FlexShares International Stock Options
| IQDF Etf | USD 23.60 0.14 0.60% |
FlexShares International's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.35. The FlexShares International option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current FlexShares International Quality option contracts. It shows all of FlexShares International's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on FlexShares International
Analyzing FlexShares International's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in FlexShares International regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when FlexShares International's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money FlexShares International's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with FlexShares International's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
FlexShares International In The Money Call Balance
When FlexShares International's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against FlexShares International Quality stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying FlexShares International'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 FlexShares International Quality 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.
FlexShares Current Options Market Mood
FlexShares International'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 FlexShares 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 Volume
Unfortunately, most FlexShares International's options investors are not very successful. FlexShares International'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 FlexShares contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that FlexShares International Quality will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0219% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With FlexShares International trading at USD 23.6, that is roughly USD 0.005163. If you think that the market is fully incorporating FlexShares International's daily price movement you should consider buying FlexShares International Quality options at the current volatility level of 0.35%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing FlexShares International 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" FlexShares calls. Remember, the seller must deliver FlexShares International Quality stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
FlexShares International Option Chain
When FlexShares International's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against FlexShares International Quality 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.
FlexShares International's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on FlexShares. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for FlexShares. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a FlexShares International 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 | IQDF250321C00021000 | 0 | 21.0 | 2.35 - 5.8 | 2.35 | In |
Call | IQDF250321C00022000 | 0 | 22.0 | 1.4 - 4.8 | 1.4 | In |
Call | IQDF250321C00023000 | 0 | 23.0 | 0.5 - 3.9 | 0.5 | In |
Call | IQDF250321C00024000 | 0 | 24.0 | 0.0 - 3.1 | 3.1 | |
Call | IQDF250321C00025000 | 0 | 25.0 | 0.0 - 2.25 | 2.25 | |
Call | IQDF250321C00026000 | 0 | 26.0 | 0.0 - 1.85 | 1.85 | |
Call | IQDF250321C00027000 | 0 | 27.0 | 0.0 - 1.65 | 1.65 | |
Call | IQDF250321C00028000 | 0 | 28.0 | 0.0 - 1.6 | 1.6 | |
Call | IQDF250321C00029000 | 0 | 29.0 | 0.0 - 1.6 | 1.6 | |
Call | IQDF250321C00030000 | 0 | 30.0 | 0.0 - 1.6 | 1.6 | |
Put | IQDF250321P00021000 | 0 | 21.0 | 0.0 - 1.7 | 1.7 | |
Put | IQDF250321P00022000 | 0 | 22.0 | 0.0 - 1.75 | 1.75 | |
Put | IQDF250321P00023000 | 0 | 23.0 | 0.0 - 1.8 | 1.8 | |
Put | IQDF250321P00024000 | 0 | 24.0 | 0.0 - 2.05 | 2.05 | |
Put | IQDF250321P00025000 | 0 | 25.0 | 0.0 - 2.45 | 2.45 | In |
Put | IQDF250321P00026000 | 0 | 26.0 | 0.0 - 3.4 | 3.4 | In |
Put | IQDF250321P00027000 | 0 | 27.0 | 0.25 - 4.3 | 0.25 | In |
Put | IQDF250321P00028000 | 0 | 28.0 | 1.2 - 5.2 | 1.2 | In |
Put | IQDF250321P00029000 | 0 | 29.0 | 2.2 - 6.2 | 2.2 | In |
Put | IQDF250321P00030000 | 0 | 30.0 | 3.2 - 7.2 | 3.2 | In |
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The market value of FlexShares International is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of FlexShares that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of FlexShares International's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is FlexShares International'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 FlexShares International's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect FlexShares International'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 FlexShares International's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if FlexShares International is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, FlexShares International'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.