IShares Industrials Stock Options Expiring on 17th of April

IYJ Etf  USD 131.20  0.89  0.67%   
IShares Industrials' latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.28 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 3.81 over 34 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025.

Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts

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

iShares Industrials ETF In The Money Call Balance

When IShares Industrials' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against iShares Industrials ETF stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying IShares Industrials' 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 iShares Industrials ETF 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.

IShares Current Options Market Mood

IShares Industrials' 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 Industrials' 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 Industrials ETF will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0175% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With IShares Industrials trading at USD 131.2, that is roughly USD 0.023. If you think that the market is fully incorporating IShares Industrials' daily price movement you should consider buying iShares Industrials ETF options at the current volatility level of 0.28%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  

IShares Industrials Option Chain

When IShares Industrials' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against iShares Industrials ETF 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 Industrials' 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 Industrials 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
IYJ250417C001600000160.00.0 - 1.751.75Out
Call
IYJ250417C001550003155.00.0 - 0.751.1Out
Call
IYJ250417C001500008150.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
IYJ250417C001450009145.00.0 - 0.752.3Out
Call
IYJ250417C001400001140.00.0 - 0.92.87Out
Call
IYJ250417C001390000139.00.0 - 0.950.95Out
Call
IYJ250417C001380002138.00.0 - 1.35.17Out
Call
IYJ250417C001370000137.00.0 - 1.651.65Out
Call
IYJ250417C001360000136.00.0 - 1.71.7Out
Call
IYJ250417C001350002135.00.0 - 2.757.0Out
Call
IYJ250417C001260002126.05.4 - 8.512.75In
 Put
IYJ250417P001600000160.027.2 - 30.027.2In
 Put
IYJ250417P001550000155.021.9 - 25.121.9In
 Put
IYJ250417P001500000150.017.3 - 20.217.3In
 Put
IYJ250417P001450000145.012.3 - 15.012.3In
 Put
IYJ250417P001400000140.07.4 - 10.17.4In
 Put
IYJ250417P001390000139.06.5 - 9.36.5In
 Put
IYJ250417P001380000138.05.7 - 8.35.7In
 Put
IYJ250417P001370000137.04.9 - 7.84.9In
 Put
IYJ250417P001360000136.04.1 - 7.04.1In
 Put
IYJ250417P001350000135.03.5 - 6.33.5In
 Put
IYJ250417P001300001130.01.75 - 4.02.5Out
 Put
IYJ250417P001280001128.01.1 - 2.41.5Out
 Put
IYJ250417P001260001126.00.0 - 2.251.35Out
 Put
IYJ250417P001240001124.00.3 - 1.552.0Out
 Put
IYJ250417P001220001122.00.0 - 1.351.5Out
 Put
IYJ250417P0012000021120.00.0 - 1.152.1Out
 Put
IYJ250417P001190001119.00.0 - 1.251.85Out
 Put
IYJ250417P0011800020118.00.0 - 1.12.0Out
 Put
IYJ250417P0011500011115.00.05 - 0.61.2Out
 Put
IYJ250417P0011300012113.00.0 - 1.551.15Out
 Put
IYJ250417P001100001110.00.0 - 0.751.05Out
 Put
IYJ250417P0010500011105.00.0 - 1.750.8Out
 Put
IYJ250417P0010000021100.00.0 - 0.750.65Out

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The market value of iShares Industrials ETF 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 Industrials' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is IShares Industrials' 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 Industrials' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect IShares Industrials' 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 Industrials' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if IShares Industrials is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, IShares Industrials' 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.