IShares MSCI Stock Options

MCHI Etf  USD 53.58  1.33  2.42%   
IShares MSCI's latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.41 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.45 over 78 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025. The total put volume is at 106, with calls trading at the volume of 18.0. This yields a 5.89 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts

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

IShares MSCI Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-05-16 Option Contracts

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

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

iShares MSCI China In The Money Call Balance

When IShares MSCI's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against iShares MSCI China stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying IShares MSCI'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 iShares MSCI China 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.

IShares Current Options Market Mood

IShares MSCI'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 IShares Etf'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

It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Using current IShares MSCI's option volume and open interest to make an investment decision is considered a contrarian-sentiment measure that can be utilized in many timing strategies in both derivative and spot marketplace.

Rule 16 of the current IShares contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that iShares MSCI China will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0256% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With IShares MSCI trading at USD 53.58, that is roughly USD 0.0137. If you think that the market is fully incorporating IShares MSCI's daily price movement you should consider buying iShares MSCI China options at the current volatility level of 0.41%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing IShares MSCI 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" IShares calls. Remember, the seller must deliver iShares MSCI China stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

IShares MSCI Option Chain

When IShares MSCI's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against iShares MSCI China 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.
IShares MSCI's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on IShares. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for IShares. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a IShares MSCI 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
MCHI250516C00025000125.026.5 - 31.030.4In
Call
MCHI250516C00030000230.023.4 - 24.521.1In
Call
MCHI250516C00035000935.018.5 - 19.420.2In
Call
MCHI250516C00036000436.017.5 - 18.517.9In
Call
MCHI250516C00037000237.016.5 - 17.517.05In
Call
MCHI250516C000380005838.015.7 - 16.313.9In
Call
MCHI250516C00039000139.014.5 - 15.611.1In
Call
MCHI250516C000400002140.013.7 - 14.37.7In
Call
MCHI250516C000410002341.012.9 - 13.410.6In
Call
MCHI250516C0004200012542.012.0 - 12.46.1In
Call
MCHI250516C00043000543.010.8 - 11.85.85In
Call
MCHI250516C000440004744.010.1 - 10.48.9In
Call
MCHI250516C0004500025645.09.2 - 9.510.0In
Call
MCHI250516C00046000737546.08.3 - 10.610.8In
Call
MCHI250516C00047000168047.07.5 - 7.810.0In
Call
MCHI250516C0004800011148.06.7 - 6.96.97In
Call
MCHI250516C0004900014149.05.9 - 6.26.0In
Call
MCHI250516C0005000041750.05.2 - 5.47.0In
Call
MCHI250516C0005100031251.04.5 - 5.35.05In
Call
MCHI250516C00052000690052.03.9 - 4.15.46In
Call
MCHI250516C00053000263953.03.3 - 3.65.3In
Call
MCHI250516C0005400014954.02.85 - 3.14.56Out
Call
MCHI250516C0005500060955.02.35 - 2.652.57Out
Call
MCHI250516C00056000183656.02.05 - 2.253.0Out
Call
MCHI250516C0005700030057.01.5 - 1.92.45Out
Call
MCHI250516C0005800056358.01.45 - 1.651.48Out
Call
MCHI250516C0005900022459.01.25 - 1.42.0Out
Call
MCHI250516C00060000112860.01.0 - 1.21.12Out
Call
MCHI250516C000610003061.00.85 - 1.31.08Out
Call
MCHI250516C0006200057662.00.05 - 1.151.32Out
Call
MCHI250516C000630002363.00.25 - 0.750.8Out
Call
MCHI250516C00064000064.00.15 - 0.650.15Out
Call
MCHI250516C0006500035465.00.15 - 0.550.68Out
Call
MCHI250516C00066000466.00.0 - 0.50.96Out
Call
MCHI250516C000670001067.00.0 - 0.70.6Out
Call
MCHI250516C00068000468.00.2 - 0.350.25Out
Call
MCHI250516C00069000169.00.0 - 0.30.3Out
Call
MCHI250516C000700005970.00.1 - 0.30.31Out
Call
MCHI250516C000750001375.00.0 - 0.750.2Out
Call
MCHI250516C000800003880.00.0 - 2.20.35Out
Call
MCHI250516C00085000585.00.0 - 1.750.4Out
 Put
MCHI250516P000300008130.00.0 - 2.20.05Out
 Put
MCHI250516P000350006135.00.05 - 1.750.09Out
 Put
MCHI250516P0003700012837.00.0 - 0.60.28Out
 Put
MCHI250516P000380001138.00.0 - 2.250.16Out
 Put
MCHI250516P000390004339.00.0 - 0.750.25Out
 Put
MCHI250516P000400009340.00.0 - 0.250.15Out
 Put
MCHI250516P000410003241.00.05 - 0.30.18Out
 Put
MCHI250516P0004200019042.00.0 - 0.90.05Out
 Put
MCHI250516P00043000686543.00.0 - 0.30.2Out
 Put
MCHI250516P000440002644.00.0 - 0.40.43Out
 Put
MCHI250516P0004500038445.00.25 - 0.40.32Out
 Put
MCHI250516P0004600044046.00.0 - 0.550.47Out
 Put
MCHI250516P000470008447.00.55 - 0.70.65Out
 Put
MCHI250516P0004800027948.00.7 - 0.90.75Out
 Put
MCHI250516P0004900020249.00.95 - 1.10.81Out
 Put
MCHI250516P0005000014450.01.2 - 1.41.31Out
 Put
MCHI250516P00051000152851.01.5 - 1.71.6Out
 Put
MCHI250516P00052000852.01.9 - 2.12.1Out
 Put
MCHI250516P000530005253.02.35 - 2.552.45Out
 Put
MCHI250516P000540003754.02.85 - 3.12.7In
 Put
MCHI250516P0005500072255.03.1 - 3.63.4In
 Put
MCHI250516P000560005356.04.0 - 4.33.8In
 Put
MCHI250516P0005700021757.04.2 - 4.93.8In
 Put
MCHI250516P0005800010358.05.4 - 5.74.4In
 Put
MCHI250516P000590002059.05.6 - 6.46.3In
 Put
MCHI250516P00060000560.07.0 - 7.35.8In
 Put
MCHI250516P00063000263.09.5 - 10.28.3In
 Put
MCHI250516P00064000064.09.0 - 11.29.0In
 Put
MCHI250516P00065000065.010.0 - 12.111.43In
 Put
MCHI250516P00066000066.011.0 - 14.011.0In
 Put
MCHI250516P00067000067.012.0 - 13.912.0In
 Put
MCHI250516P00068000068.013.9 - 14.713.9In
 Put
MCHI250516P00069000069.014.9 - 15.614.9In
 Put
MCHI250516P00070000070.015.9 - 16.915.9In
 Put
MCHI250516P00075000075.020.9 - 21.620.9In
 Put
MCHI250516P00080000080.024.2 - 28.924.2In
 Put
MCHI250516P00085000085.029.2 - 34.029.2In

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The market value of iShares MSCI China is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of IShares that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of IShares MSCI's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is IShares MSCI'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 IShares MSCI's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect IShares MSCI'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 IShares MSCI's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if IShares MSCI is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, IShares MSCI'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.