Plains GP Stock Options

PAGP Stock  USD 21.34  0.22  1.02%   
Plains GP's latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.52 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.65 over 32 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025. The Plains GP option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Plains GP Holdings option contracts. It shows all of Plains GP's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Plains GP Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-05-16 Option Contracts

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

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

Plains GP Holdings In The Money Call Balance

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

Plains Current Options Market Mood

Plains GP'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 Plains 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 Plains GP'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. Plains GP'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 Plains contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Plains GP Holdings will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0325% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With Plains GP trading at USD 21.34, that is roughly USD 0.006936. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Plains GP's daily price movement you should consider buying Plains GP Holdings options at the current volatility level of 0.52%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Plains GP 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" Plains calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Plains GP Holdings stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Plains GP Option Chain

When Plains GP's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Plains GP Holdings 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.
Plains GP's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Plains. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Plains. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Plains GP 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
PAGP250516C00030000030.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
PAGP250516C00029000029.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
PAGP250516C00028000028.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
PAGP250516C00027000027.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
PAGP250516C00026000026.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
PAGP250516C00025000025.00.0 - 0.40.4Out
Call
PAGP250516C000240003324.00.0 - 0.350.1Out
Call
PAGP250516C000230004423.00.1 - 0.20.15Out
Call
PAGP250516C00022000224522.00.0 - 0.40.44Out
Call
PAGP250516C00021000352621.00.75 - 0.90.9In
Call
PAGP250516C0002000064020.01.5 - 1.651.55In
Call
PAGP250516C0001900046419.02.35 - 2.72.5In
Call
PAGP250516C00018000218.03.0 - 5.12.86In
Call
PAGP250516C00017000217.04.2 - 6.23.99In
Call
PAGP250516C00015000115.06.0 - 8.25.4In
Call
PAGP250516C00010000110.011.1 - 13.110.4In
 Put
PAGP250516P00030000130.08.6 - 9.39.5In
 Put
PAGP250516P00029000029.07.6 - 8.17.6In
 Put
PAGP250516P00028000028.06.8 - 7.46.8In
 Put
PAGP250516P00027000027.05.5 - 6.45.5In
 Put
PAGP250516P00026000026.04.7 - 5.24.7In
 Put
PAGP250516P00025000025.03.5 - 4.13.5In
 Put
PAGP250516P00024000024.02.6 - 3.32.6In
 Put
PAGP250516P00023000023.01.6 - 2.51.6In
 Put
PAGP250516P000220003322.01.2 - 1.351.9In
 Put
PAGP250516P00021000161721.00.6 - 0.70.7Out
 Put
PAGP250516P0002000076820.00.25 - 0.40.55Out
 Put
PAGP250516P0001900084119.00.1 - 0.20.4Out
 Put
PAGP250516P0001800043218.00.05 - 0.150.19Out
 Put
PAGP250516P0001700082317.00.0 - 0.750.26Out
 Put
PAGP250516P00016000216.00.0 - 0.750.3Out
 Put
PAGP250516P00015000215.00.0 - 0.750.1Out

Plains Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

10.92 Billion

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

Plains GP Corporate Management

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