Otter Tail Stock Options

OTTR Stock  USD 78.57  1.62  2.02%   
Otter Tail's latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.47 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.12 over 31 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more puts than calls on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025.

Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts

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

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Otter Tail

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

Otter Tail In The Money Call Balance

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

Otter Current Options Market Mood

Otter Tail'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 Otter 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 Otter Tail'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. Otter Tail'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 Otter contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Otter Tail will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0294% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Otter Tail trading at USD 78.57, that is roughly USD 0.0231. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Otter Tail's daily price movement you should consider buying Otter Tail options at the current volatility level of 0.47%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Otter Tail 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" Otter calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Otter Tail stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Otter Tail Option Chain

When Otter Tail's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Otter Tail 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.
Otter Tail's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Otter. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Otter. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Otter Tail 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
OTTR250417C00050000350.026.5 - 31.432.05In
Call
OTTR250417C00060000260.018.4 - 20.014.3In
Call
OTTR250417C00065000565.012.0 - 16.810.8In
Call
OTTR250417C00070000870.08.1 - 12.98.04In
Call
OTTR250417C00075000975.04.0 - 8.98.05In
Call
OTTR250417C00080000580.01.15 - 6.02.45Out
Call
OTTR250417C000850001085.00.1 - 4.91.26Out
Call
OTTR250417C000900001990.00.0 - 4.80.8Out
Call
OTTR250417C00095000795.00.0 - 3.21.65Out
Call
OTTR250417C001000001100.00.0 - 4.80.6Out
Call
OTTR250417C001050000105.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
OTTR250417C0011000023110.00.0 - 4.82.38Out
Call
OTTR250417C001150000115.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
OTTR250417C001200000120.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
OTTR250417C001250000125.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
OTTR250417C001300000130.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
 Put
OTTR250417P00060000460.00.0 - 1.10.68Out
 Put
OTTR250417P00065000465.00.0 - 3.51.91Out
 Put
OTTR250417P000700004170.00.0 - 4.72.4Out
 Put
OTTR250417P00075000375.00.0 - 4.82.96Out
 Put
OTTR250417P000800004180.02.55 - 7.04.44In
 Put
OTTR250417P000850001085.05.6 - 10.07.5In
 Put
OTTR250417P00090000090.010.0 - 14.510.0In
 Put
OTTR250417P00095000095.014.7 - 18.914.7In
 Put
OTTR250417P001000000100.019.6 - 23.919.6In
 Put
OTTR250417P001050000105.024.4 - 29.024.4In
 Put
OTTR250417P001100000110.029.4 - 34.029.4In
 Put
OTTR250417P001150000115.034.2 - 39.034.2In
 Put
OTTR250417P001200000120.039.2 - 44.039.2In
 Put
OTTR250417P001250000125.044.3 - 49.044.3In
 Put
OTTR250417P001300000130.049.2 - 54.049.2In

Otter Tail Market Cap Over Time

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Otter Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.74 Billion

At this time, Otter Tail's Total Stockholder Equity is relatively stable compared to the past year.

Otter Tail Corporate Executives

Elected by the shareholders, the Otter Tail's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Otter Tail inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Otter. The board's role is to monitor Otter Tail's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Otter Tail's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Otter Tail's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Kevin MougCFO, Principal Accounting Officer, Sr. VP and TreasurerProfile
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