MarketAxess Holdings Stock Options
| MKTX Stock | USD 217.82 0.00 0.00% |
MarketAxess Holdings' latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.64 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.59 over 58 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025. The total put volume is at 5.0, with calls trading at the volume of 8.0. This yields a 0.63 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts
MarketAxess Holdings 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 MarketAxess Holdings' lending market. For example, when MarketAxess Holdings' 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 MarketAxess Holdings, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting MarketAxess Holdings stock over its option's life.
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The chart above shows MarketAxess Holdings' 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. MarketAxess Holdings' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for MarketAxess Holdings' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
MarketAxess Holdings Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-05-16 Option Contracts
Max pain occurs when MarketAxess Holdings' market makers reach a net positive position across all MarketAxess Holdings' options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, MarketAxess Holdings' 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 MarketAxess Holdings
Analyzing MarketAxess Holdings' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in MarketAxess Holdings regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when MarketAxess Holdings' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money MarketAxess Holdings' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with MarketAxess Holdings' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
MarketAxess Holdings In The Money Call Balance
When MarketAxess Holdings' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against MarketAxess Holdings stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying MarketAxess Holdings' 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 MarketAxess Holdings 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.
MarketAxess Current Options Market Mood
MarketAxess Holdings' 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 MarketAxess 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 MarketAxess Holdings' options investors are not very successful. MarketAxess Holdings' 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 MarketAxess contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that MarketAxess Holdings will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.04% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With MarketAxess Holdings trading at USD 217.82, that is roughly USD 0.0871. If you think that the market is fully incorporating MarketAxess Holdings' daily price movement you should consider buying MarketAxess Holdings options at the current volatility level of 0.64%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing MarketAxess Holdings 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" MarketAxess calls. Remember, the seller must deliver MarketAxess Holdings stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
MarketAxess Holdings Option Chain
When MarketAxess Holdings' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against MarketAxess Holdings 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.
MarketAxess Holdings' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on MarketAxess. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for MarketAxess. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a MarketAxess Holdings 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 | MKTX250516C00430000 | 10 | 430.0 | 0.0 - 0.6 | 0.05 | Out |
Call | MKTX250516C00420000 | 4 | 420.0 | 0.0 - 4.3 | 0.81 | Out |
Call | MKTX250516C00410000 | 0 | 410.0 | 0.0 - 4.3 | 4.3 | |
Call | MKTX250516C00400000 | 2 | 400.0 | 0.0 - 4.3 | 1.0 | Out |
Call | MKTX250516C00390000 | 0 | 390.0 | 0.0 - 4.3 | 4.3 | |
