Nucor Corp Stock Options Expiring on 20th of December

NUE Stock  USD 138.44  2.12  1.51%   
Nucor Corp's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-12-20 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.2 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.57 over 69 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2024-12-20. The total put volume is at 193, with calls trading at the volume of 193. This yields a 0.62 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against 2024-12-20 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Nucor Corp'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. Nucor Corp's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Nucor Corp's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Nucor Corp's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Nucor Corp common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Nucor stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Nucor Corp's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Nucor Corp's Common Stock Shares Outstanding is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is expected to grow to about 37.1 B, whereas Common Stock Total Equity is forecasted to decline to about 132.7 M.

Nucor Corp In The Money Call Balance

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

Nucor Current Options Market Mood

Nucor Corp'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 Nucor 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

Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Nucor Corp's calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Nucor Corp'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 Nucor contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Nucor Corp will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0125% per day over the life of the 2024-12-20 option contract. With Nucor Corp trading at USD 138.44, that is roughly USD 0.0173. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Nucor Corp's daily price movement you should consider buying Nucor Corp options at the current volatility level of 0.2%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  

Nucor Corp Option Chain

When Nucor Corp's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Nucor Corp 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.
Nucor Corp's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Nucor. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Nucor. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Nucor Corp 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 IntExpirationCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 10022024-12-200.0 - 0.052.77In
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 10502024-12-200.0 - 0.043.5In
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 12022024-12-2031.1 - 34.027.4In
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 12502024-12-200.0 - 0.021.97In
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 13072024-12-200.0 - 0.017.0In
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 13572024-12-200.0 - 0.015.98In
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 1401172024-12-200.0 - 0.03.8In
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 142152024-12-200.0 - 0.03.4Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 143212024-12-200.0 - 0.02.33Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 144502024-12-200.0 - 0.02.0Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 14510162024-12-200.0 - 0.01.75Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 146692024-12-200.0 - 0.01.7Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 147122024-12-200.0 - 0.02.45Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 148422024-12-200.0 - 0.01.2Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 149442024-12-200.0 - 0.01.01Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 1502932024-12-200.0 - 0.00.72Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 1521962024-12-200.0 - 0.00.45Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 1558542024-12-200.0 - 0.00.35Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 1571202024-12-200.0 - 0.00.2Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 1602702024-12-200.0 - 0.00.15Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 162212024-12-200.0 - 0.00.1Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 1656282024-12-200.0 - 0.00.13Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 167162024-12-200.0 - 0.00.08Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 1703182024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 17232024-12-200.0 - 0.00.82Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 1753152024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 1801232024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 1851172024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 1909002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 195132024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 20022024-12-200.0 - 0.00.1Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 21052024-12-200.0 - 0.00.57Out
Call
NUE Option Call 20-12-2024 22052024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 7532024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 8052024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 9512024-12-200.0 - 0.150.05Out
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 10012024-12-200.0 - 1.30.29Out
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 105132024-12-200.0 - 1.30.4Out
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 110152024-12-200.0 - 0.20.17Out
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 115502024-12-200.0 - 0.00.1Out
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 120692024-12-200.0 - 0.00.2Out
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 1251262024-12-200.0 - 0.00.15Out
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 1305322024-12-200.0 - 0.00.4Out
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 1352682024-12-200.0 - 0.00.89Out
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 136172024-12-200.0 - 0.01.2Out
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 137172024-12-200.0 - 0.01.22Out
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 138212024-12-200.0 - 0.02.15Out
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 139712024-12-200.0 - 0.02.0Out
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 1402352024-12-200.0 - 0.02.26Out
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 141362024-12-200.0 - 0.02.55In
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 142382024-12-200.0 - 0.02.61In
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 14362024-12-200.0 - 0.03.44In
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 144212024-12-200.0 - 0.05.27In
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 1457212024-12-200.0 - 0.05.05In
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 146662024-12-200.0 - 0.06.44In
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 147242024-12-200.0 - 0.04.2In
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 148442024-12-200.0 - 0.05.3In
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 1491352024-12-200.0 - 0.09.18In
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 1503002024-12-200.0 - 0.06.45In
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 152512024-12-200.0 - 0.08.62In
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 1552212024-12-200.0 - 0.010.58In
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 15722024-12-200.0 - 0.04.8In
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 160552024-12-200.0 - 0.018.4In
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 16212024-12-200.0 - 0.07.3In
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 16512024-12-200.0 - 0.020.14In
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 17042024-12-200.0 - 0.027.02In
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 17222024-12-200.0 - 0.028.5In
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 17502024-12-2030.6 - 34.210.7In
 Put
NUE Option Put 20-12-2024 18012024-12-200.0 - 0.021.4In

Nucor Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

21.99 Billion

At present, Nucor Corp's Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

Nucor Corp Corporate Directors

Christopher KearneyIndependent DirectorProfile
Laurette KoellnerIndependent DirectorProfile
Nadja WestIndependent DirectorProfile
Joseph RuppIndependent DirectorProfile
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.77)
Dividend Share
2.16
Earnings Share
10.39
Revenue Per Share
129.875
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.15)
The market value of Nucor Corp is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Nucor that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Nucor Corp's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Nucor Corp'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 Nucor Corp's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Nucor Corp'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 Nucor Corp's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Nucor Corp is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Nucor Corp'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.