Koppers Holdings Stock Options
| KOP Stock | USD 28.15 1.62 5.44% |
Koppers Holdings' latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.71 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.54 over 20 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on June 20th 2025.
Open Interest Against June 20th 2025 Option Contracts
2025-06-20
The chart above shows Koppers Holdings' 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. Koppers Holdings' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Koppers Holdings' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Koppers Holdings
Analyzing Koppers Holdings' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Koppers Holdings regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Koppers Holdings' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Koppers Holdings' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Koppers Holdings' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Koppers Holdings In The Money Call Balance
When Koppers Holdings' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Koppers Holdings stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Koppers Holdings' 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 Koppers Holdings 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.
Koppers Current Options Market Mood
Koppers Holdings' 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 Koppers 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 Koppers Holdings' options investors are not very successful. Koppers Holdings' 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 Koppers contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Koppers Holdings will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0444% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With Koppers Holdings trading at USD 28.15, that is roughly USD 0.0125. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Koppers Holdings' daily price movement you should consider buying Koppers Holdings options at the current volatility level of 0.71%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Koppers Holdings 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" Koppers calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Koppers Holdings stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Koppers Holdings Option Chain
When Koppers Holdings' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Koppers Holdings 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.
Koppers Holdings' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Koppers. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Koppers. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Koppers Holdings 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 | KOP250620C00055000 | 0 | 55.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | KOP250620C00050000 | 4 | 50.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 1.0 | Out |
Call | KOP250620C00045000 | 4 | 45.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 2.05 | Out |
Call | KOP250620C00040000 | 3 | 40.0 | 0.0 - 3.0 | 1.12 | Out |
Call | KOP250620C00035000 | 11 | 35.0 | 0.6 - 1.3 | 0.85 | Out |
Call | KOP250620C00030000 | 53 | 30.0 | 1.65 - 4.5 | 2.9 | Out |
Call | KOP250620C00025000 | 1 | 25.0 | 5.2 - 8.5 | 7.7 | In |
Call | KOP250620C00022500 | 1 | 22.5 | 7.3 - 10.5 | 9.6 | In |
Call | KOP250620C00020000 | 1 | 20.0 | 9.5 - 12.5 | 10.2 | In |
Call | KOP250620C00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 11.9 - 15.0 | 11.9 | In |
Put | KOP250620P00055000 | 0 | 55.0 | 24.3 - 26.7 | 24.3 | In |
Put | KOP250620P00050000 | 0 | 50.0 | 19.5 - 22.3 | 19.5 | In |
Put | KOP250620P00045000 | 5 | 45.0 | 14.6 - 16.8 | 10.1 | In |
Put | KOP250620P00040000 | 4 | 40.0 | 9.3 - 11.9 | 8.6 | In |
Put | KOP250620P00035000 | 13 | 35.0 | 4.8 - 6.9 | 4.8 | In |
Put | KOP250620P00030000 | 16 | 30.0 | 1.3 - 3.8 | 2.6 | In |
Put | KOP250620P00025000 | 4 | 25.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 0.95 | Out |
Put | KOP250620P00022500 | 0 | 22.5 | 0.0 - 1.4 | 1.4 | |
Put | KOP250620P00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.0 - 1.75 | 1.75 | |
Put | KOP250620P00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 0.0 - 3.5 | 3.5 |
Koppers Total Stockholder Equity
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Koppers Holdings Corporate Directors
| Sonja Wilkerson | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Albert Neupaver | Independent Director | Profile | |
| David Motley | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Sharon Feng | Independent Director | Profile |
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