Call | MKTX250516C00380000 | 0 | 380.0 | 0.0 - 4.4 | 4.4 | |
Call | MKTX250516C00370000 | 0 | 370.0 | 0.0 - 4.4 | 4.4 | |
Call | MKTX250516C00360000 | 0 | 360.0 | 0.0 - 4.4 | 4.4 | |
Call | MKTX250516C00350000 | 1 | 350.0 | 0.0 - 4.4 | 2.0 | Out |
Call | MKTX250516C00340000 | 0 | 340.0 | 0.0 - 4.4 | 4.4 | |
Call | MKTX250516C00320000 | 1 | 320.0 | 0.0 - 4.5 | 5.2 | Out |
Call | MKTX250516C00310000 | 6 | 310.0 | 0.0 - 4.6 | 0.15 | Out |
Call | MKTX250516C00300000 | 3 | 300.0 | 0.05 - 4.7 | 3.8 | Out |
Call | MKTX250516C00290000 | 2 | 290.0 | 0.1 - 4.8 | 2.2 | Out |
Call | MKTX250516C00280000 | 5 | 280.0 | 0.05 - 5.0 | 4.8 | Out |
Call | MKTX250516C00270000 | 9 | 270.0 | 0.05 - 5.2 | 3.0 | Out |
Call | MKTX250516C00260000 | 7 | 260.0 | 0.1 - 5.6 | 1.35 | Out |
Call | MKTX250516C00250000 | 31 | 250.0 | 1.55 - 6.2 | 2.25 | Out |
Call | MKTX250516C00240000 | 11 | 240.0 | 0.05 - 8.4 | 3.2 | Out |
Call | MKTX250516C00230000 | 6 | 230.0 | 2.3 - 9.9 | 6.7 | Out |
Call | MKTX250516C00220000 | 13 | 220.0 | 7.0 - 15.0 | 11.01 | Out |
Call | MKTX250516C00210000 | 18 | 210.0 | 12.1 - 19.1 | 13.0 | In |
Call | MKTX250516C00200000 | 23 | 200.0 | 19.6 - 27.4 | 23.1 | In |
Call | MKTX250516C00195000 | 1 | 195.0 | 23.1 - 31.3 | 11.1 | In |
Call | MKTX250516C00190000 | 12 | 190.0 | 27.0 - 35.3 | 22.85 | In |
Call | MKTX250516C00185000 | 3 | 185.0 | 31.2 - 39.7 | 15.8 | In |
Call | MKTX250516C00180000 | 8 | 180.0 | 35.7 - 44.2 | 22.0 | In |
Call | MKTX250516C00175000 | 1 | 175.0 | 40.3 - 48.9 | 88.1 | In |
Call | MKTX250516C00170000 | 10 | 170.0 | 45.2 - 53.6 | 44.0 | In |
Call | MKTX250516C00165000 | 2 | 165.0 | 50.0 - 58.6 | 42.0 | In |
Put | MKTX250516P00430000 | 0 | 430.0 | 208.9 - 217.3 | 208.9 | In |
Put | MKTX250516P00420000 | 0 | 420.0 | 198.9 - 207.3 | 198.9 | In |
Put | MKTX250516P00410000 | 0 | 410.0 | 188.9 - 197.3 | 188.9 | In |
Put | MKTX250516P00400000 | 0 | 400.0 | 178.9 - 187.2 | 178.9 | In |
Put | MKTX250516P00390000 | 0 | 390.0 | 168.9 - 177.3 | 168.9 | In |
Put | MKTX250516P00380000 | 0 | 380.0 | 158.9 - 167.3 | 158.9 | In |
Put | MKTX250516P00370000 | 0 | 370.0 | 148.9 - 157.3 | 148.9 | In |
Put | MKTX250516P00360000 | 0 | 360.0 | 138.9 - 147.3 | 138.9 | In |
Put | MKTX250516P00350000 | 0 | 350.0 | 128.9 - 137.3 | 128.9 | In |
Put | MKTX250516P00340000 | 0 | 340.0 | 118.9 - 127.3 | 118.9 | In |
Put | MKTX250516P00270000 | 1 | 270.0 | 48.3 - 58.0 | 60.0 | In |
Put | MKTX250516P00260000 | 3 | 260.0 | 39.0 - 48.0 | 71.5 | In |
Put | MKTX250516P00250000 | 1 | 250.0 | 29.8 - 39.0 | 59.35 | In |
Put | MKTX250516P00230000 | 22 | 230.0 | 15.1 - 22.4 | 25.42 | In |
Put | MKTX250516P00220000 | 25 | 220.0 | 11.0 - 16.5 | 19.6 | In |
Put | MKTX250516P00210000 | 11 | 210.0 | 3.4 - 11.5 | 11.36 | Out |
Put | MKTX250516P00200000 | 12 | 200.0 | 1.9 - 8.8 | 4.6 | Out |
Put | MKTX250516P00195000 | 6 | 195.0 | 3.0 - 7.4 | 3.6 | Out |
Put | MKTX250516P00190000 | 32 | 190.0 | 0.05 - 6.7 | 4.3 | Out |
Put | MKTX250516P00185000 | 7 | 185.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 2.7 | Out |
Put | MKTX250516P00180000 | 18 | 180.0 | 0.05 - 5.7 | 3.6 | Out |
Put | MKTX250516P00175000 | 124 | 175.0 | 0.05 - 5.4 | 3.0 | Out |
Put | MKTX250516P00170000 | 5 | 170.0 | 0.1 - 5.2 | 0.95 | Out |
Put | MKTX250516P00165000 | 2 | 165.0 | 0.05 - 5.0 | 2.6 | Out |
Put | MKTX250516P00160000 | 21 | 160.0 | 0.05 - 4.9 | 2.0 | Out |
Put | MKTX250516P00155000 | 1 | 155.0 | 0.05 - 4.8 | 0.79 | Out |
Put | MKTX250516P00150000 | 4 | 150.0 | 0.15 - 4.7 | 1.0 | Out |
Put | MKTX250516P00110000 | 5 | 110.0 | 0.0 - 3.8 | 0.24 | Out |
MarketAxess Holdings Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time
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MarketAxess Total Stockholder Equity
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MarketAxess Holdings Corporate Management
| Oliver Huggins | Global Officer | Profile | |
| Scott Pintoff | General Secretary | Profile | |
| Mary Sedarat | Chief Officer | Profile | |
| Nicholas Themelis | Advisor | Profile | |
| Christophe Roupie | Head APAC | Profile |
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