Leidos Holdings Stock Options

LDOS Stock  USD 147.15  3.85  2.69%   
Leidos Holdings' latest option contracts expiring on January 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.32. The total put volume is at 149, with calls trading at the volume of 29.0. This yields a 5.14 put-to-call volume ratio. The Leidos Holdings option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Leidos Holdings option contracts. It shows all of Leidos Holdings' listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

Leidos Holdings Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-01-17 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Leidos Holdings' market makers reach a net positive position across all Leidos Holdings' options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Leidos Holdings' 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 Leidos Holdings

Analyzing Leidos Holdings' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Leidos Holdings regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Leidos Holdings' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Leidos Holdings' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Leidos Holdings' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Leidos Holdings In The Money Call Balance

When Leidos Holdings' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Leidos Holdings stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Leidos 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 Leidos 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.

Leidos Current Options Market Mood

Leidos 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 Leidos 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 Volume

Unfortunately, most Leidos Holdings' options investors are not very successful. Leidos 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 Leidos contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Leidos Holdings will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.02% per day over the life of the 2025-01-17 option contract. With Leidos Holdings trading at USD 147.15, that is roughly USD 0.0294. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Leidos Holdings' daily price movement you should consider buying Leidos Holdings options at the current volatility level of 0.32%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Leidos 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" Leidos calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Leidos Holdings stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Leidos Holdings Option Chain

When Leidos Holdings' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Leidos 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.
Leidos Holdings' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Leidos. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Leidos. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Leidos 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 IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
LDOS250117C001300000130.037.1 - 41.337.1In
Call
LDOS250117C001350000135.032.3 - 36.532.3In
Call
LDOS250117C001400000140.027.7 - 31.829.0In
Call
LDOS250117C001450000145.023.2 - 27.423.2In
Call
LDOS250117C001500000150.019.0 - 23.021.5In
Call
LDOS250117C001550000155.015.0 - 19.015.0In
Call
LDOS250117C001600000160.011.5 - 15.311.5In
Call
LDOS250117C001650000165.08.0 - 12.28.0In
Call
LDOS250117C001700000170.07.0 - 9.47.0Out
Call
LDOS250117C001750000175.03.1 - 7.25.26Out
 Put
LDOS250117P001300000130.00.0 - 2.42.4Out
 Put
LDOS250117P001350000135.00.0 - 2.652.65Out
 Put
LDOS250117P001400000140.00.0 - 3.03.0Out
 Put
LDOS250117P001450000145.00.0 - 3.43.4Out
 Put
LDOS250117P001500000150.00.05 - 4.20.05Out
 Put
LDOS250117P001550000155.01.0 - 5.11.0Out
 Put
LDOS250117P001600000160.03.9 - 5.44.5Out
 Put
LDOS250117P001650000165.04.1 - 8.25.57Out
 Put
LDOS250117P001700000170.06.5 - 10.55.0In
 Put
LDOS250117P001750000175.09.4 - 13.59.9In

Leidos Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

2.9 Billion

At this time, Leidos Holdings' Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Leidos Holdings Corporate Directors

Susan StalneckerIndependent DirectorProfile
Surya MohapatraIndependent DirectorProfile
Noel WilliamsIndependent DirectorProfile
Gary MayIndependent DirectorProfile

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