Palo Alto Stock Options

PANW Stock  USD 182.32  1.69  0.92%   
Palo Alto's latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.6 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.0 over 184 outstanding agreements suggesting . The total put volume is at 1.2 K, with calls trading at the volume of 1.6 K. This yields a 0.76 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against June 20th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Palo Alto Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-06-20 Option Contracts

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

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

Palo Alto Networks In The Money Call Balance

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

Palo Current Options Market Mood

Palo Alto'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 Palo 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 Palo Alto's options investors are not very successful. Palo Alto'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 Palo contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Palo Alto Networks will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0375% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With Palo Alto trading at USD 182.32, that is roughly USD 0.0684. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Palo Alto's daily price movement you should consider buying Palo Alto Networks options at the current volatility level of 0.6%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Palo Alto 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" Palo calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Palo Alto Networks stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Palo Alto Option Chain

When Palo Alto's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Palo Alto Networks 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.
Palo Alto's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Palo. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Palo. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Palo Alto 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
PANW250620C00325000572325.00.03 - 0.250.19Out
Call
PANW250620C0032000097320.00.04 - 1.450.3Out
Call
PANW250620C0031500068315.00.04 - 0.990.32Out
Call
PANW250620C00310000817310.00.05 - 1.050.8Out
Call
PANW250620C0030500046305.00.06 - 1.050.32Out
Call
PANW250620C00300000283300.00.06 - 0.510.21Out
Call
PANW250620C00295000445295.00.07 - 1.250.5Out
Call
PANW250620C00290000210290.00.09 - 1.270.4Out
Call
PANW250620C0028500038285.00.11 - 1.111.58Out
Call
PANW250620C00280000176280.00.16 - 1.20.76Out
Call
PANW250620C00275000159275.00.16 - 1.420.86Out
Call
PANW250620C00270000283270.00.29 - 1.170.67Out
Call
PANW250620C00265000195265.00.24 - 1.360.55Out
Call
PANW250620C00260000356260.00.32 - 0.80.9Out
Call
PANW250620C00255000446255.00.58 - 0.860.89Out
Call
PANW250620C002500001150250.00.87 - 1.281.02Out
Call
PANW250620C002450001801245.01.04 - 1.281.55Out
Call
PANW250620C002400001945240.00.99 - 1.841.3Out
Call
PANW250620C00235000574235.01.33 - 1.992.35Out
Call
PANW250620C00230000481230.01.59 - 2.151.96Out
Call
PANW250620C002250001321225.02.39 - 2.842.43Out
Call
PANW250620C00220000904220.02.94 - 3.23.09Out
Call
PANW250620C002150001322215.03.7 - 4.03.95Out
Call
PANW250620C002100002437210.04.3 - 5.04.75Out
Call
PANW250620C002050001206205.05.75 - 6.26.1Out
Call
PANW250620C002000002810200.07.2 - 7.657.38Out
Call
PANW250620C001950001888195.09.15 - 9.359.19Out
Call
PANW250620C001900004322190.011.1 - 11.311.0Out
Call
PANW250620C001850001664185.013.35 - 13.5513.46Out
Call
PANW250620C001800002549180.015.8 - 16.316.0In
Call
PANW250620C00175000934175.018.15 - 20.3518.5In
Call
PANW250620C001700001521170.021.5 - 23.4521.0In
Call
PANW250620C00165000774165.025.15 - 26.828.27In
Call
PANW250620C00160000512160.028.3 - 29.5528.55In
Call
PANW250620C001550005407155.029.7 - 33.233.04In
Call
PANW250620C00150000497150.036.75 - 38.6536.6In
Call
PANW250620C00145000369145.038.05 - 42.8546.82In
Call
