Imperial Oil Stock Options
| IMO Stock | USD 70.32 1.21 1.75% |
Imperial Oil's latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.58 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.44 over 23 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025.
Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows Imperial Oil'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. Imperial Oil's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Imperial Oil's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Imperial Oil Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-05-16 Option Contracts
Max pain occurs when Imperial Oil's market makers reach a net positive position across all Imperial Oil's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Imperial Oil'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 Imperial Oil
Analyzing Imperial Oil's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Imperial Oil regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Imperial Oil's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Imperial Oil's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Imperial Oil's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Imperial Oil lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Imperial Oil'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 Imperial Oil 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 Imperial Stock moves the wrong way.
Imperial Oil In The Money Call Balance
When Imperial Oil's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Imperial Oil stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Imperial Oil'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 Imperial Oil 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.
Imperial Current Options Market Mood
Imperial Oil'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 Imperial 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 Imperial Oil's options investors are not very successful. Imperial Oil'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 Imperial contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Imperial Oil will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0363% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With Imperial Oil trading at USD 70.32, that is roughly USD 0.0255. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Imperial Oil's daily price movement you should consider buying Imperial Oil options at the current volatility level of 0.58%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Imperial Oil 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" Imperial calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Imperial Oil stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Imperial Oil Option Chain
When Imperial Oil's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Imperial Oil 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.
Imperial Oil's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Imperial. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Imperial. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Imperial Oil 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 Int | Strike Price | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | IMO250516C00110000 | 0 | 110.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 2.15 | |
Call | IMO250516C00105000 | 0 | 105.0 | 0.0 - 1.95 | 1.95 | |
Call | IMO250516C00100000 | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 - 1.95 | 0.55 | Out |
Call | IMO250516C00095000 | 1 | 95.0 | 0.0 - 2.05 | 1.05 | Out |
Call | IMO250516C00090000 | 12 | 90.0 | 0.0 - 2.0 | 1.45 | Out |
Call | IMO250516C00085000 | 3 | 85.0 | 0.0 - 2.2 | 2.52 | Out |
Call | IMO250516C00080000 | 36 | 80.0 | 0.2 - 2.65 | 0.8 | Out |
Call | IMO250516C00075000 | 49 | 75.0 | 1.35 - 1.65 | 1.35 | Out |
Call | IMO250516C00070000 | 41 | 70.0 | 3.3 - 3.7 | 3.6 | Out |
Call | IMO250516C00065000 | 2 | 65.0 | 6.4 - 8.6 | 8.2 | In |
Put | IMO250516P00110000 | 0 | 110.0 | 38.8 - 42.8 | 38.8 | In |
Put | IMO250516P00105000 | 0 | 105.0 | 33.8 - 37.8 | 33.8 | In |
Put | IMO250516P00100000 | 0 | 100.0 | 28.9 - 32.8 | 28.9 | In |
Put | IMO250516P00095000 | 0 | 95.0 | 24.0 - 27.7 | 24.0 | In |
Put | IMO250516P00090000 | 0 | 90.0 | 18.8 - 22.9 | 18.8 | In |
Put | IMO250516P00085000 | 0 | 85.0 | 13.8 - 17.9 | 13.8 | In |
Put | IMO250516P00080000 | 67 | 80.0 | 8.9 - 13.1 | 8.9 | In |
Put | IMO250516P00075000 | 11 | 75.0 | 6.5 - 7.1 | 5.75 | In |
Put | IMO250516P00070000 | 3 | 70.0 | 1.65 - 4.0 | 4.3 | In |
Put | IMO250516P00065000 | 12 | 65.0 | 1.75 - 2.2 | 2.54 | Out |
Put | IMO250516P00060000 | 86 | 60.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 1.05 | Out |
Put | IMO250516P00055000 | 10 | 55.0 | 0.35 - 2.55 | 0.35 | Out |
Put | IMO250516P00050000 | 20 | 50.0 | 0.0 - 2.25 | 0.86 | Out |
Imperial Oil Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time
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Imperial Oil Market Cap Over Time
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Imperial Total Stockholder Equity
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Imperial Oil Corporate Directors
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| Jack Mintz | Independent Director | Profile |
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Is Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 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 Imperial Oil. If investors know Imperial 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 Imperial Oil 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 (0.04) | Dividend Share 2.4 | Earnings Share 6.28 | Revenue Per Share | Return On Assets |
The market value of Imperial Oil is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Imperial that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Imperial Oil's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Imperial Oil'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 Imperial Oil's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Imperial Oil'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 Imperial Oil's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Imperial Oil is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Imperial Oil'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.