Illumina regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Illumina's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Illumina's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Illumina's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Illumina lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Illumina'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 Illumina 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 Illumina Stock moves the wrong way.

Illumina In The Money Call Balance

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

Illumina Current Options Market Mood

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

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Illumina will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0369% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With Illumina trading at USD 84.05, that is roughly USD 0.031. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Illumina's daily price movement you should consider buying Illumina options at the current volatility level of 0.59%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Illumina 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" Illumina calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Illumina stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Illumina Option Chain

When Illumina's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Illumina 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.
Illumina's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Illumina. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Illumina. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Illumina 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
ILMN250620C0023000023230.00.0 - 1.750.7Out
Call
ILMN250620C002200000220.00.0 - 1.91.9Out
Call
ILMN250620C002100008210.00.0 - 0.450.45Out
Call
ILMN250620C002000002809200.00.0 - 0.40.19Out
Call
ILMN250620C0019500042195.00.0 - 1.950.16Out
Call
ILMN250620C0019000021190.00.0 - 1.950.1Out
Call
ILMN250620C0018500018185.00.0 - 1.951.2Out
Call
ILMN250620C001800002788180.00.0 - 2.00.22Out
Call
ILMN250620C0017500075175.00.0 - 2.00.35Out
Call
ILMN250620C00170000109170.00.0 - 2.00.14Out
Call
ILMN250620C0016500083165.00.0 - 1.950.35Out
Call
ILMN250620C00160000127160.00.0 - 1.50.45Out
Call
ILMN250620C00155000163155.00.05 - 0.550.4Out
Call
ILMN250620C00150000120150.00.05 - 1.950.37Out
Call
ILMN250620C00145000132145.00.1 - 2.50.5Out
Call
ILMN250620C00140000115140.00.1 - 2.60.45Out
Call
ILMN250620C00135000104135.00.2 - 0.950.7Out
Call
ILMN250620C00130000103130.00.45 - 1.451.4Out
Call
ILMN250620C0012500088125.00.7 - 1.651.0Out
Call
ILMN250620C00120000686120.00.95 - 2.051.4Out
Call
ILMN250620C0011500063115.01.4 - 1.851.5Out
Call
ILMN250620C00110000182110.02.2 - 2.42.1Out
Call
ILMN250620C00105000287105.02.9 - 3.33.65Out
Call
ILMN250620C00100000438100.04.1 - 4.44.12Out
Call
ILMN250620C0009500019895.05.5 - 5.86.5Out
Call
ILMN250620C000900008190.07.3 - 7.67.48Out
Call
ILMN250620C000850008785.09.5 - 9.89.4Out
Call
ILMN250620C000800006280.012.1 - 12.413.1In
Call
ILMN250620C00075000975.015.0 - 15.617.7In
Call
ILMN250620C00070000270.018.4 - 19.224.76In
Call
ILMN250620C00060000560.026.2 - 26.928.3In
Call
ILMN250620C00050000350.033.6 - 37.537.71In
 Put
ILMN250620P002300000230.0143.8 - 147.8143.8In
 Put
ILMN250620P002200000220.0133.9 - 137.8133.9In
 Put
ILMN250620P002100000210.0123.9 - 127.8123.9In
 Put
ILMN250620P002000000200.0113.8 - 117.8113.8In
 Put
ILMN250620P001950000195.0108.9 - 112.8108.9In
 Put
ILMN250620P001900000190.0103.8 - 107.7103.8In
 Put
ILMN250620P001850000185.098.8 - 102.898.8In
 Put
ILMN250620P001800000180.093.8 - 97.853.21In
 Put
ILMN250620P001750000175.088.8 - 92.888.8In
 Put
ILMN250620P001700000170.083.9 - 87.857.65In
 Put
ILMN250620P001550002155.068.8 - 72.851.5In
 Put
ILMN250620P00140000165140.054.1 - 57.653.32In
 Put
ILMN250620P001350004135.048.9 - 52.933.63In
 Put
ILMN250620P00130000156130.044.0 - 47.846.0In
 Put
ILMN250620P0012500070125.040.3 - 41.738.0In
 Put
ILMN250620P0012000098120.035.2 - 36.538.13In
 Put
ILMN250620P0011500062115.031.2 - 32.521.0In
 Put
ILMN250620P00110000572110.026.7 - 29.426.0In
 Put
ILMN250620P0010500086105.022.5 - 23.324.63In
 Put
ILMN250620P00100000431100.018.6 - 19.819.59In
 Put
ILMN250620P0009500020895.015.1 - 15.715.3In
 Put
ILMN250620P0009000058690.011.9 - 12.411.8In
 Put
ILMN250620P0008500010085.09.2 - 9.69.8In
 Put
ILMN250620P00080000112780.06.8 - 7.27.04Out
 Put
ILMN250620P000750008175.04.9 - 5.35.45Out
 Put
ILMN250620P000700004870.03.3 - 3.83.9Out
 Put
ILMN250620P000650004265.02.3 - 2.552.27Out
 Put
ILMN250620P0006000012060.01.3 - 1.81.55Out
 Put
ILMN250620P00055000855.00.95 - 1.251.17Out

Illumina Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

2.33 Billion

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

Illumina Corporate Management

Steven HoffmanSegment SequencingProfile
Pat LeckmanInterim OfficerProfile
Ankur DhingraChief OfficerProfile
Nicole BerryHead RegionAmericasProfile
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Is Life Sciences Tools & Services space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Illumina. If investors know Illumina will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Illumina listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.96)
Earnings Share
(7.69)
Revenue Per Share
27.497
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.02)
Return On Assets
0.0264
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