Oil States Stock Options Expiring on 21st of February
| OIS Stock | USD 5.75 0.00 0.00% |
Oil States' latest option contracts expiring on February 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.37 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.11 over 8 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on February 21st 2025.
Open Interest Against February 21st 2025 Option Contracts
Oil States option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in Oil States' lending market. For example, when Oil States' puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on Oil States, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Oil States stock over its option's life.
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The chart above shows Oil States' 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. Oil States' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Oil States' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Oil States International In The Money Call Balance
When Oil States' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Oil States International stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Oil States' 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 Oil States International 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.
Oil Current Options Market Mood
Oil States' 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 Oil 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 Oil States' options investors are not very successful. Oil States' 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 Oil contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Oil States International will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0856% per day over the life of the 2025-02-21 option contract. With Oil States trading at USD 5.75, that is roughly USD 0.004923. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Oil States' daily price movement you should consider buying Oil States International options at the current volatility level of 1.37%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Oil States Option Chain
When Oil States' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Oil States International 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.
Oil States' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Oil. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Oil. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Oil States 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 | OIS250221C00002500 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.55 - 3.4 | 2.55 | In |
Call | OIS250221C00005000 | 96 | 5.0 | 0.8 - 0.95 | 0.91 | In |
Call | OIS250221C00007500 | 200 | 7.5 | 0.0 - 0.1 | 0.04 | Out |
Call | OIS250221C00010000 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Put | OIS250221P00002500 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Put | OIS250221P00005000 | 33 | 5.0 | 0.0 - 0.15 | 0.22 | Out |
Put | OIS250221P00007500 | 0 | 7.5 | 1.7 - 1.9 | 1.7 | In |
Put | OIS250221P00010000 | 0 | 10.0 | 4.2 - 4.4 | 4.2 | In |
Oil States Market Cap Over Time
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Oil States Corporate Directors
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