MPC250110P00150000 Option on Marathon Petroleum Corp

MPC Stock  USD 154.31  6.70  4.54%   
Marathon Petroleum's latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.41 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.84 over 56 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 34.0, with calls trading at the volume of 133. This yields a 0.26 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Marathon Petroleum Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-04-17 Option Contracts

Max pain usually refers to a trading concept that asserts that market manipulation can cause the market price of particular securities such as Marathon Petroleum close to expiration to expire worthless. So, 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, Marathon Petroleum's 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 Marathon Petroleum

Analyzing Marathon Petroleum's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Marathon Petroleum regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Marathon Petroleum's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Marathon Petroleum's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Marathon Petroleum's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Marathon Petroleum's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Marathon stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Marathon Petroleum's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Marathon Petroleum's Stock Based Compensation is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

Marathon Petroleum Corp In The Money Call Balance

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

Marathon Current Options Market Mood

Marathon Petroleum'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 Marathon 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

Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Marathon Petroleum's calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Marathon Petroleum'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 Marathon contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Marathon Petroleum Corp will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0256% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Marathon Petroleum trading at USD 154.31, that is roughly USD 0.0395. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Marathon Petroleum's daily price movement you should consider buying Marathon Petroleum Corp 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 Marathon Petroleum 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" Marathon calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Marathon Petroleum Corp stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Marathon Petroleum Option Chain

When Marathon Petroleum's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Marathon Petroleum Corp 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.
Marathon Petroleum's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Marathon. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Marathon. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Marathon Petroleum 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
MPC250417C001000001100.050.9 - 53.1535.65In
Call
MPC250417C001050001105.046.35 - 48.355.08In
Call
MPC250417C001100001110.041.2 - 43.551.65In
Call
MPC250417C0011500061115.037.0 - 38.029.54In
Call
MPC250417C00120000540120.032.4 - 33.625.42In
Call
MPC250417C001250007125.027.35 - 28.621.24In
Call
MPC250417C0013000023130.022.65 - 24.324.64In
Call
MPC250417C0013500061135.019.8 - 20.8521.55In
Call
MPC250417C00140000121140.016.0 - 17.217.22In
Call
MPC250417C0014500072145.012.75 - 13.0513.36In
Call
MPC250417C00150000123150.09.7 - 10.3510.7In
Call
MPC250417C00155000148155.07.35 - 7.758.65Out
Call
MPC250417C00160000405160.05.5 - 5.75.5Out
Call
MPC250417C0016500084165.03.85 - 4.154.2Out
Call
MPC250417C00170000113170.02.78 - 3.053.18Out
Call
MPC250417C0017500041175.01.96 - 2.162.55Out
Call
MPC250417C0018000052180.01.34 - 1.611.8Out
Call
MPC250417C00185000217185.00.9 - 1.831.24Out
Call
MPC250417C0019000054190.00.61 - 0.971.0Out
Call
MPC250417C0019500030195.00.42 - 1.432.17Out
Call
MPC250417C0020000014200.00.26 - 0.531.05Out
Call
MPC250417C0021000033210.00.07 - 0.570.16Out
Call
MPC250417C0022000020220.00.03 - 0.430.85Out
Call
MPC250417C002300000230.00.0 - 1.31.3Out
Call
MPC250417C002400004240.00.0 - 0.30.3Out
Call
MPC250417C002500000250.00.0 - 1.271.27Out
Call
MPC250417C002600000260.00.0 - 1.271.27Out
Call
MPC250417C002700000270.00.0 - 1.271.27Out
 Put
MPC250417P00075000575.00.0 - 1.30.08Out
 Put
MPC250417P00080000280.00.0 - 1.320.28Out
 Put
MPC250417P000950005095.00.0 - 1.650.87Out
 Put
MPC250417P001100003110.00.21 - 0.821.65Out
 Put
MPC250417P0011500027115.00.54 - 0.880.62Out
 Put
MPC250417P00120000230120.00.84 - 1.151.0Out
 Put
MPC250417P00125000209125.00.19 - 2.661.47Out
 Put
MPC250417P00130000163130.01.18 - 2.181.8Out
 Put
MPC250417P00135000232135.02.83 - 3.12.55Out
 Put
MPC250417P00140000197140.04.1 - 4.33.7Out
 Put
MPC250417P00145000171145.05.4 - 5.95.1Out
 Put
MPC250417P00150000205150.07.6 - 8.07.0Out
 Put
MPC250417P00155000119155.010.2 - 10.69.3In
 Put
MPC250417P0016000065160.012.5 - 13.7515.11In
 Put
MPC250417P00165000141165.015.4 - 17.7515.3In
 Put
MPC250417P0017000020170.020.6 - 22.335.18In
 Put
MPC250417P001750005175.023.7 - 26.4523.1In
 Put
MPC250417P0018000017180.029.45 - 30.6525.73In
 Put
MPC250417P001900000190.038.6 - 40.5538.6In
 Put
MPC250417P001950000195.042.85 - 45.1538.35In
 Put
MPC250417P002000000200.047.75 - 50.132.2In
 Put
MPC250417P002100000210.057.7 - 59.6540.5In
 Put
MPC250417P002200000220.067.25 - 69.967.25In
 Put
MPC250417P002300000230.077.2 - 79.8577.2In
 Put
MPC250417P002400000240.087.2 - 89.8587.2In
 Put
MPC250417P002500000250.097.15 - 99.897.15In
 Put
MPC250417P002600000260.0107.1 - 109.75107.1In
 Put
MPC250417P002700000270.0117.1 - 119.75117.1In

Marathon Petroleum Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

   Selling And Marketing Expenses   
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Marathon Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

19.73 Billion

At present, Marathon Petroleum's Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

Marathon Petroleum Corporate Directors

Evan BayhNon-Executive Independent DirectorProfile
Kim RuckerNon-Executive Independent DirectorProfile
Frank SempleNon-Executive Independent DirectorProfile
Geri EwingDirector InsuranceProfile
When determining whether Marathon Petroleum Corp offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Marathon Petroleum's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Marathon Petroleum Corp Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Marathon Petroleum Corp Stock:
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Is Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Marathon Petroleum. If investors know Marathon will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Marathon Petroleum listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.77)
Dividend Share
3.385
Earnings Share
12.89
Revenue Per Share
403.307
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.15)
The market value of Marathon Petroleum Corp is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Marathon that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Marathon Petroleum's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Marathon Petroleum'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 Marathon Petroleum's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Marathon Petroleum'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 Marathon Petroleum's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Marathon Petroleum is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Marathon Petroleum'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.