McEwen Mining Stock Options

MUX Stock  USD 8.18  0.08  0.97%   
McEwen Mining's latest option contracts expiring on January 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 2.52. The total put volume is at 1.0, with calls trading at the volume of 10.0. This yields a 0.1 put-to-call volume ratio. The McEwen Mining option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current McEwen Mining option contracts. It shows all of McEwen Mining's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on McEwen Mining

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

McEwen Mining In The Money Call Balance

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

McEwen Current Options Market Mood

McEwen Mining'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 McEwen 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 Volume

Unfortunately, most McEwen Mining's options investors are not very successful. McEwen Mining'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 McEwen contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that McEwen Mining will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.16% per day over the life of the 2025-01-17 option contract. With McEwen Mining trading at USD 8.18, that is roughly USD 0.0129. If you think that the market is fully incorporating McEwen Mining's daily price movement you should consider buying McEwen Mining options at the current volatility level of 2.52%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing McEwen Mining 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" McEwen calls. Remember, the seller must deliver McEwen Mining stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

McEwen Mining Option Chain

When McEwen Mining's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against McEwen Mining 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.
McEwen Mining's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on McEwen. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for McEwen. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a McEwen Mining 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
MUX250117C0000100001.05.4 - 9.35.4In
Call
MUX250117C0000200002.04.4 - 8.44.4In
Call
MUX250117C0000300003.03.4 - 7.23.4In
Call
MUX250117C0000400004.03.2 - 5.13.2In
Call
MUX250117C0000500005.01.8 - 3.81.8In
Call
MUX250117C0000600006.00.7 - 3.10.7In
Call
MUX250117C0000700007.00.0 - 2.62.6In
Call
MUX250117C0000800008.00.0 - 1.01.0In
Call
MUX250117C0000900009.00.45 - 0.550.45Out
Call
MUX250117C00010000010.00.0 - 0.30.28Out
 Put
MUX250117P0000100001.00.0 - 1.451.45Out
 Put
MUX250117P0000200002.00.0 - 1.451.45Out
 Put
MUX250117P0000300003.00.0 - 1.451.45Out
 Put
MUX250117P0000400004.00.0 - 1.451.45Out
 Put
MUX250117P0000500005.00.0 - 1.451.45Out
 Put
MUX250117P0000600006.00.0 - 0.10.1Out
 Put
MUX250117P0000700007.00.0 - 0.250.25Out
 Put
MUX250117P0000800008.00.4 - 0.550.4Out
 Put
MUX250117P0000900009.00.0 - 1.151.15In
 Put
MUX250117P00010000010.01.65 - 1.91.75In

McEwen Mining Market Cap Over Time

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McEwen Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

606.67 Million

At this time, McEwen Mining's Total Stockholder Equity is fairly stable compared to the past year.

McEwen Mining Corporate Directors

Leanne BakerIndependent DirectorProfile
Michael SteinIndependent DirectorProfile
Donald QuickIndependent DirectorProfile
William PEngInterim DirectorProfile

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