KLAC250117C00270000 Option on KLA Tencor

KLAC Stock  USD 757.47  10.21  1.37%   
KLA Tencor's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.45 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.04 over 96 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more puts than calls on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025. The total put volume is at 208, with calls trading at the volume of 103. This yields a 2.02 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against March 21st 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 2025-03-21 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 Tencor In The Money Call Balance

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 KLA Tencor'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 KLA Tencor 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.

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 0.0281% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With KLA Tencor trading at USD 757.47, that is roughly USD 0.21. 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 0.45%. 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
KLAC250321C004800001480.0287.2 - 294.9283.0In
Call
KLAC250321C005000008500.0267.3 - 275.0226.55In
Call
KLAC250321C005200004520.0247.6 - 255.0140.55In
Call
KLAC250321C005400001540.0228.2 - 235.9108.44In
Call
KLAC250321C005600009560.0209.2 - 216.095.8In
Call
KLAC250321C005800009580.0189.2 - 196.981.7In
Call
KLAC250321C006000007600.0170.2 - 178.0165.83In
Call
KLAC250321C0062000034620.0153.1 - 159.0149.9In
Call
KLAC250321C0064000060640.0134.8 - 141.0130.8In
Call
KLAC250321C0066000094660.0116.8 - 123.8112.97In
Call
KLAC250321C0068000055680.0100.8 - 107.091.69In
Call
KLAC250321C00700000803700.085.0 - 92.092.5In
Call
KLAC250321C00720000341720.071.4 - 78.078.27In
Call
KLAC250321C0073000041730.065.6 - 71.172.85In
Call
KLAC250321C0074000065740.059.3 - 65.058.09In
Call
KLAC250321C0075000068750.053.6 - 59.153.85In
Call
KLAC250321C0076000064760.048.0 - 53.452.0In
Call
KLAC250321C00770000135770.043.2 - 46.347.05Out
Call
KLAC250321C0078000083780.037.6 - 41.644.2Out
Call
KLAC250321C0079000039790.034.2 - 37.437.58Out
Call
KLAC250321C00800000111800.030.2 - 33.234.0Out
Call
KLAC250321C0081000021810.026.6 - 29.926.2Out
Call
KLAC250321C00820000133820.023.3 - 26.422.3Out
Call
KLAC250321C0083000019830.020.3 - 23.422.7Out
Call
KLAC250321C0084000052840.017.7 - 20.820.6Out
Call
KLAC250321C0085000044850.015.4 - 18.118.0Out
Call
KLAC250321C0086000028860.013.5 - 16.213.2Out
Call
KLAC250321C0087000024870.011.6 - 14.311.3Out
Call
KLAC250321C0088000036880.09.6 - 12.212.0Out
Call
KLAC250321C0089000014890.08.6 - 10.98.5Out
Call
KLAC250321C0090000092900.06.2 - 9.58.5Out
Call
KLAC250321C0091000013910.06.1 - 8.37.5Out
Call
KLAC250321C009200008920.05.1 - 6.96.5Out
Call
KLAC250321C009300009930.03.4 - 6.45.5Out
Call
KLAC250321C009400002940.03.8 - 5.34.5Out
Call
KLAC250321C009500006950.03.3 - 4.73.65Out
Call
KLAC250321C009600005960.02.35 - 4.20.7Out
Call
