Lsb Industries Stock Options
| LXU Stock | USD 9.07 0.07 0.77% |
Lsb Industries' latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.06 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.07 over 14 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025.
Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts
Lsb Industries 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 Lsb Industries' lending market. For example, when Lsb Industries' 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 Lsb Industries, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Lsb Industries stock over its option's life.
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The chart above shows Lsb Industries' 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. Lsb Industries' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Lsb Industries' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Lsb Industries Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts
Max pain occurs when Lsb Industries' market makers reach a net positive position across all Lsb Industries' options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Lsb Industries' 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 Lsb Industries
Analyzing Lsb Industries' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Lsb Industries regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Lsb Industries' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Lsb Industries' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Lsb Industries' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Lsb Industries In The Money Call Balance
When Lsb Industries' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Lsb Industries stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Lsb Industries' 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 Lsb Industries 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.
Lsb Current Options Market Mood
Lsb Industries' 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 Lsb 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 Lsb Industries' options investors are not very successful. Lsb Industries' 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 Lsb contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Lsb Industries will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0663% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Lsb Industries trading at USD 9.07, that is roughly USD 0.006009. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Lsb Industries' daily price movement you should consider buying Lsb Industries options at the current volatility level of 1.06%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Lsb Industries 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" Lsb calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Lsb Industries stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Lsb Industries Option Chain
When Lsb Industries' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Lsb Industries 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.
Lsb Industries' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Lsb. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Lsb. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Lsb Industries 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 | LXU250321C00002500 | 0 | 2.5 | 6.4 - 6.8 | 6.4 | In |
Call | LXU250321C00005000 | 15 | 5.0 | 3.9 - 4.4 | 2.4 | In |
Call | LXU250321C00007500 | 103 | 7.5 | 1.7 - 1.95 | 1.81 | In |
Call | LXU250321C00010000 | 1559 | 10.0 | 0.25 - 0.45 | 0.45 | Out |
Call | LXU250321C00012500 | 168 | 12.5 | 0.0 - 0.15 | 0.5 | Out |
Call | LXU250321C00015000 | 0 | 15.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | LXU250321C00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Put | LXU250321P00002500 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Put | LXU250321P00005000 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Put | LXU250321P00007500 | 121 | 7.5 | 0.1 - 0.3 | 0.1 | Out |
Put | LXU250321P00010000 | 3 | 10.0 | 1.0 - 1.35 | 1.39 | In |
Put | LXU250321P00012500 | 0 | 12.5 | 3.2 - 3.7 | 3.2 | In |
Put | LXU250321P00015000 | 0 | 15.0 | 4.4 - 6.2 | 6.85 | In |
Put | LXU250321P00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 8.2 - 8.6 | 8.2 | In |
Lsb Industries Market Cap Over Time
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Lsb Industries Corporate Directors
| Richard Sanders | Interim Executive VP of Chemical Manufacturing, Director and Member of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee | Profile | |
| Brian Jensen | Director Development | Profile | |
| Kanna Kitamura | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Jonathan Bobb | Independent Director | Profile |
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