PANW250620C00140000457140.045.3 - 46.0551.33In
Call
PANW250620C00135000379135.049.8 - 50.6552.0In
Call
PANW250620C00130000107130.053.35 - 55.653.35In
Call
PANW250620C001250001487125.058.3 - 60.256.95In
Call
PANW250620C00120000361120.063.55 - 64.973.24In
Call
PANW250620C00115000234115.067.95 - 69.769.5In
Call
PANW250620C001100001010110.072.5 - 75.072.47In
Call
PANW250620C00105000158105.077.4 - 79.4575.0In
Call
PANW250620C00100000296100.081.95 - 84.583.6In
Call
PANW250620C000975001697.585.55 - 86.9585.55In
Call
PANW250620C000950008695.087.1 - 89.289.36In
Call
PANW250620C000925003392.590.5 - 91.7579.02In
Call
PANW250620C0009000025390.092.0 - 94.693.92In
Call
PANW250620C000875008387.595.4 - 96.999.26In
Call
PANW250620C000850005585.097.9 - 99.3123.37In
Call
PANW250620C000825009482.5100.25 - 101.85100.25In
Call
PANW250620C000800003980.0102.8 - 104.3109.0In
Call
PANW250620C00077500477.5104.35 - 106.45104.35In
Call
PANW250620C00075000675.0107.75 - 108.95107.75In
Call
PANW250620C000725001672.5110.15 - 111.85110.15In
Call
PANW250620C000700002870.0111.0 - 117.4117.38In
Call
PANW250620C0006750012067.5113.45 - 119.25115.95In
Call
PANW250620C00060000260.0120.05 - 126.85120.05In
Call
PANW250620C00052500252.5127.3 - 134.65127.3In
Call
PANW250620C00050000850.0129.4 - 136.05346.41In
Call
PANW250620C00040000440.0139.3 - 146.2139.3In
Call
PANW250620C00025000925.0153.4 - 161.9181.6In
Call
PANW250620C00650000211650.01.61 - 3.052.08Out
Call
PANW250620C0064000020640.02.42 - 2.622.25Out
Call
PANW250620C006300008630.02.73 - 2.962.85Out
Call
PANW250620C00620000396620.03.1 - 3.33.15Out
Call
PANW250620C006100002610.02.96 - 4.254.35Out
Call
PANW250620C00600000123600.03.8 - 5.054.74Out
Call
PANW250620C00590000206590.04.45 - 4.754.2Out
Call
PANW250620C0058000080580.05.05 - 5.355.19Out
Call
PANW250620C0057000012570.05.7 - 5.955.2Out
Call
PANW250620C0056000098560.05.55 - 7.07.05Out
Call
PANW250620C0055000072550.07.3 - 7.68.5Out
Call
PANW250620C00540000136540.08.2 - 8.659.5Out
Call
PANW250620C0053000084530.09.3 - 9.710.89Out
Call
PANW250620C00520000150520.010.55 - 10.8511.02Out
Call
PANW250620C00510000197510.011.85 - 12.2513.7Out
Call
PANW250620C00500000623500.012.9 - 14.813.7Out
Call
PANW250620C0049000091490.015.1 - 15.517.37Out
Call
PANW250620C00480000239480.017.05 - 17.519.4Out
Call
PANW250620C00470000153470.018.0 - 19.8521.9Out
Call
PANW250620C00460000261460.020.3 - 22.122.0Out
Call
PANW250620C00450000908450.024.35 - 24.725.0Out
Call
PANW250620C00440000184440.026.25 - 27.7527.3Out
Call
PANW250620C00430000133430.029.25 - 31.131.72Out
Call
PANW250620C00420000411420.034.4 - 34.937.44Out
Call
PANW250620C00410000462410.038.4 - 39.3544.0Out
Call
PANW250620C004000001102400.042.85 - 43.2543.0Out
Call
PANW250620C00390000414390.047.6 - 49.7547.95In
Call
PANW250620C003800001072380.052.75 - 53.7557.81In
Call
PANW250620C00370000273370.055.35 - 59.0560.35In
Call
PANW250620C00360000877360.063.6 - 66.0568.36In
Call
PANW250620C00350000424350.066.25 - 72.0577.86In
Call
PANW250620C00340000693340.077.25 - 78.684.52In
Call
PANW250620C00330000367330.084.35 - 85.3584.7In
 Put
PANW250620P003250000325.0141.9 - 143.45141.9In
 Put
PANW250620P003200000320.0136.45 - 138.5510.09In
 Put
PANW250620P003150000315.0130.75 - 134.35130.75In
 Put
PANW250620P003100000310.0126.7 - 129.49.4In
 Put
PANW250620P003050000305.0122.15 - 124.9122.15In
 Put
PANW250620P003000000300.0116.45 - 119.6594.56In
 Put
PANW250620P002950000295.0111.75 - 114.35111.75In
 Put
PANW250620P002900000290.0107.1 - 111.35.15In
 Put
PANW250620P002850000285.0101.3 - 103.35101.3In
 Put
PANW250620P002800000280.096.5 - 99.254.8In
 Put
PANW250620P002400006240.056.75 - 60.81.7In
 Put
PANW250620P0023500032235.052.4 - 54.752.75In
 Put
PANW250620P0023000012230.047.7 - 48.6553.9In
 Put
PANW250620P0022500026225.040.75 - 46.0526.1In
 Put
PANW250620P00220000413220.037.5 - 39.6539.8In
 Put
PANW250620P00215000197215.033.3 - 36.533.05In
 Put
PANW250620P0021000044210.030.5 - 31.330.95In
 Put
PANW250620P00205000103205.025.65 - 27.827.15In
 Put
PANW250620P002000001642200.023.1 - 24.6528.1In
 Put