KLAC250321C009700002970.01.8 - 3.80.75Out
Call
KLAC250321C009800009980.01.35 - 3.42.95Out
Call
KLAC250321C009900005990.01.0 - 3.12.45Out
Call
KLAC250321C0100000061000.00.55 - 2.70.41Out
Call
KLAC250321C01020000191020.00.3 - 2.254.07Out
Call
KLAC250321C01040000251040.00.05 - 1.850.74Out
Call
KLAC250321C0106000061060.00.0 - 1.654.2Out
Call
KLAC250321C0108000001080.00.0 - 1.451.45Out
Call
KLAC250321C0110000011100.00.0 - 1.3514.0Out
Call
KLAC250321C0112000001120.00.0 - 1.251.25Out
Call
KLAC250321C0114000001140.00.0 - 1.50.85Out
Call
KLAC250321C0116000021160.00.0 - 2.94.3Out
Call
KLAC250321C0118000021180.00.0 - 1.50.92Out
Call
KLAC250321C0120000061200.00.0 - 2.850.35Out
Call
KLAC250321C01220000141220.00.2 - 1.00.25Out
 Put
KLAC250321P003500001350.00.0 - 1.50.25Out
 Put
KLAC250321P003800001380.00.0 - 1.51.05Out
 Put
KLAC250321P0040000011400.00.0 - 1.51.1Out
 Put
KLAC250321P00420000196420.00.0 - 1.54.3Out
 Put
KLAC250321P00430000123430.00.0 - 1.52.85Out
 Put
KLAC250321P004400007440.00.0 - 1.53.4Out
 Put
KLAC250321P0045000035450.00.0 - 1.50.34Out
 Put
KLAC250321P004600002460.00.0 - 1.54.56Out
 Put
KLAC250321P004700006470.00.0 - 1.53.8Out
 Put
KLAC250321P0048000013480.00.0 - 1.53.8Out
 Put
KLAC250321P0049000043490.00.0 - 1.50.45Out
 Put
KLAC250321P0050000052500.00.0 - 1.351.25Out
 Put
KLAC250321P0052000074520.00.3 - 0.850.6Out
 Put
KLAC250321P0054000026540.00.05 - 1.651.32Out
 Put
KLAC250321P0056000086560.00.2 - 2.01.2Out
 Put
KLAC250321P00580000280580.01.4 - 2.552.21Out
 Put
KLAC250321P00600000574600.01.5 - 3.32.7Out
 Put
KLAC250321P00620000135620.03.3 - 4.23.4Out
 Put
KLAC250321P00640000433640.05.0 - 7.05.1Out
 Put
KLAC250321P00660000188660.07.5 - 9.97.2Out
 Put
KLAC250321P00680000131680.010.9 - 12.311.3Out
 Put
KLAC250321P0070000087700.014.9 - 18.113.85Out
 Put
KLAC250321P0072000042720.020.2 - 23.120.5Out
 Put
KLAC250321P0073000051730.023.7 - 27.425.99Out
 Put
KLAC250321P0074000011740.027.6 - 30.626.1Out
 Put
KLAC250321P007500008750.031.8 - 34.630.7Out
 Put
KLAC250321P0076000034760.036.4 - 39.935.1Out
 Put
KLAC250321P0077000017770.041.4 - 44.740.95Out
 Put
KLAC250321P0078000031780.046.8 - 49.744.8In
 Put
KLAC250321P007900006790.052.5 - 56.6141.07In
 Put
KLAC250321P0080000014800.056.6 - 62.3189.93In
 Put
KLAC250321P008100009810.062.6 - 68.0165.95In
 Put
KLAC250321P008200002820.069.5 - 75.0105.2In
 Put
KLAC250321P008300001830.076.1 - 81.779.0In
 Put
KLAC250321P0104000001040.0268.1 - 274.8268.1In
 Put
KLAC250321P0106000001060.0288.2 - 295.0288.2In
 Put
KLAC250321P0108000001080.0308.2 - 315.5308.2In
 Put
KLAC250321P0110000001100.0328.1 - 336.1328.1In
 Put
KLAC250321P0112000001120.0348.0 - 355.5348.0In
 Put
KLAC250321P0114000001140.0368.2 - 375.5368.2In
 Put
KLAC250321P0116000001160.0388.2 - 396.2388.2In
 Put
KLAC250321P0118000001180.0408.3 - 416.1536.5In
 Put
KLAC250321P0120000001200.0428.2 - 435.3428.2In
 Put
KLAC250321P0122000001220.0448.0 - 455.9448.0In

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
21.89
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.