Pulse Biosciences Stock Options

PLSE Stock  USD 16.91  0.08  0.47%   
Pulse Biosciences' latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.57 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.63 over 39 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025.

Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Pulse Biosciences Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-04-17 Option Contracts

Max pain usually refers to a trading concept that asserts that market manipulation can cause the market price of particular securities such as Pulse Biosciences close to expiration to expire worthless. So, Max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Pulse Biosciences' 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 Pulse Biosciences

Analyzing Pulse Biosciences' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Pulse Biosciences regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Pulse Biosciences' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Pulse Biosciences' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Pulse Biosciences' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Pulse Biosciences' stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Pulse Biosciences common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Pulse stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Pulse Biosciences' stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Pulse Biosciences' Other Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Stock Based Compensation is expected to grow to about 8.9 M, whereas Common Stock Total Equity is forecasted to decline to about 17.6 K.

Pulse Biosciences In The Money Call Balance

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

Pulse Current Options Market Mood

Pulse Biosciences' 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 Pulse 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 Pulse Biosciences' options investors are not very successful. Pulse Biosciences' 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 Pulse contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Pulse Biosciences will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0981% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Pulse Biosciences trading at USD 16.91, that is roughly USD 0.0166. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Pulse Biosciences' daily price movement you should consider buying Pulse Biosciences options at the current volatility level of 1.57%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Pulse Biosciences 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" Pulse calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Pulse Biosciences stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Pulse Biosciences Option Chain

When Pulse Biosciences' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Pulse Biosciences 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.
Pulse Biosciences' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Pulse. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Pulse. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Pulse Biosciences 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
PLSE250417C0003500013635.00.0 - 0.350.17Out
Call
PLSE250417C000300005030.00.1 - 4.81.53Out
Call
PLSE250417C00025000725.00.0 - 3.80.6Out
Call
PLSE250417C000240005224.00.0 - 3.02.01Out
Call
PLSE250417C000230001223.00.0 - 3.73.0Out
Call
PLSE250417C000220006022.00.15 - 4.13.42Out
Call
PLSE250417C000210007121.00.65 - 2.150.82Out
Call
PLSE250417C000200005520.00.0 - 1.51.4Out
Call
PLSE250417C0001900031219.00.0 - 2.251.4Out
Call
PLSE250417C000180002618.00.0 - 2.754.3Out
Call
PLSE250417C000170003917.00.55 - 3.75.8Out
Call
PLSE250417C00016000916.00.5 - 4.93.6In
Call
PLSE250417C000150005315.00.65 - 4.64.9In
Call
PLSE250417C00014000314.02.15 - 6.58.3In
Call
PLSE250417C00013000313.03.1 - 6.15.2In
Call
PLSE250417C00012000112.03.7 - 8.010.3In
Call
PLSE250417C00011000211.04.4 - 8.48.5In
Call
PLSE250417C00010000210.05.5 - 9.511.5In
Call
PLSE250417C0000900029.06.1 - 10.512.7In
 Put
PLSE250417P000050002235.00.0 - 0.050.05Out
 Put
PLSE250417P0000900029.00.0 - 4.90.7Out
 Put
PLSE250417P00010000410.00.0 - 3.70.95Out
 Put
PLSE250417P00011000311.00.0 - 3.51.15Out
 Put
PLSE250417P00012000812.00.0 - 3.41.3Out
 Put
PLSE250417P000130001513.00.4 - 4.30.49Out
 Put
PLSE250417P000140001014.00.55 - 4.91.8Out
 Put
PLSE250417P00015000615.00.65 - 4.91.15Out
 Put
PLSE250417P000160001916.00.75 - 4.81.3Out
 Put
PLSE250417P000170007417.00.85 - 4.01.8Out
 Put
PLSE250417P000180003418.00.0 - 3.71.85In
 Put
PLSE250417P000190005719.01.25 - 4.73.4In
 Put
PLSE250417P000200003820.02.85 - 5.62.45In
 Put
PLSE250417P000210001121.02.6 - 7.04.1In
 Put
PLSE250417P00022000322.04.5 - 7.34.8In
 Put
PLSE250417P000230003623.04.4 - 8.56.3In
 Put
PLSE250417P00024000224.05.4 - 9.57.6In
 Put
PLSE250417P000250002325.06.4 - 11.07.4In
 Put
PLSE250417P00030000030.010.6 - 15.310.6In
 Put
PLSE250417P00035000035.015.5 - 20.015.5In

Pulse Biosciences Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Pulse Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

32.87 Million

At present, Pulse Biosciences' Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

Pulse Biosciences Corporate Management

Patty PerlaVice ResourcesProfile
Sandra GardinerCFO AdminProfile
JD EsqGeneral SecretaryProfile
Gansevoort MDChief OfficerProfile
Niv MDChief SurgeryProfile
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Earnings Share
(0.82)
Return On Assets
(0.38)
Return On Equity
(0.70)
The market value of Pulse Biosciences is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Pulse that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Pulse Biosciences' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Pulse Biosciences' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Pulse Biosciences' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Pulse Biosciences' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Pulse Biosciences' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Pulse Biosciences is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Pulse Biosciences' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.