LSI Industries Stock Options
| LYTS Stock | USD 17.55 0.14 0.79% |
LSI Industries' latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.41 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.02 over 20 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025.
Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts
LSI 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 LSI Industries' lending market. For example, when LSI 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 LSI Industries, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting LSI Industries stock over its option's life.
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The chart above shows LSI 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. LSI Industries' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for LSI Industries' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on LSI Industries
Analyzing LSI Industries' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in LSI Industries regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when LSI Industries' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money LSI Industries' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with LSI Industries' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
LSI Industries In The Money Call Balance
When LSI Industries' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against LSI Industries stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying LSI 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 LSI 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.
LSI Current Options Market Mood
LSI 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 LSI 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 LSI Industries' options investors are not very successful. LSI 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 LSI contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that LSI Industries will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0881% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With LSI Industries trading at USD 17.55, that is roughly USD 0.0155. If you think that the market is fully incorporating LSI Industries' daily price movement you should consider buying LSI Industries options at the current volatility level of 1.41%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing LSI 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" LSI calls. Remember, the seller must deliver LSI Industries stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
LSI Industries Option Chain
When LSI Industries' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against LSI 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.
LSI Industries' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on LSI. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for LSI. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a LSI 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 | LYTS250417C00035000 | 0 | 35.0 | 0.0 - 1.8 | 1.8 | |
Call | LYTS250417C00030000 | 0 | 30.0 | 0.0 - 1.8 | 1.8 | |
Call | LYTS250417C00025000 | 2 | 25.0 | 0.0 - 1.0 | 1.0 | Out |
Call | LYTS250417C00022500 | 32 | 22.5 | 0.0 - 1.8 | 2.5 | Out |
Call | LYTS250417C00020000 | 28 | 20.0 | 0.0 - 0.25 | 0.2 | Out |
Call | LYTS250417C00017500 | 60 | 17.5 | 0.5 - 1.05 | 4.0 | In |
Call | LYTS250417C00015000 | 3 | 15.0 | 2.35 - 3.9 | 5.67 | In |
Call | LYTS250417C00012500 | 0 | 12.5 | 4.7 - 5.8 | 5.5 | In |
Call | LYTS250417C00010000 | 0 | 10.0 | 7.1 - 8.5 | 7.1 | In |
Call | LYTS250417C00007500 | 0 | 7.5 | 8.3 - 11.8 | 8.3 | In |
Put | LYTS250417P00007500 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 - 1.8 | 1.8 | |
Put | LYTS250417P00010000 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 - 1.8 | 1.8 | |
Put | LYTS250417P00012500 | 0 | 12.5 | 0.0 - 1.8 | 1.8 | |
Put | LYTS250417P00015000 | 0 | 15.0 | 0.0 - 1.2 | 1.2 | |
Put | LYTS250417P00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 0.25 - 1.6 | 0.25 | |
Put | LYTS250417P00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 1.7 - 3.8 | 1.7 | In |
Put | LYTS250417P00022500 | 1 | 22.5 | 4.3 - 6.3 | 3.27 | In |
Put | LYTS250417P00025000 | 1 | 25.0 | 6.5 - 8.8 | 2.85 | In |
Put | LYTS250417P00030000 | 0 | 30.0 | 11.5 - 14.0 | 10.4 | In |
Put | LYTS250417P00035000 | 0 | 35.0 | 16.6 - 18.9 | 16.6 | In |
LSI Industries Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time
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LSI Total Stockholder Equity
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