INTC241129P00029000 Option on Intel

INTC Stock  USD 22.99  1.28  5.27%   
Intel's latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.68 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.46 over 62 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025. The total put volume is at 4.5 K, with calls trading at the volume of 20.8 K. This yields a 0.22 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Intel Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-05-16 Option Contracts

Max pain usually refers to a trading concept that asserts that market manipulation can cause the market price of particular securities such as Intel close to expiration to expire worthless. So, Max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Intel'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 Intel

Analyzing Intel's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Intel regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Intel's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Intel's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Intel's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Intel's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Intel common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Intel stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Intel's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Intel's Common Stock Shares Outstanding is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is expected to grow to about 206.3 B, whereas Preferred Stock Total Equity is forecasted to decline to about 437.4 M.

Intel In The Money Call Balance

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

Intel Current Options Market Mood

Intel'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 Intel 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

Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Intel's calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Intel'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 Intel contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Intel will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0425% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With Intel trading at USD 22.99, that is roughly USD 0.009771. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Intel's daily price movement you should consider buying Intel options at the current volatility level of 0.68%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Intel 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" Intel calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Intel stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Intel Option Chain

When Intel's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Intel 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.
Intel's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Intel. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Intel. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Intel 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
INTC250516C000100002010.012.15 - 13.2515.06In
Call
INTC250516C000110007211.012.1 - 12.2514.59In
Call
INTC250516C0001200015212.011.15 - 11.2511.35In
Call
INTC250516C0001300010013.010.15 - 10.312.0In
Call
INTC250516C0001400014914.09.2 - 9.3511.95In
Call
INTC250516C0001500060115.08.25 - 8.48.4In
Call
INTC250516C0001600029516.07.35 - 7.457.6In
Call
INTC250516C0001700056217.06.45 - 7.156.85In
Call
INTC250516C0001800054118.05.6 - 5.76.0In
Call
INTC250516C00019000261019.04.85 - 4.95.18In
Call
INTC250516C00020000660020.03.1 - 4.24.15In
Call
INTC250516C00021000452221.03.5 - 3.63.5In
Call
INTC250516C000220001314922.02.86 - 3.03.06In
Call
INTC250516C00023000836323.02.49 - 2.522.52Out
Call
INTC250516C00024000406024.02.08 - 2.112.15Out
Call
INTC250516C000250002746825.01.73 - 1.761.75Out
Call
INTC250516C000260001405826.01.44 - 1.471.45Out
Call
INTC250516C000270002257427.01.19 - 1.231.23Out
Call
INTC250516C000280001503728.00.99 - 1.020.98Out
Call
INTC250516C00029000389529.00.83 - 0.860.86Out
Call
INTC250516C000300004711730.00.7 - 0.720.72Out
Call
INTC250516C00031000954531.00.58 - 0.620.63Out
Call
INTC250516C00032000872732.00.5 - 0.540.52Out
Call
INTC250516C00033000184633.00.42 - 0.470.46Out
Call
INTC250516C00034000171134.00.36 - 0.410.4Out
Call
INTC250516C000350002130835.00.31 - 0.360.36Out
Call
INTC250516C0003600093836.00.27 - 0.310.31Out
Call
INTC250516C0003700053637.00.24 - 0.280.39Out
Call
INTC250516C0003800027838.00.21 - 0.250.34Out
Call
INTC250516C0003900013539.00.2 - 0.230.22Out
Call
INTC250516C00040000323140.00.18 - 0.220.19Out
 Put
INTC250516P000100005210.00.0 - 0.530.03Out
 Put
INTC250516P0001100044711.00.0 - 1.220.01Out
 Put
INTC250516P00012000104812.00.02 - 0.210.04Out
 Put
INTC250516P0001300031913.00.03 - 0.190.05Out
 Put
INTC250516P0001400038414.00.0 - 0.260.07Out
 Put
INTC250516P00015000917015.00.1 - 0.20.08Out
 Put
INTC250516P00016000333816.00.18 - 0.20.17Out
 Put
INTC250516P00017000448117.00.29 - 0.30.29Out
 Put
INTC250516P00018000897018.00.43 - 0.450.44Out
 Put
INTC250516P000190001042919.00.64 - 0.670.65Out
 Put
INTC250516P000200001587520.00.93 - 0.960.93Out
 Put
INTC250516P00021000870021.01.29 - 1.321.24Out
 Put
INTC250516P000220001122222.01.72 - 1.751.75Out
 Put
INTC250516P00023000536223.02.24 - 2.272.28Out
 Put
INTC250516P00024000635724.02.65 - 2.862.8In
 Put
INTC250516P00025000431025.03.45 - 3.553.45In
 Put
INTC250516P00026000444426.04.15 - 4.254.15In
 Put
INTC250516P00027000162527.04.9 - 5.04.8In
 Put
INTC250516P00028000114928.05.7 - 5.85.6In
 Put
INTC250516P0002900077929.06.55 - 6.656.35In
 Put
INTC250516P0003000089530.07.4 - 7.57.4In
 Put
INTC250516P0003100029431.08.3 - 8.48.0In
 Put
INTC250516P000320002332.09.25 - 9.359.1In
 Put
INTC250516P0003300025633.010.15 - 10.48.15In
 Put
INTC250516P0003400020034.011.1 - 11.79.43In
 Put
INTC250516P000350005835.012.05 - 12.6512.05In
 Put
INTC250516P000360001536.012.25 - 13.7510.95In
 Put
INTC250516P00037000137.014.0 - 14.8512.65In
 Put
INTC250516P00038000338.014.05 - 15.811.6In
 Put
INTC250516P00039000639.015.95 - 16.913.15In
 Put
INTC250516P000400009440.016.95 - 17.815.28In

Intel Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Intel Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

104.23 Billion

At present, Intel's Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

Intel Corporate Management

Dawn JonesChief ImpactProfile
Keyvan EsfarjaniExecutive OfficerProfile
Shlomit WeissSenior GroupProfile
Patrick GelsingerCEO DirectorProfile
Scott GawelCorporate OfficerProfile
When determining whether Intel offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Intel's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Intel Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Intel Stock:
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Is Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 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 Intel. If investors know Intel 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 Intel 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
(0.72)
Dividend Share
0.375
Earnings Share
(4.38)
Revenue Per Share
12.407
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.07)
The market value of Intel is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Intel that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Intel's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Intel'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 Intel's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Intel'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 Intel's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Intel is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Intel'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.