Annaly Capital Stock Options

NLY Stock  USD 21.39  0.22  1.02%   
Annaly Capital's latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.34. The total put volume is at 1.0, with calls trading at the volume of 48.0. This yields a 0.02 put-to-call volume ratio. The Annaly Capital option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Annaly Capital Management option contracts. It shows all of Annaly Capital's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

Annaly Capital Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-06-20 Option Contracts

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

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

Annaly Capital Management In The Money Call Balance

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

Annaly Current Options Market Mood

Annaly Capital'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 Annaly 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 Annaly Capital's options investors are not very successful. Annaly Capital'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 Annaly contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Annaly Capital Management will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0213% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With Annaly Capital trading at USD 21.39, that is roughly USD 0.004545. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Annaly Capital's daily price movement you should consider buying Annaly Capital Management options at the current volatility level of 0.34%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Annaly Capital 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" Annaly calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Annaly Capital Management stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Annaly Capital Option Chain

When Annaly Capital's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Annaly Capital Management 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.
Annaly Capital's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Annaly. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Annaly. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Annaly Capital 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
NLY250620C00029000029.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
NLY250620C00028000028.00.0 - 1.21.2Out
Call
NLY250620C00027000027.00.0 - 2.142.14Out
Call
NLY250620C00026000026.00.0 - 0.630.63Out
Call
NLY250620C00025000025.00.0 - 2.162.16Out
Call
NLY250620C00024000024.00.03 - 0.40.1Out
Call
NLY250620C00023000023.00.1 - 0.250.1Out
Call
NLY250620C00022000022.00.41 - 0.520.49Out
Call
NLY250620C00021000021.00.9 - 1.040.95In
Call
NLY250620C00020000220.01.35 - 3.551.78In
 Put
NLY250620P00020000020.00.23 - 0.520.43Out
 Put
NLY250620P00021000021.00.67 - 0.770.67Out
 Put
NLY250620P00022000022.00.32 - 1.570.32In
 Put
NLY250620P00023000023.00.88 - 3.30.88In
 Put
NLY250620P00024000024.01.65 - 4.31.65In
 Put
NLY250620P00025000025.02.54 - 5.352.54In
 Put
NLY250620P00026000026.03.55 - 6.33.55In
 Put
NLY250620P00027000027.04.5 - 7.354.5In
 Put
NLY250620P00028000028.05.5 - 8.45.5In
 Put
NLY250620P00029000029.06.55 - 9.256.55In

Annaly Capital Market Cap Over Time

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Annaly Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

9.04 Billion

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

Annaly Capital Corporate Directors

Kathy HannanIndependent DirectorProfile
Thomas HamiltonIndependent DirectorProfile
Vicki WilliamsIndependent DirectorProfile
Francine BovichIndependent DirectorProfile

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