Knight Transportation Stock Options
| KNX Stock | USD 44.42 0.11 0.25% |
Knight Transportation's latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.54 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.09 over 35 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025. The total put volume is at 27.0, with calls trading at the volume of 118. This yields a 0.23 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts
Knight Transportation option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in Knight Transportation's lending market. For example, when Knight Transportation's puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on Knight Transportation, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Knight Transportation stock over its option's life.
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The chart above shows Knight Transportation'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. Knight Transportation's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Knight Transportation's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Knight Transportation Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-05-16 Option Contracts
Max pain occurs when Knight Transportation's market makers reach a net positive position across all Knight Transportation's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Knight Transportation'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 Knight Transportation
Analyzing Knight Transportation's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Knight Transportation regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Knight Transportation's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Knight Transportation's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Knight Transportation's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Knight Transportation In The Money Call Balance
When Knight Transportation's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Knight Transportation stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Knight Transportation'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 Knight Transportation 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.
Knight Current Options Market Mood
Knight Transportation'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 Knight 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
Unfortunately, most Knight Transportation's options investors are not very successful. Knight Transportation'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 Knight contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Knight Transportation will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0338% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With Knight Transportation trading at USD 44.42, that is roughly USD 0.015. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Knight Transportation's daily price movement you should consider buying Knight Transportation options at the current volatility level of 0.54%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Knight Transportation 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" Knight calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Knight Transportation stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Knight Transportation Option Chain
When Knight Transportation's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Knight Transportation 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.
Knight Transportation's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Knight. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Knight. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Knight Transportation 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 | KNX250516C00085000 | 0 | 85.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | KNX250516C00080000 | 0 | 80.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | KNX250516C00075000 | 0 | 75.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | KNX250516C00070000 | 5 | 70.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.65 | Out |
Call | KNX250516C00067500 | 13 | 67.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.9 | Out |
Call | KNX250516C00065000 | 909 | 65.0 | 0.0 - 0.15 | 0.2 | Out |
Call | KNX250516C00062500 | 136 | 62.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.15 | Out |
Call | KNX250516C00060000 | 321 | 60.0 | 0.0 - 1.25 | 0.01 | Out |
Call | KNX250516C00057500 | 5472 | 57.5 | 0.0 - 0.3 | 0.1 | Out |
Call | KNX250516C00055000 | 643 | 55.0 | 0.05 - 0.3 | 0.7 | Out |
Call | KNX250516C00052500 | 430 | 52.5 | 0.25 - 0.45 | 0.8 | Out |
Call | KNX250516C00050000 | 10020 | 50.0 | 0.05 - 1.35 | 0.75 | Out |
Call | KNX250516C00047500 | 657 | 47.5 | 1.3 - 2.5 | 1.35 | Out |
Call | KNX250516C00045000 | 70 | 45.0 | 2.35 - 4.0 | 2.4 | Out |
Call | KNX250516C00042500 | 7 | 42.5 | 3.7 - 3.9 | 3.7 | In |
Call | KNX250516C00040000 | 2 | 40.0 | 5.4 - 5.8 | 19.5 | In |
Call | KNX250516C00037500 | 7 | 37.5 | 7.5 - 9.2 | 16.9 | In |
Call | KNX250516C00035000 | 13 | 35.0 | 9.1 - 10.0 | 19.3 | In |
Put | KNX250516P00085000 | 0 | 85.0 | 38.8 - 42.7 | 38.8 | In |
Put | KNX250516P00080000 | 0 | 80.0 | 33.8 - 37.8 | 33.8 | In |
Put | KNX250516P00075000 | 0 | 75.0 | 28.8 - 32.8 | 28.8 | In |
Put | KNX250516P00070000 | 0 | 70.0 | 23.8 - 27.8 | 23.8 | In |
Put | KNX250516P00067500 | 0 | 67.5 | 22.2 - 24.8 | 22.2 | In |
Put | KNX250516P00065000 | 0 | 65.0 | 18.7 - 23.0 | 8.4 | In |
Put | KNX250516P00062500 | 3 | 62.5 | 17.9 - 19.7 | 14.3 | In |
Put | KNX250516P00060000 | 0 | 60.0 | 14.2 - 17.8 | 7.0 | In |
Put | KNX250516P00057500 | 7 | 57.5 | 12.1 - 14.9 | 4.7 | In |
Put | KNX250516P00055000 | 781 | 55.0 | 10.5 - 10.8 | 6.09 | In |
Put | KNX250516P00052500 | 86 | 52.5 | 6.7 - 9.7 | 5.6 | In |
Put | KNX250516P00050000 | 30 | 50.0 | 6.0 - 6.4 | 7.08 | In |
Put | KNX250516P00047500 | 121 | 47.5 | 4.2 - 4.4 | 5.19 | In |
Put | KNX250516P00045000 | 129 | 45.0 | 2.7 - 2.9 | 2.75 | In |
Put | KNX250516P00042500 | 70 | 42.5 | 1.6 - 1.7 | 2.17 | Out |
Put | KNX250516P00040000 | 399 | 40.0 | 0.85 - 0.95 | 0.8 | Out |
Put | KNX250516P00037500 | 7 | 37.5 | 0.4 - 0.5 | 0.55 | Out |
Knight Transportation Market Cap Over Time
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Knight Transportation Corporate Directors
| Roberta Shank | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Robert Synowicki | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Michael Garnreiter | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Kathryn Munro | Lead Independent Director | Profile |
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