Landstar System Stock Options

LSTR Stock  USD 150.41  1.39  0.93%   
Landstar System's latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.65 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.75 over 52 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025.

Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Landstar System'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. Landstar System's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Landstar System's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Landstar System

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

Landstar System In The Money Call Balance

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

Landstar Current Options Market Mood

Landstar System'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 Landstar 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 Landstar System's options investors are not very successful. Landstar System'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 Landstar contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Landstar System will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0406% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Landstar System trading at USD 150.41, that is roughly USD 0.0611. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Landstar System's daily price movement you should consider buying Landstar System options at the current volatility level of 0.65%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Landstar System 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" Landstar calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Landstar System stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Landstar System Option Chain

When Landstar System's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Landstar System 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.
Landstar System's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Landstar. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Landstar. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Landstar System 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
LSTR250417C0027800011278.00.0 - 0.10.1Out
Call
LSTR250417C002680002268.00.0 - 2.02.0Out
Call
LSTR250417C002600000260.00.0 - 2.12.1Out
Call
LSTR250417C002580003258.00.0 - 1.21.2Out
Call
LSTR250417C002500000250.00.0 - 2.152.15Out
Call
LSTR250417C002480004248.00.0 - 2.22.2Out
Call
LSTR250417C002400000240.00.0 - 2.22.2Out
Call
LSTR250417C002380001238.00.0 - 2.22.2Out
Call
LSTR250417C002300000230.00.0 - 2.22.2Out
Call
LSTR250417C002280001228.00.0 - 2.22.2Out
Call
LSTR250417C002100001210.00.0 - 2.20.9Out
Call
LSTR250417C002080001208.00.0 - 2.31.0Out
Call
LSTR250417C001980001198.00.0 - 2.352.35Out
Call
LSTR250417C001880003188.00.0 - 2.42.4Out
Call
LSTR250417C001780001178.00.0 - 2.610.4Out
Call
LSTR250417C0017500015175.00.25 - 1.00.75Out
Call
LSTR250417C001730001173.00.0 - 2.7510.6Out
Call
LSTR250417C001700002170.00.0 - 2.93.1Out
Call
LSTR250417C0016300011163.01.05 - 4.73.8Out
Call
LSTR250417C001600002160.01.6 - 2.555.2Out
Call
LSTR250417C001580001158.01.95 - 3.16.0Out
Call
LSTR250417C001550009155.02.8 - 4.07.7Out
Call
LSTR250417C001230001123.025.6 - 29.534.9In
Call
LSTR250417C00095000195.052.8 - 56.969.1In
Call
LSTR250417C0028000011280.00.0 - 0.00.45Out
Call
LSTR250417C002700002270.00.0 - 0.00.55Out
 Put
LSTR250417P002780000278.0126.9 - 130.8113.4In
 Put
LSTR250417P002680000268.0116.9 - 120.8116.9In
 Put
LSTR250417P002600000260.0108.7 - 112.8108.7In
 Put
LSTR250417P002580000258.0106.7 - 110.8106.7In
 Put
LSTR250417P002500000250.098.7 - 102.898.7In
 Put
LSTR250417P002480000248.096.7 - 100.896.7In
 Put
LSTR250417P002400000240.088.7 - 92.888.7In
 Put
LSTR250417P002380000238.086.7 - 90.886.7In
 Put
LSTR250417P002300000230.078.7 - 82.878.7In
 Put
LSTR250417P002280000228.076.7 - 80.876.7In
 Put
LSTR250417P001730001173.021.9 - 26.015.0In
 Put
LSTR250417P001680005168.016.8 - 21.08.56In
 Put
LSTR250417P001650002165.014.5 - 18.52.9In
 Put
LSTR250417P001630006163.012.7 - 16.411.3In
 Put
LSTR250417P001580003158.010.3 - 11.410.05In
 Put
LSTR250417P001550001155.08.1 - 9.22.05In
 Put
LSTR250417P001530003153.06.8 - 8.07.8In
 Put
LSTR250417P001480007148.04.3 - 5.55.0Out
 Put
LSTR250417P001450001145.03.3 - 4.31.35Out
 Put
LSTR250417P001430006143.01.65 - 3.71.25Out
 Put
LSTR250417P001400001140.00.05 - 2.951.0Out
 Put
LSTR250417P001380009138.01.65 - 2.551.35Out
 Put
LSTR250417P001350001135.00.7 - 2.951.2Out
 Put
LSTR250417P001330008133.01.05 - 3.71.05Out
 Put
LSTR250417P001300007130.00.0 - 3.41.3Out
 Put
LSTR250417P001280003128.00.0 - 3.21.5Out

Landstar System Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Landstar Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.02 Billion

At this time, Landstar System's Total Stockholder Equity is relatively stable compared to the past year.

Landstar System Corporate Management

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