POOL241220P00270000 Option on Pool

POOL Stock  USD 347.00  4.46  1.30%   
Pool'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 1.78 over 50 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 9.0, with calls trading at the volume of 8.0. This yields a 1.13 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Pool Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-04-17 Option Contracts

Pool's 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, 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 Pool

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

Pool In The Money Call Balance

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

Pool Current Options Market Mood

Pool'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 Pool 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 Pool'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. Pool'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 Pool contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Pool Corporation 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 Pool trading at USD 347.0, that is roughly USD 0.1. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Pool's daily price movement you should consider buying Pool Corporation 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 Pool 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" Pool calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Pool Corporation stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Pool Option Chain

When Pool's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Pool Corporation 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.
Pool's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Pool. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Pool. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Pool 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
POOL250417C002000004200.0143.4 - 151.5152.3In
Call
POOL250417C002400001240.0103.9 - 111.3118.8In
Call
POOL250417C003000002300.046.5 - 54.0100.0In
Call
POOL250417C003300005330.021.4 - 28.525.0In
Call
POOL250417C0034000013340.017.6 - 21.020.0In
Call
POOL250417C003500006350.012.1 - 14.114.1Out
Call
POOL250417C0036000012360.04.1 - 12.38.4Out
Call
POOL250417C0037000015370.01.15 - 9.27.0Out
Call
POOL250417C0038000029380.00.05 - 7.44.19Out
Call
POOL250417C003900006390.00.05 - 5.22.2Out
Call
POOL250417C0040000019400.00.05 - 5.41.65Out
Call
POOL250417C0041000011410.00.0 - 4.81.21Out
Call
POOL250417C0042000012420.00.0 - 4.70.5Out
Call
POOL250417C004300001430.00.0 - 2.31.35Out
Call
POOL250417C004400003440.00.0 - 4.62.37Out
Call
POOL250417C004500004450.00.0 - 1.51.25Out
Call
POOL250417C004600000460.00.0 - 1.55.0Out
Call
POOL250417C004700000470.00.0 - 1.51.5Out
Call
POOL250417C004800002480.00.0 - 2.30.73Out
Call
POOL250417C004900004490.00.0 - 4.40.3Out
Call
POOL250417C005000002500.00.0 - 4.40.25Out
Call
POOL250417C0052000025520.00.05 - 1.00.16Out
Call
POOL250417C005400006540.00.05 - 4.40.35Out
Call
POOL250417C005600008560.00.0 - 1.10.05Out
 Put
POOL250417P001850001185.00.0 - 4.30.52Out
 Put
POOL250417P002000001200.00.0 - 4.30.2Out
 Put
POOL250417P002500002250.00.0 - 4.51.5Out
 Put
POOL250417P002700003270.00.0 - 4.80.05Out
 Put
POOL250417P0028000089280.00.0 - 3.91.95Out
 Put
POOL250417P0029000011290.00.15 - 6.02.68Out
 Put
POOL250417P0030000063300.01.15 - 4.41.95Out
 Put
POOL250417P003100006310.00.6 - 7.73.29Out
 Put
POOL250417P0032000045320.02.3 - 6.75.8Out
 Put
POOL250417P0033000015330.03.7 - 11.46.88Out
 Put
POOL250417P0034000030340.06.4 - 12.810.26Out
 Put
POOL250417P0035000015350.013.5 - 18.717.13In
 Put
POOL250417P0036000028360.016.1 - 24.622.0In
 Put
POOL250417P0037000019370.023.5 - 31.544.6In
 Put
POOL250417P0038000010380.031.6 - 39.946.29In
 Put
POOL250417P003900001390.040.9 - 48.750.0In
 Put
POOL250417P004400000440.089.5 - 97.587.65In
 Put
POOL250417P004500000450.099.1 - 107.699.3In
 Put
POOL250417P004600000460.0109.4 - 117.3109.4In
 Put
POOL250417P004700000470.0119.4 - 127.5119.4In
 Put
POOL250417P004800000480.0129.3 - 137.7129.3In
 Put
POOL250417P004900000490.0139.3 - 147.2120.0In
 Put
POOL250417P005000000500.0149.7 - 157.4149.7In
 Put
POOL250417P005200000520.0169.1 - 177.3169.1In
 Put
POOL250417P005400000540.0189.0 - 197.6189.0In
 Put
POOL250417P005600000560.0208.8 - 217.3208.8In

Pool Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

   Selling And Marketing Expenses   
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Pool Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.34 Billion

At this time, Pool's Total Stockholder Equity is quite stable compared to the past year.

Pool Corporate Management

Donna WilliamsChief Marketing Officer, General Manager - Sales, Marketing & Product ManagementProfile
Carolyne LargeVice MarketingProfile
Kristopher NeffVice DevelopmentProfile
Luther WillemsVP OfficerProfile
Walker SaikChief ControllerProfile
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Is Distributors space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Pool. If investors know Pool will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Pool listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.26)
Dividend Share
4.7
Earnings Share
11.3
Revenue Per Share
139.736
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.02)
The market value of Pool is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Pool that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Pool's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Pool's 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 Pool's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Pool's 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 Pool's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Pool is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Pool's 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.