PANW250620P00195000411195.019.45 - 20.221.3In
 Put
PANW250620P001900001157190.016.8 - 17.9517.34In
 Put
PANW250620P001850001131185.014.05 - 14.415.1In
 Put
PANW250620P001800001522180.011.6 - 11.8512.45Out
 Put
PANW250620P001750001177175.09.5 - 9.79.7Out
 Put
PANW250620P001700001739170.07.65 - 7.87.8Out
 Put
PANW250620P001650003348165.05.4 - 6.256.1Out
 Put
PANW250620P001600001529160.04.75 - 4.94.9Out
 Put
PANW250620P001550003386155.03.15 - 3.83.99Out
 Put
PANW250620P001500003066150.02.81 - 2.932.93Out
 Put
PANW250620P001450001574145.02.14 - 2.242.17Out
 Put
PANW250620P001400001108140.01.54 - 1.681.7Out
 Put
PANW250620P001350001487135.01.18 - 1.251.18Out
 Put
PANW250620P001300001912130.00.67 - 0.980.98Out
 Put
PANW250620P001250004874125.00.55 - 0.940.88Out
 Put
PANW250620P001200001589120.00.21 - 1.370.45Out
 Put
PANW250620P001150001131115.00.15 - 1.440.54Out
 Put
PANW250620P001100001678110.00.11 - 0.50.4Out
 Put
PANW250620P001050001827105.00.08 - 0.570.47Out
 Put
PANW250620P001000001718100.00.06 - 1.320.28Out
 Put
PANW250620P0009750084097.50.06 - 0.870.38Out
 Put
PANW250620P0009500049495.00.04 - 1.190.29Out
 Put
PANW250620P000925008292.50.01 - 1.270.14Out
 Put
PANW250620P00090000168890.00.01 - 1.460.18Out
 Put
PANW250620P000875002587.50.0 - 1.360.35Out
 Put
PANW250620P00085000365785.00.0 - 1.260.2Out
 Put
PANW250620P0008250017482.50.0 - 1.361.36Out
 Put
PANW250620P0008000010680.00.0 - 0.670.16Out
 Put
PANW250620P000775002277.50.0 - 1.040.25Out
 Put
PANW250620P000750005375.00.0 - 1.010.09Out
 Put
PANW250620P0007250033872.50.0 - 0.830.07Out
 Put
PANW250620P0007000014170.00.06 - 0.470.12Out
 Put
PANW250620P0006750015867.50.04 - 0.230.05Out
 Put
PANW250620P00065000236065.00.04 - 0.30.05Out
 Put
PANW250620P00062500149862.50.05 - 0.230.05Out
 Put
PANW250620P0006000059360.00.0 - 0.030.06Out
 Put
PANW250620P0005750010357.50.0 - 1.190.03Out
 Put
PANW250620P000550001155.00.0 - 1.190.01Out
 Put
PANW250620P000525002752.50.0 - 1.180.03Out
 Put
PANW250620P000500005750.00.0 - 0.40.02Out
 Put
PANW250620P000475003447.50.0 - 0.50.5Out
 Put
PANW250620P0004500019445.00.0 - 1.160.75Out
 Put
PANW250620P000425007242.50.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
PANW250620P0004000064040.00.0 - 0.950.01Out
 Put
PANW250620P000375002637.50.0 - 1.141.14Out
 Put
PANW250620P000350007635.00.0 - 1.140.01Out
 Put
PANW250620P000325003332.50.0 - 0.940.18Out
 Put
PANW250620P000300001230.00.0 - 0.940.94Out
 Put
PANW250620P00027500227.50.0 - 0.940.94Out
 Put
PANW250620P000250001125.00.0 - 0.050.02Out
 Put
PANW250620P005000001500.0110.8 - 113.25105.0In
 Put
PANW250620P004900007490.0102.45 - 103.9596.0In
 Put
PANW250620P004800003480.094.4 - 95.8588.7In
 Put
PANW250620P0047000016470.086.65 - 88.9580.35In
 Put
PANW250620P004600004460.078.65 - 79.7579.45In
 Put
PANW250620P0045000010450.071.4 - 72.2563.8In
 Put
PANW250620P00440000200440.064.55 - 65.369.75In
 Put
PANW250620P0043000036430.057.5 - 60.1553.3In
 Put
PANW250620P0042000015420.051.55 - 52.348.56In
 Put
PANW250620P004100008410.045.5 - 46.441.7In
 Put
PANW250620P00400000488400.040.05 - 40.840.6In
 Put
PANW250620P0039000072390.035.0 - 35.931.9Out
 Put
PANW250620P00380000280380.030.35 - 31.430.7Out
 Put
PANW250620P00370000280370.026.1 - 26.926.75Out
 Put
PANW250620P00360000208360.022.2 - 23.320.2Out
 Put
PANW250620P00350000281350.018.95 - 19.4518.58Out
 Put
PANW250620P00340000343340.015.75 - 16.514.05Out
 Put
PANW250620P00330000745330.013.2 - 14.4511.6Out

Palo Alto Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

   Selling And Marketing Expenses   
       Timeline  

Palo Alto Market Cap Over Time

   Market Cap   
       Timeline  

Palo Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

6.24 Billion

At this time, Palo Alto's Total Stockholder Equity is fairly stable compared to the past year.

Palo Alto Corporate Directors

Lorraine TwohillIndependent DirectorProfile
John KeyIndependent DirectorProfile
Asheem ChandnaIndependent DirectorProfile
James GoetzIndependent DirectorProfile

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