KLA Tencor Stock Options

KLAC Stock  USD 657.01  20.39  3.20%   
KLA Tencor's latest option contracts expiring on January 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.43 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.24 over 102 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more puts than calls on contracts expiring on January 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 13.0, with calls trading at the volume of 172. This yields a 0.08 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against January 17th 2025 Option Contracts

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

KLA Tencor Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-01-17 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 KLA Tencor 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, KLA Tencor'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 KLA Tencor

Analyzing KLA Tencor's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in KLA Tencor regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when KLA Tencor's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money KLA Tencor's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with KLA Tencor's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
KLA Tencor's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of KLA Tencor common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell KLA stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If KLA Tencor's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, KLA Tencor's Common Stock Shares Outstanding is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is expected to grow to about 18.6 B, whereas Common Stock is forecasted to decline to about 146.4 K.

KLA Current Options Market Mood

KLA Tencor'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 KLA 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 KLA Tencor'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. KLA Tencor'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 KLA contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that KLA Tencor will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0269% per day over the life of the 2025-01-17 option contract. With KLA Tencor trading at USD 657.01, that is roughly USD 0.18. If you think that the market is fully incorporating KLA Tencor's daily price movement you should consider buying KLA Tencor options at the current volatility level of 0.43%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing KLA Tencor 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" KLA calls. Remember, the seller must deliver KLA Tencor stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

