KLAC250117P00450000 Option on KLA Tencor
| KLAC Stock | USD 719.61 9.61 1.35% |
KLA Tencor's latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.46 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.81 over 125 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on June 20th 2025. The total put volume is at 133, with calls trading at the volume of 37.0. This yields a 3.59 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against June 20th 2025 Option Contracts
2025-06-20
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 2025-06-20 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 0.0288% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With KLA Tencor trading at USD 719.61, 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 0.46%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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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 Int | Strike Price | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | KLAC250620C01300000 | 62 | 1300.0 | 0.15 - 0.7 | 0.25 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C01280000 | 8 | 1280.0 | 0.0 - 4.5 | 0.76 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C01260000 | 3 | 1260.0 | 0.0 - 4.5 | 1.06 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C01240000 | 1 | 1240.0 | 0.0 - 4.5 | 1.08 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C01220000 | 3 | 1220.0 | 0.0 - 4.6 | 1.4 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C01200000 | 31 | 1200.0 | 0.0 - 4.7 | 0.35 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C01180000 | 6 | 1180.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 5.0 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C01160000 | 7 | 1160.0 | 0.0 - 2.25 | 2.5 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C01140000 | 4 | 1140.0 | 0.0 - 2.35 | 2.55 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C01120000 | 306 | 1120.0 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 1.95 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C01100000 | 18 | 1100.0 | 0.0 - 2.65 | 1.03 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C01080000 | 80 | 1080.0 | 0.0 - 2.85 | 4.3 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C01060000 | 16 | 1060.0 | 0.0 - 3.2 | 4.8 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C01040000 | 26 | 1040.0 | 0.0 - 2.55 | 1.55 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C01020000 | 28 | 1020.0 | 0.55 - 4.0 | 2.6 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C01000000 | 120 | 1000.0 | 2.15 - 4.5 | 3.3 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00980000 | 17 | 980.0 | 0.95 - 5.2 | 11.61 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00960000 | 32 | 960.0 | 1.6 - 6.1 | 9.0 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00940000 | 27 | 940.0 | 2.5 - 7.3 | 4.2 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00920000 | 214 | 920.0 | 3.6 - 8.7 | 7.5 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00900000 | 310 | 900.0 | 5.3 - 10.5 | 9.25 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00880000 | 51 | 880.0 | 7.4 - 12.6 | 9.6 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00860000 | 50 | 860.0 | 9.9 - 14.8 | 12.28 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00850000 | 81 | 850.0 | 11.6 - 16.8 | 13.83 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00840000 | 16 | 840.0 | 13.3 - 18.7 | 16.5 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00830000 | 24 | 830.0 | 15.2 - 20.3 | 17.44 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00820000 | 331 | 820.0 | 17.4 - 22.8 | 19.0 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00810000 | 57 | 810.0 | 19.8 - 24.9 | 20.42 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00800000 | 131 | 800.0 | 22.4 - 27.5 | 26.0 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00790000 | 52 | 790.0 | 25.3 - 30.4 | 25.85 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00780000 | 70 | 780.0 | 28.4 - 33.5 | 30.1 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00770000 | 72 | 770.0 | 31.8 - 37.0 | 34.5 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00760000 | 256 | 760.0 | 36.0 - 40.6 | 34.26 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00750000 | 218 | 750.0 | 39.1 - 44.5 | 37.6 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00740000 | 41 | 740.0 | 44.4 - 48.5 | 44.7 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00730000 | 122 | 730.0 | 48.6 - 53.1 | 48.6 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00720000 | 52 | 720.0 | 52.8 - 57.5 | 55.3 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00710000 | 46 | 710.0 | 58.1 - 64.0 | 65.9 | Out |
