MaxLinear Stock Options

MXL Stock  USD 12.41  0.26  2.05%   
MaxLinear's latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.83 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.13 over 29 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on June 20th 2025. The total put volume is at 11.0, with calls trading at the volume of 51.0. This yields a 0.22 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against June 20th 2025 Option Contracts

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

MaxLinear Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-06-20 Option Contracts

MaxLinear'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 MaxLinear

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

MaxLinear In The Money Call Balance

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

MaxLinear Current Options Market Mood

MaxLinear'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 MaxLinear 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 MaxLinear's options investors are not very successful. MaxLinear'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 MaxLinear contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that MaxLinear will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0519% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With MaxLinear trading at USD 12.41, that is roughly USD 0.006438. If you think that the market is fully incorporating MaxLinear's daily price movement you should consider buying MaxLinear options at the current volatility level of 0.83%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing MaxLinear 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" MaxLinear calls. Remember, the seller must deliver MaxLinear stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

MaxLinear Option Chain

When MaxLinear's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against MaxLinear 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.
MaxLinear's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on MaxLinear. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for MaxLinear. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a MaxLinear 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
MXL250620C00035000166035.00.0 - 0.70.05Out
Call
MXL250620C00030000112130.00.0 - 0.70.31Out
Call
MXL250620C00025000356325.00.1 - 0.250.2Out
Call
MXL250620C0002200075822.00.15 - 0.40.32Out
Call
MXL250620C000210005121.00.2 - 0.550.45Out
Call
MXL250620C000200005320.00.15 - 0.60.8Out
Call
MXL250620C0001900037319.00.45 - 0.60.6Out
Call
MXL250620C0001800029818.00.6 - 1.70.63Out
Call
MXL250620C0001700016717.00.65 - 0.90.54Out
Call
MXL250620C00016000108316.00.9 - 1.11.01Out
Call
MXL250620C0001500011015.01.2 - 1.30.98Out
Call
MXL250620C000140001214.01.45 - 1.71.45Out
Call
MXL250620C0001300086413.01.9 - 2.052.5Out
Call
MXL250620C00011000211.02.9 - 3.12.7In
 Put
MXL250620P000110005111.01.1 - 1.41.45Out
 Put
MXL250620P0001200020312.00.05 - 1.751.7Out
 Put
MXL250620P00013000313.02.05 - 2.251.32In
 Put
MXL250620P0001400053614.02.6 - 3.02.3In
 Put
MXL250620P0001500012515.03.3 - 3.53.98In
 Put
MXL250620P000160005016.04.1 - 4.32.85In
 Put
MXL250620P000170006317.04.9 - 5.15.0In
 Put
MXL250620P000180003918.05.7 - 5.93.2In
 Put
MXL250620P000190005019.06.5 - 6.93.3In
 Put
MXL250620P000200002920.07.0 - 7.84.8In
 Put
MXL250620P000210003221.08.0 - 8.85.65In
 Put
MXL250620P000220008822.08.9 - 9.86.18In
 Put
MXL250620P000250002325.011.9 - 12.88.7In
 Put
MXL250620P00030000030.016.9 - 18.610.1In
 Put
MXL250620P00035000235.021.8 - 22.817.96In

MaxLinear Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

306.01 Million

At this time, MaxLinear's Total Stockholder Equity is quite stable compared to the past year.

MaxLinear Corporate Directors

Gregory DoughertyIndependent DirectorProfile
Donald SchrockIndependent DirectorProfile
Daniel ArtusiIndependent DirectorProfile
Curtis LingCo-Founder, Chief Technical Officer and DirectorProfile
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Is Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 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 MaxLinear. If investors know MaxLinear 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 MaxLinear 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
(0.71)
Earnings Share
(2.93)
Revenue Per Share
4.313
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.27)
Return On Assets
(0.11)
The market value of MaxLinear is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of MaxLinear that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of MaxLinear's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is MaxLinear'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 MaxLinear's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect MaxLinear'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 MaxLinear's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if MaxLinear is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, MaxLinear'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.