PAAS250117C00020000 Option on Pan American Silver

PAAS Stock  USD 25.75  0.65  2.46%   
Pan American's latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.63 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.28 over 44 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025. The total put volume is at 156, with calls trading at the volume of 537. This yields a 0.29 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts

Pan American 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 Pan American's lending market. For example, when Pan American's 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 Pan American, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Pan American stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Pan American'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. Pan American's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Pan American's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Pan American Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-05-16 Option Contracts

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

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

Pan American Silver In The Money Call Balance

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

Pan Current Options Market Mood

Pan American'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 Pan 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 Pan American's options investors are not very successful. Pan American'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 Pan contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Pan American Silver will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0394% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With Pan American trading at USD 25.75, that is roughly USD 0.0101. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Pan American's daily price movement you should consider buying Pan American Silver options at the current volatility level of 0.63%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Pan American 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" Pan calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Pan American Silver stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Pan American Option Chain

When Pan American's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Pan American Silver 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.
Pan American's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Pan. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Pan. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Pan American 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
PAAS250516C0003500044235.00.0 - 0.150.14Out
Call
PAAS250516C00034000034.00.05 - 0.20.05Out
Call
PAAS250516C000330001033.00.1 - 0.20.31Out
Call
PAAS250516C00032000419432.00.2 - 0.250.21Out
Call
PAAS250516C0003100025631.00.25 - 0.40.35Out
Call
PAAS250516C0003000052430.00.4 - 0.50.45Out
Call
PAAS250516C0002900021629.00.6 - 0.70.6Out
Call
PAAS250516C0002800052128.00.85 - 0.90.85Out
Call
PAAS250516C0002700082227.01.15 - 1.251.23Out
Call
PAAS250516C0002600072426.01.6 - 1.71.6Out
Call
PAAS250516C00025000221625.02.1 - 2.32.15In
Call
PAAS250516C0002400052224.02.7 - 2.852.68In
Call
PAAS250516C0002300048023.03.4 - 3.64.08In
Call
PAAS250516C0002200033722.04.2 - 4.44.27In
Call
PAAS250516C0002100017521.05.1 - 5.26.08In
Call
PAAS250516C0002000023820.05.9 - 6.15.85In
Call
PAAS250516C000190008319.06.5 - 8.68.1In
Call
PAAS250516C000180001118.07.8 - 9.38.2In
Call
PAAS250516C00017000517.08.5 - 10.79.86In
Call
PAAS250516C000160005016.09.7 - 11.88.33In
Call
PAAS250516C000150006515.010.5 - 12.18.6In
Call
PAAS250516C000130004413.011.1 - 14.812.98In
 Put
PAAS250516P00035000035.09.0 - 9.79.0In
 Put
PAAS250516P00034000034.08.2 - 8.68.2In
 Put
PAAS250516P00033000033.07.0 - 7.77.0In
 Put
PAAS250516P00032000132.06.1 - 6.95.6In
 Put
PAAS250516P00031000031.03.4 - 5.63.4In
 Put
PAAS250516P0003000011130.04.5 - 4.74.1In
 Put
PAAS250516P000290004429.03.7 - 3.93.4In
 Put
PAAS250516P000280007228.02.95 - 3.12.65In
 Put
PAAS250516P0002700018527.02.3 - 2.452.06In
 Put
PAAS250516P0002600026726.01.7 - 1.81.9In
 Put
PAAS250516P0002500030625.01.25 - 1.31.3Out
 Put
PAAS250516P0002400036424.00.85 - 0.950.93Out
 Put
PAAS250516P0002300035723.00.55 - 0.650.62Out
 Put
PAAS250516P0002200042322.00.4 - 0.450.42Out
 Put
PAAS250516P0002100019421.00.2 - 0.30.2Out
 Put
PAAS250516P0002000013120.00.1 - 0.20.2Out
 Put
PAAS250516P000190004119.00.05 - 0.150.1Out
 Put
PAAS250516P000180003818.00.0 - 1.450.4Out
 Put
PAAS250516P00017000817.00.0 - 1.40.34Out
 Put
PAAS250516P0001600052916.00.0 - 2.150.07Out
 Put
PAAS250516P0001500015615.00.0 - 2.150.33Out
 Put
PAAS250516P0001400010014.00.0 - 1.250.15Out

Pan Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

4.94 Billion

At this time, Pan American's Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Pan American Corporate Management

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