Legend Biotech Stock Options

LEGN Stock  USD 35.78  1.05  3.02%   
Legend Biotech's latest option contracts expiring on January 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.54. The Legend Biotech option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Legend Biotech Corp option contracts. It shows all of Legend Biotech's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

Legend Biotech Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-01-17 Option Contracts

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

Analyzing Legend Biotech's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Legend Biotech regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Legend Biotech's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Legend Biotech's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Legend Biotech's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Legend Biotech lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Legend Biotech's value remains static through the expiration date, the investor can sell to close an 'in-the-money' option to avoid a potential loss. However, in-the-money Legend Biotech contracts are usually more expensive to enter than their out-of-the-money counterparts. So keep in mind that while the payoffs on an in-the-money trade can be high, the investors could ultimately experience a more consequential loss if Legend Stock moves the wrong way.

Legend Current Options Market Mood

Legend Biotech'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 Legend 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

Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Legend Biotech'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. Legend Biotech'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 Legend contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Legend Biotech Corp will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0338% per day over the life of the 2025-01-17 option contract. With Legend Biotech trading at USD 35.78, that is roughly USD 0.0121. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Legend Biotech's daily price movement you should consider buying Legend Biotech Corp 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.
  
Purchasing Legend Biotech 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" Legend calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Legend Biotech Corp stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Legend Biotech Option Chain

When Legend Biotech's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Legend Biotech Corp 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.
Legend Biotech's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Legend. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Legend. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Legend Biotech 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
LEGN250117C00030000030.030.0 - 34.530.0Out
Call
LEGN250117C00035000035.026.0 - 30.626.0Out
Call
LEGN250117C00040000040.022.0 - 26.622.0Out
Call
LEGN250117C00045000045.018.8 - 23.018.8Out
Call
LEGN250117C00050000050.015.3 - 20.015.3Out
Call
LEGN250117C00055000055.012.6 - 17.312.6Out
Call
LEGN250117C00060000060.010.2 - 14.610.2Out
Call
LEGN250117C00065000065.08.0 - 12.88.0Out
Call
LEGN250117C00070000070.06.0 - 10.86.0Out
Call
LEGN250117C00075000075.04.6 - 9.04.6Out
 Put
LEGN250117P00030000030.00.05 - 4.80.05Out
 Put
LEGN250117P00035000035.00.1 - 4.90.1Out
 Put
LEGN250117P00040000040.00.55 - 5.40.55Out
 Put
LEGN250117P00045000045.01.55 - 6.41.55Out
 Put
LEGN250117P00050000050.03.2 - 7.93.2Out
 Put
LEGN250117P00055000055.05.6 - 10.05.6Out
 Put
LEGN250117P00060000060.07.9 - 12.47.9Out
 Put
LEGN250117P00065000065.011.5 - 15.511.5Out
 Put
LEGN250117P00070000070.014.2 - 18.114.2Out
 Put
LEGN250117P00075000075.017.0 - 21.417.0Out

Legend Biotech Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Legend Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.51 Billion

At this time, Legend Biotech's Total Stockholder Equity is very stable compared to the past year.

Legend Biotech Corporate Management

Elaine QianVP ResourcesProfile
James JDGeneral CounselProfile
Lori CPAChief OfficerProfile
Guowei FangChief DevelopmentProfile
Tina CarterCorporate LeadProfile
Steven GavelUS DevelopmentProfile
Marc HarrisonVP CounselProfile
When determining whether Legend Biotech Corp offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Legend Biotech'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 Legend Biotech Corp Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Legend Biotech Corp Stock:
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Is Biotechnology 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 Legend Biotech. If investors know Legend 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 Legend Biotech listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Earnings Share
(1.92)
Revenue Per Share
2.851
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.669
Return On Assets
(0.12)
Return On Equity
(0.28)
The market value of Legend Biotech Corp is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Legend that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Legend Biotech's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Legend Biotech'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 Legend Biotech's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Legend Biotech'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 Legend Biotech's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Legend Biotech is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Legend Biotech'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.