KLA Tencor Option Chain

When KLA Tencor's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against KLA Tencor 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.
KLA Tencor's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on KLA. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for KLA. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a KLA Tencor 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
KLAC250117C001350000135.0325.0 - 333.2325.0Out
Call
KLAC250117C001400000140.0321.0 - 329.9321.0Out
Call
KLAC250117C001450000145.0316.0 - 322.8316.0Out
Call
KLAC250117C001500000150.0312.5 - 319.1312.5Out
Call
KLAC250117C001550008155.0307.4 - 315.0307.4Out
Call
KLAC250117C001600000160.0303.0 - 310.2303.0Out
Call
KLAC250117C001650004165.0298.4 - 304.9298.4Out
Call
KLAC250117C001700000170.0294.1 - 301.0294.1Out
Call
KLAC250117C001750003175.0289.3 - 296.4289.3Out
Call
KLAC250117C001800003180.0286.0 - 291.2286.0Out
Call
KLAC250117C001950003195.0272.4 - 278.6272.4Out
Call
KLAC250117C002000006200.0268.0 - 276.0268.0Out
Call
KLAC250117C002100001210.0259.7 - 267.4259.7Out
Call
KLAC250117C002200001220.0250.6 - 257.0250.6Out
Call
KLAC250117C002300001230.0242.0 - 250.4242.0Out
Call
KLAC250117C0025000023250.0227.9 - 232.7227.9Out
Call
KLAC250117C002600004260.0220.1 - 223.1220.1Out
Call
KLAC250117C002700002270.0211.7 - 216.8211.7Out
Call
KLAC250117C002800002280.0203.8 - 206.9203.8Out
Call
KLAC250117C003000007300.0187.6 - 193.8187.6Out
Call
KLAC250117C003100001310.0178.8 - 186.3178.8Out
Call
KLAC250117C003200005320.0173.4 - 177.8173.4Out
Call
KLAC250117C003300008330.0165.4 - 172.0165.4Out
Call
KLAC250117C003400001340.0157.0 - 161.2157.0Out
Call
KLAC250117C003500006350.0151.3 - 157.4151.3Out
Call
KLAC250117C003700003370.0138.4 - 143.7138.4Out
Call
KLAC250117C003800007380.0131.0 - 137.9131.0Out
Call
KLAC250117C003900003390.0125.7 - 129.2125.7Out
Call
KLAC250117C0040000020400.0119.0 - 125.3119.0Out
Call
KLAC250117C004100007410.0111.6 - 115.7111.6Out
Call
KLAC250117C004200005420.0105.1 - 113.2105.1Out
Call
KLAC250117C0043000010430.0102.6 - 107.7102.6Out
Call
KLAC250117C004400004440.095.3 - 102.895.3Out
Call
KLAC250117C00450000244450.092.3 - 94.892.3Out
Call
KLAC250117C0046000036460.085.4 - 91.885.4Out
Call
KLAC250117C0047000070470.082.8 - 88.082.8Out
Call
KLAC250117C00480000169480.078.0 - 80.278.0Out
Call
KLAC250117C00490000191490.073.2 - 79.073.2Out
Call
KLAC250117C0050000050500.069.5 - 75.069.5Out
Call
KLAC250117C0051000063510.065.4 - 67.365.4Out
Call
KLAC250117C0052000036520.061.2 - 64.961.2Out
Call
KLAC250117C0053000038530.057.7 - 61.757.7Out
Call
KLAC250117C0054000043540.054.4 - 56.254.8Out
Call
KLAC250117C0056000083560.048.2 - 49.848.2Out
Call
KLAC250117C0058000019580.042.4 - 45.042.4Out
Call
KLAC250117C0060000014600.037.2 - 38.937.43Out
Call
KLAC250117C0062000020620.032.5 - 35.432.5Out
Call
KLAC250117C006400002640.028.5 - 31.328.5Out
Call
KLAC250117C0066000056660.025.0 - 26.225.0Out
Call
KLAC250117C006800008680.020.4 - 22.820.4Out
Call
KLAC250117C007000001700.018.9 - 22.318.9Out
Call
KLAC250117C007200001720.016.4 - 17.816.4Out
Call
KLAC250117C0076000014760.012.6 - 13.412.6Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0013500099135.00.3 - 1.80.3Out
 Put
KLAC250117P001400008140.00.45 - 1.950.45Out
 Put
KLAC250117P001450001145.00.6 - 2.10.6Out
 Put
KLAC250117P001500002150.00.75 - 2.250.75Out
 Put
KLAC250117P001550004155.00.9 - 2.40.9Out
 Put
KLAC250117P001600006160.01.05 - 2.61.05Out
 Put
KLAC250117P001650003165.01.2 - 2.851.2Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0017000013170.01.4 - 3.11.4Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0017500014175.01.6 - 3.31.6Out
 Put
KLAC250117P001800004180.01.8 - 3.61.8Out
 Put
KLAC250117P001850002185.02.0 - 3.92.0Out
 Put
KLAC250117P001900003190.02.2 - 4.22.2Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0019500014195.02.45 - 4.62.45Out
 Put
KLAC250117P002000007200.02.75 - 4.92.75Out
 Put
KLAC250117P002100007210.04.2 - 5.74.2Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0022000017220.05.2 - 6.65.2Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0023000010230.06.1 - 7.36.1Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0024000038240.06.9 - 8.26.9Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0025000035250.08.1 - 9.38.1Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0026000013260.09.1 - 10.59.1Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0027000014270.09.6 - 11.89.6Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0028000023280.011.6 - 13.211.6Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0029000027290.013.1 - 14.813.1Out
 Put
KLAC250117P00300000222300.013.5 - 16.513.5Out
 Put
KLAC250117P003100003310.015.6 - 18.315.6Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0032000017320.018.5 - 20.318.5Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0033000016330.019.6 - 22.321.9Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0034000041340.022.3 - 24.522.3Out
 Put
KLAC250117P00350000116350.025.3 - 27.025.1Out
 Put
KLAC250117P00360000164360.027.1 - 29.627.6Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0037000071370.029.3 - 32.330.3Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0038000022380.032.9 - 35.233.2Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0039000014390.035.0 - 38.336.2Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0040000044400.038.3 - 41.639.5Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0041000036410.042.3 - 45.042.9Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0042000050420.045.9 - 48.746.7Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0043000084430.049.9 - 52.750.6Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0044000054440.055.0 - 56.954.7Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0045000036450.058.6 - 61.358.6Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0046000061460.063.2 - 66.263.2Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0047000018470.065.7 - 74.665.7Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0048000013480.073.6 - 78.673.6Out
 Put
KLAC250117P004900007490.076.7 - 83.376.7Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0050000039500.084.0 - 90.788.0Out
 Put
KLAC250117P0051000019510.088.7 - 94.388.7Out
 Put
KLAC250117P00520000100520.093.5 - 101.593.5Out
 Put
KLAC250117P005300007530.0100.0 - 106.5100.0Out
 Put
KLAC250117P005400003540.0106.9 - 112.9106.9Out
 Put
KLAC250117P005600002560.0121.0 - 128.2121.0Out

KLA Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

4.07 Billion

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

KLA Tencor Corporate Management

Virendra KirloskarChief Accounting Officer and Sr. VPProfile
Becky HowlandSr CommunicationsProfile
Oreste DonzellaPackaging ElectronicsProfile
Kevin CFAVice RelationsProfile
Mary WilkinsonChief VPProfile
When determining whether KLA Tencor offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of KLA Tencor'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 Kla Tencor Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Kla Tencor Stock:
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.296
Dividend Share
5.8
Earnings Share
21.88
Revenue Per Share
76.103
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.185
The market value of KLA Tencor is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of KLA that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of KLA Tencor's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is KLA Tencor'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 KLA Tencor's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect KLA Tencor'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 KLA Tencor's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if KLA Tencor is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, KLA Tencor'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.