Morgan Stanley Stock Options

MS Stock  USD 120.45  0.60  0.50%   
Morgan Stanley's latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.46 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.29 over 79 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more puts than calls on contracts expiring on June 20th 2025. The total put volume is at 327, with calls trading at the volume of 540. This yields a 0.61 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against June 20th 2025 Option Contracts

Morgan Stanley 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 Morgan Stanley's lending market. For example, when Morgan Stanley's 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 Morgan Stanley, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Morgan Stanley stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Morgan Stanley'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. Morgan Stanley's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Morgan Stanley's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Morgan Stanley Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-06-20 Option Contracts

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

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

Morgan Stanley In The Money Call Balance

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

Morgan Current Options Market Mood

Morgan Stanley'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 Morgan 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 Morgan Stanley's options investors are not very successful. Morgan Stanley'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 Morgan contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Morgan Stanley will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0288% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With Morgan Stanley trading at USD 120.45, that is roughly USD 0.0346. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Morgan Stanley's daily price movement you should consider buying Morgan Stanley options at the current volatility level of 0.46%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Morgan Stanley 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" Morgan calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Morgan Stanley stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Morgan Stanley Option Chain

When Morgan Stanley's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Morgan Stanley 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.
Morgan Stanley's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Morgan. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Morgan. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Morgan Stanley 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
MS250620C0020000015200.00.0 - 1.280.15Out
Call
MS250620C001950005195.00.0 - 0.090.1Out
Call
MS250620C00190000439190.00.0 - 0.090.23Out
Call
MS250620C0018500036185.00.0 - 0.10.33Out
Call
MS250620C0018000066180.00.0 - 0.110.36Out
Call
MS250620C00175000689175.00.0 - 0.310.09Out
Call
MS250620C0017000059170.00.06 - 0.330.14Out
Call
MS250620C00165000340165.00.0 - 1.370.11Out
Call
MS250620C001600002152160.00.16 - 0.230.24Out
Call
MS250620C001550003623155.00.18 - 0.340.23Out
Call
MS250620C001500006704150.00.44 - 0.520.39Out
Call
MS250620C001450001793145.00.72 - 0.830.77Out
Call
MS250620C001400006486140.01.02 - 1.541.42Out
Call
MS250620C001350002357135.02.01 - 2.182.2Out
Call
MS250620C001300002104130.03.25 - 3.453.63Out
Call
MS250620C001250004709125.05.05 - 5.255.6Out
Call
MS250620C001200003218120.07.35 - 7.657.44Out
Call
MS250620C001150004454115.08.35 - 10.5510.55In
Call
MS250620C001100005624110.011.95 - 14.914.57In
Call
MS250620C001050003285105.016.35 - 20.014.17In
Call
MS250620C00100000746100.019.95 - 24.021.8In
Call
MS250620C0009750040597.522.7 - 26.516.6In
Call
MS250620C0009500065895.024.9 - 28.7519.63In
Call
MS250620C0009250023092.527.5 - 30.8521.25In
Call
MS250620C0009000034090.029.75 - 32.224.9In
Call
MS250620C00087500104687.532.1 - 34.5527.55In
Call
MS250620C0008500035585.034.5 - 37.029.23In
Call
MS250620C0008250030182.536.95 - 39.433.35In
Call
MS250620C000800008780.039.35 - 41.833.03In
Call
MS250620C000775003977.541.8 - 44.328.65In
Call
MS250620C000750006075.044.25 - 46.7551.87In
Call
MS250620C000725006972.546.7 - 49.1528.7In
Call
MS250620C000700004170.049.15 - 51.6564.1In
Call
MS250620C00065000165.054.1 - 56.652.2In
Call
MS250620C00062500162.556.55 - 59.0518.15In
Call
MS250620C00060000560.059.05 - 61.5570.2In
Call
MS250620C00050000250.069.0 - 71.568.65In
Call
MS250620C00040000240.078.9 - 81.4599.2In
 Put
MS250620P002000000200.078.8 - 81.478.8In
 Put
MS250620P001950000195.073.8 - 76.473.8In
 Put
MS250620P001900000190.068.8 - 71.468.8In
 Put
MS250620P001850000185.063.9 - 66.463.9In
 Put
MS250620P001800000180.058.9 - 61.358.9In
 Put
MS250620P001750000175.053.8 - 56.353.8In
 Put
MS250620P001700000170.048.8 - 51.3548.8In
 Put
MS250620P001650000165.043.85 - 46.437.91In
 Put
MS250620P0016000011160.038.9 - 41.4548.7In
 Put
MS250620P001550002155.034.0 - 36.5543.7In
 Put
MS250620P0015000030150.029.15 - 31.738.74In
 Put
MS250620P0014500060145.024.5 - 27.033.9In
 Put
MS250620P00140000434140.019.0 - 22.9528.4In
 Put
MS250620P001350003250135.014.5 - 18.1516.64In
 Put
MS250620P001300001564130.012.85 - 13.317.15In
 Put
MS250620P001250001476125.09.65 - 9.959.2In
 Put
MS250620P001200003553120.07.05 - 7.37.63Out
 Put
MS250620P001150003148115.04.95 - 5.154.65Out
 Put
MS250620P001100002846110.03.35 - 3.553.4Out
 Put
MS250620P001050009337105.02.04 - 2.412.3Out
 Put
MS250620P001000002244100.01.27 - 1.591.52Out
 Put
MS250620P0009750077197.51.0 - 1.291.22Out
 Put
MS250620P00095000444395.00.97 - 1.081.33Out
 Put
MS250620P0009250079892.50.6 - 0.90.92Out
 Put
MS250620P00090000550090.00.65 - 0.741.12Out
 Put
MS250620P00087500394987.50.54 - 0.620.64Out
 Put
MS250620P00085000336385.00.24 - 0.510.53Out
 Put
MS250620P00082500109982.50.37 - 0.440.6Out
 Put
MS250620P00080000605080.00.1 - 0.380.44Out
 Put
MS250620P0007750096277.50.05 - 0.320.6Out
 Put
MS250620P00075000310675.00.01 - 0.470.51Out
 Put
MS250620P00072500193172.50.18 - 0.230.37Out
 Put
MS250620P00070000153470.00.01 - 0.40.31Out
 Put
MS250620P0006750097667.50.0 - 1.170.3Out
 Put
MS250620P00065000170765.00.0 - 0.190.13Out
 Put
MS250620P0006250083662.50.0 - 0.170.18Out
 Put
MS250620P0006000067560.00.0 - 0.160.17Out
 Put
MS250620P00055000151655.00.0 - 0.130.12Out
 Put
MS250620P000500007450.00.0 - 0.110.25Out
 Put
MS250620P0004500014045.00.0 - 0.10.05Out
 Put
MS250620P0004000020340.00.0 - 0.090.02Out

Morgan Stanley Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Morgan Stanley Market Cap Over Time

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Morgan Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

109.74 Billion

At this time, Morgan Stanley's Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Morgan Stanley Corporate Directors

Thomas GlocerLead Independent DirectorProfile
Judith MiscikIndependent DirectorProfile
Mary SchapiroIndependent DirectorProfile
Matthew SmithManaging DirectorProfile

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