Nabors Industries Stock Options
| NBR Stock | USD 66.71 0.99 1.46% |
Nabors Industries' latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.65 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 2.07 over 35 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 11.0, with calls trading at the volume of 11.0. This yields a 1.0 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows Nabors Industries' 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. Nabors Industries' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Nabors Industries' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Nabors Industries Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-04-17 Option Contracts
Max pain occurs when Nabors Industries' market makers reach a net positive position across all Nabors Industries' options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Nabors Industries' 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 Nabors Industries
Analyzing Nabors Industries' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Nabors Industries regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Nabors Industries' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Nabors Industries' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Nabors Industries' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Nabors Industries In The Money Call Balance
When Nabors Industries' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Nabors Industries stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Nabors Industries' 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 Nabors Industries 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.
Nabors Current Options Market Mood
Nabors Industries' 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 Nabors 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 Nabors Industries' options investors are not very successful. Nabors Industries' 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 Nabors contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Nabors Industries will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0406% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Nabors Industries trading at USD 66.71, that is roughly USD 0.0271. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Nabors Industries' daily price movement you should consider buying Nabors Industries options at the current volatility level of 0.65%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Nabors Industries 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" Nabors calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Nabors Industries stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Nabors Industries Option Chain
When Nabors Industries' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Nabors Industries 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.
Nabors Industries' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Nabors. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Nabors. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Nabors Industries 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 | NBR250417C00050000 | 15 | 50.0 | 17.3 - 20.7 | 13.9 | In |
Call | NBR250417C00055000 | 22 | 55.0 | 13.2 - 16.8 | 8.7 | In |
Call | NBR250417C00060000 | 15 | 60.0 | 10.9 - 13.5 | 9.9 | In |
Call | NBR250417C00065000 | 91 | 65.0 | 7.9 - 10.1 | 10.3 | In |
Call | NBR250417C00070000 | 218 | 70.0 | 5.6 - 8.5 | 7.8 | Out |
Call | NBR250417C00075000 | 40 | 75.0 | 2.95 - 6.7 | 1.5 | Out |
Call | NBR250417C00080000 | 103 | 80.0 | 2.35 - 4.5 | 3.5 | Out |
Call | NBR250417C00085000 | 67 | 85.0 | 2.2 - 3.0 | 3.0 | Out |
Call | NBR250417C00090000 | 531 | 90.0 | 1.45 - 2.7 | 2.2 | Out |
Call | NBR250417C00095000 | 2 | 95.0 | 1.0 - 1.55 | 0.33 | Out |
Call | NBR250417C00100000 | 27 | 100.0 | 0.0 - 2.1 | 2.0 | Out |
Call | NBR250417C00105000 | 25 | 105.0 | 0.3 - 1.65 | 6.6 | Out |
Call | NBR250417C00110000 | 0 | 110.0 | 0.1 - 1.7 | 0.1 | |
Call | NBR250417C00115000 | 206 | 115.0 | 0.05 - 2.5 | 0.75 | Out |
Call | NBR250417C00120000 | 11 | 120.0 | 0.0 - 1.6 | 0.36 | Out |
Call | NBR250417C00125000 | 1 | 125.0 | 0.0 - 1.5 | 2.92 | Out |
Put | NBR250417P00035000 | 2 | 35.0 | 0.0 - 1.65 | 0.95 | Out |
Put | NBR250417P00040000 | 16 | 40.0 | 0.15 - 1.0 | 0.8 | Out |
Put | NBR250417P00045000 | 206 | 45.0 | 0.6 - 2.9 | 3.1 | Out |
Put | NBR250417P00050000 | 113 | 50.0 | 0.0 - 3.6 | 3.5 | Out |
Put | NBR250417P00055000 | 1398 | 55.0 | 1.3 - 4.6 | 3.9 | Out |
Put | NBR250417P00060000 | 613 | 60.0 | 4.1 - 4.5 | 5.9 | Out |
Put | NBR250417P00065000 | 120 | 65.0 | 6.2 - 9.0 | 8.4 | Out |
Put | NBR250417P00070000 | 107 | 70.0 | 8.8 - 10.7 | 10.02 | In |
Put | NBR250417P00075000 | 124 | 75.0 | 11.9 - 13.3 | 12.4 | In |
Put | NBR250417P00080000 | 71 | 80.0 | 15.4 - 16.6 | 13.9 | In |
Put | NBR250417P00085000 | 46 | 85.0 | 19.1 - 20.8 | 31.2 | In |
Put | NBR250417P00090000 | 13 | 90.0 | 23.2 - 26.3 | 32.35 | In |
Put | NBR250417P00095000 | 20 | 95.0 | 27.3 - 29.7 | 42.6 | In |
Put | NBR250417P00100000 | 0 | 100.0 | 31.8 - 35.0 | 22.55 | In |
Put | NBR250417P00105000 | 0 | 105.0 | 36.5 - 40.4 | 36.5 | In |
Put | NBR250417P00110000 | 0 | 110.0 | 41.0 - 45.7 | 36.5 | In |
Put | NBR250417P00115000 | 0 | 115.0 | 46.1 - 50.9 | 46.1 | In |
Put | NBR250417P00120000 | 0 | 120.0 | 51.2 - 56.0 | 51.2 | In |
Put | NBR250417P00125000 | 0 | 125.0 | 56.0 - 60.9 | 56.0 | In |
Nabors Total Stockholder Equity
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Nabors Industries Corporate Directors
| John Kotts | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Tanya Beder | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Anthony Chase | Independent Director | Profile | |
| John Yearwood | Lead Independent Director | Profile |
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