Call | KLAC250620C00700000 | 56 | 700.0 | 61.4 - 68.9 | 72.7 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00690000 | 28 | 690.0 | 67.8 - 74.6 | 62.5 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00680000 | 43 | 680.0 | 73.0 - 80.1 | 79.4 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00670000 | 26 | 670.0 | 79.0 - 86.1 | 64.46 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00660000 | 12 | 660.0 | 85.1 - 93.4 | 90.5 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00650000 | 65 | 650.0 | 92.6 - 99.3 | 73.31 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00640000 | 14 | 640.0 | 99.4 - 106.0 | 81.11 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00630000 | 10 | 630.0 | 106.0 - 111.9 | 74.1 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00620000 | 17 | 620.0 | 113.0 - 121.0 | 91.68 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00610000 | 6 | 610.0 | 120.2 - 127.0 | 111.5 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00600000 | 10 | 600.0 | 128.0 - 136.0 | 136.0 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00590000 | 20 | 590.0 | 136.2 - 143.9 | 174.53 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00580000 | 44 | 580.0 | 144.2 - 151.1 | 149.1 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00570000 | 11 | 570.0 | 152.6 - 159.5 | 115.8 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00550000 | 2 | 550.0 | 169.4 - 176.6 | 164.75 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00540000 | 2 | 540.0 | 178.3 - 186.0 | 158.52 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00520000 | 2 | 520.0 | 196.0 - 203.8 | 234.72 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00510000 | 2 | 510.0 | 205.8 - 212.8 | 174.67 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00500000 | 11 | 500.0 | 215.5 - 221.9 | 272.37 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00460000 | 1 | 460.0 | 252.0 - 260.6 | 206.6 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00450000 | 1 | 450.0 | 262.0 - 270.2 | 258.98 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00410000 | 1 | 410.0 | 301.0 - 307.7 | 266.97 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00320000 | 2 | 320.0 | 389.0 - 395.8 | 440.5 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00310000 | 4 | 310.0 | 399.0 - 405.8 | 364.1 | In |
Call | KLAC250620C00300000 | 7 | 300.0 | 408.0 - 415.7 | 374.0 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P01300000 | 0 | 1300.0 | 586.8 - 594.6 | 537.8 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P01280000 | 0 | 1280.0 | 566.7 - 574.6 | 566.7 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P01260000 | 0 | 1260.0 | 546.7 - 554.6 | 546.7 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P01240000 | 0 | 1240.0 | 525.8 - 534.6 | 525.8 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P01220000 | 0 | 1220.0 | 506.6 - 514.7 | 506.6 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P01200000 | 0 | 1200.0 | 486.6 - 494.5 | 486.6 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P01180000 | 0 | 1180.0 | 466.7 - 474.3 | 466.7 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P01160000 | 0 | 1160.0 | 446.6 - 454.4 | 446.6 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P01140000 | 0 | 1140.0 | 426.7 - 434.6 | 426.7 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P01120000 | 0 | 1120.0 | 406.6 - 414.8 | 406.6 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P00900000 | 3 | 900.0 | 189.1 - 197.0 | 166.68 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P00880000 | 1 | 880.0 | 170.9 - 178.1 | 107.49 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P00860000 | 28 | 860.0 | 152.7 - 160.2 | 135.8 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P00840000 | 6 | 840.0 | 136.3 - 143.5 | 111.4 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P00820000 | 99 | 820.0 | 120.2 - 127.4 | 98.9 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P00810000 | 14 | 810.0 | 112.0 - 119.7 | 149.97 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P00800000 | 19 | 800.0 | 104.8 - 112.8 | 130.07 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P00790000 | 10 | 790.0 | 97.6 - 103.9 | 108.2 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P00780000 | 24 | 780.0 | 90.4 - 97.0 | 117.6 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P00770000 | 130 | 770.0 | 83.8 - 91.0 | 86.8 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P00760000 | 49 | 760.0 | 77.5 - 84.9 | 71.8 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P00750000 | 46 | 750.0 | 71.2 - 78.9 | 74.4 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P00740000 | 41 | 740.0 | 67.2 - 72.6 | 69.5 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P00730000 | 66 | 730.0 | 61.7 - 67.0 | 75.6 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P00720000 | 89 | 720.0 | 56.4 - 60.3 | 59.2 | In |
