POOL241220P00290000 Option on Pool

POOL Stock  USD 314.92  9.26  2.86%   
Pool's latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.51 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.49 over 34 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025. The total put volume is at 73.0, with calls trading at the volume of 1.0. This yields a 73.0 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against May 16th 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 2025-05-16 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 0.0319% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With Pool trading at USD 314.92, 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 0.51%. 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
POOL250516C004700000470.00.0 - 4.54.5Out
Call
POOL250516C004600000460.00.0 - 4.54.5Out
Call
POOL250516C004500000450.00.0 - 4.64.6Out
Call
POOL250516C004400000440.00.0 - 4.64.6Out
Call
POOL250516C004300000430.00.0 - 4.64.6Out
Call
POOL250516C004200000420.00.0 - 4.64.6Out
Call
POOL250516C004100000410.00.0 - 4.64.6Out
Call
POOL250516C004000000400.00.0 - 4.74.7Out
Call
POOL250516C003900000390.00.0 - 4.64.6Out
Call
POOL250516C00380000100380.00.0 - 4.80.95Out
Call
POOL250516C003600001360.00.05 - 6.14.8Out
Call
POOL250516C003500002350.00.05 - 7.55.95Out
Call
POOL250516C003300001330.06.3 - 13.411.53Out
Call
POOL250516C00320000102320.013.0 - 18.716.1Out
Call
POOL250516C003100001310.016.1 - 24.021.53In
 Put
POOL250516P004700000470.0150.7 - 159.1150.7In
 Put
POOL250516P004600000460.0140.6 - 149.0140.6In
 Put
POOL250516P004500000450.0130.6 - 139.0130.6In
 Put
POOL250516P004400000440.0120.6 - 129.4120.6In
 Put
POOL250516P004300000430.0110.7 - 119.0110.7In
 Put
POOL250516P004200000420.0100.6 - 109.0100.6In
 Put
POOL250516P004100000410.090.7 - 99.090.7In
 Put
POOL250516P004000000400.080.6 - 89.080.6In
 Put
POOL250516P003900000390.070.7 - 79.470.7In
 Put
POOL250516P003800000380.060.6 - 68.960.6In
 Put
POOL250516P0034000013340.025.0 - 33.425.55In
 Put
POOL250516P0033000013330.019.0 - 26.819.0In
 Put
POOL250516P0032000028320.013.2 - 20.515.8In
 Put
POOL250516P0031000013310.09.3 - 14.812.1Out
 Put
POOL250516P0030000018300.04.4 - 12.58.0Out
 Put
POOL250516P002900007290.02.55 - 9.44.2Out
 Put
POOL250516P002800006280.00.25 - 5.33.25Out
 Put
POOL250516P002700002270.01.25 - 3.02.64Out
 Put
POOL250516P002400002240.00.0 - 4.41.3Out

Pool Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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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
11.31
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.