Put | KLAC250620P00710000 | 71 | 710.0 | 51.5 - 56.8 | 54.6 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00700000 | 143 | 700.0 | 47.7 - 51.2 | 51.6 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00690000 | 49 | 690.0 | 42.8 - 47.6 | 43.6 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00680000 | 103 | 680.0 | 39.3 - 42.1 | 40.3 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00670000 | 104 | 670.0 | 35.6 - 38.6 | 40.0 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00660000 | 66 | 660.0 | 32.0 - 34.5 | 34.3 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00650000 | 91 | 650.0 | 28.8 - 31.3 | 31.2 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00640000 | 153 | 640.0 | 26.0 - 28.9 | 27.2 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00630000 | 17 | 630.0 | 22.1 - 26.9 | 26.95 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00620000 | 47 | 620.0 | 20.5 - 22.5 | 20.9 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00610000 | 140 | 610.0 | 18.2 - 21.1 | 29.8 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00600000 | 107 | 600.0 | 16.2 - 17.9 | 16.9 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00590000 | 38 | 590.0 | 13.2 - 17.0 | 14.03 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00580000 | 69 | 580.0 | 10.5 - 15.6 | 13.8 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00570000 | 59 | 570.0 | 9.1 - 13.7 | 17.8 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00560000 | 13 | 560.0 | 7.7 - 12.7 | 10.87 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00550000 | 134 | 550.0 | 6.6 - 11.3 | 8.91 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00540000 | 38 | 540.0 | 5.3 - 10.1 | 3.49 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00530000 | 114 | 530.0 | 4.5 - 9.0 | 15.0 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00520000 | 39 | 520.0 | 3.6 - 8.0 | 11.9 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00510000 | 21 | 510.0 | 2.8 - 7.1 | 2.0 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00500000 | 70 | 500.0 | 2.55 - 6.4 | 3.91 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00490000 | 27 | 490.0 | 1.65 - 5.8 | 4.78 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00480000 | 18 | 480.0 | 1.2 - 5.2 | 3.0 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00470000 | 58 | 470.0 | 0.85 - 4.7 | 1.75 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00460000 | 29 | 460.0 | 0.5 - 3.5 | 1.6 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00450000 | 139 | 450.0 | 0.2 - 3.9 | 1.1 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00440000 | 1 | 440.0 | 0.0 - 3.6 | 3.5 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00430000 | 6 | 430.0 | 0.0 - 3.3 | 1.1 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00420000 | 101 | 420.0 | 0.0 - 3.1 | 5.6 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00410000 | 14 | 410.0 | 0.0 - 2.9 | 2.35 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00400000 | 5 | 400.0 | 0.0 - 2.7 | 1.05 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00390000 | 12 | 390.0 | 0.0 - 2.45 | 1.03 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00360000 | 2 | 360.0 | 0.0 - 4.6 | 0.47 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00350000 | 10 | 350.0 | 0.0 - 4.5 | 1.75 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00340000 | 5 | 340.0 | 0.0 - 4.5 | 3.88 | Out |
Put | KLAC250620P00320000 | 1 | 320.0 | 0.0 - 4.4 | 0.5 | Out |
KLA Total Stockholder Equity
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KLA Tencor Corporate Management
| Virendra Kirloskar | Chief Accounting Officer and Sr. VP | Profile | |
| Becky Howland | Sr Communications | Profile | |
| Oreste Donzella | Packaging Electronics | Profile | |
| Kevin CFA | Vice Relations | Profile |
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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 KLA Tencor. If investors know KLA 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 KLA Tencor 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 0.439 | Dividend Share 6.05 | Earnings Share 23.79 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.237 |
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.