Portland General Stock Options
| POR Stock | USD 41.82 0.12 0.29% |
Portland General's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.57 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.18 over 20 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more puts than calls on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025. The total put volume is at 4.0, with calls trading at the volume of 8.0. This yields a 0.5 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows Portland General'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. Portland General's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Portland General's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Portland General Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts
Max pain occurs when Portland General's market makers reach a net positive position across all Portland General's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Portland General'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 Portland General
Analyzing Portland General's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Portland General regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Portland General's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Portland General's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Portland General's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Portland General Electric In The Money Call Balance
When Portland General's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Portland General Electric stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Portland General'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 Portland General Electric 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.
Portland Current Options Market Mood
Portland General'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 Portland 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 Portland General'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. Portland General'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 Portland contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Portland General Electric will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0356% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Portland General trading at USD 41.82, that is roughly USD 0.0149. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Portland General's daily price movement you should consider buying Portland General Electric options at the current volatility level of 0.57%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Portland General 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" Portland calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Portland General Electric stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Portland General Option Chain
When Portland General's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Portland General Electric 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.
Portland General's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Portland. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Portland. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Portland General 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 Int | Strike Price | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | POR250321C00025000 | 0 | 25.0 | 15.3 - 18.8 | 22.79 | In |
Call | POR250321C00030000 | 1 | 30.0 | 11.5 - 14.4 | 16.33 | In |
Call | POR250321C00035000 | 12 | 35.0 | 6.4 - 8.9 | 13.13 | In |
Call | POR250321C00040000 | 20 | 40.0 | 2.2 - 3.0 | 3.04 | In |
Call | POR250321C00045000 | 148 | 45.0 | 0.3 - 0.75 | 0.55 | Out |
Call | POR250321C00050000 | 174 | 50.0 | 0.05 - 0.8 | 0.33 | Out |
Call | POR250321C00055000 | 38 | 55.0 | 0.05 - 1.75 | 0.1 | Out |
Call | POR250321C00060000 | 1 | 60.0 | 0.0 - 1.4 | 0.1 | Out |
Call | POR250321C00065000 | 0 | 65.0 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 1.35 | |
Call | POR250321C00070000 | 0 | 70.0 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 1.35 | |
Put | POR250321P00025000 | 10 | 25.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 0.25 | Out |
Put | POR250321P00030000 | 8 | 30.0 | 0.0 - 1.4 | 0.3 | Out |
Put | POR250321P00035000 | 255 | 35.0 | 0.1 - 0.35 | 0.2 | Out |
Put | POR250321P00040000 | 3 | 40.0 | 0.15 - 2.6 | 0.69 | Out |
Put | POR250321P00045000 | 181 | 45.0 | 2.8 - 4.1 | 3.4 | In |
Put | POR250321P00050000 | 5 | 50.0 | 7.5 - 8.8 | 3.21 | In |
Put | POR250321P00055000 | 1 | 55.0 | 11.9 - 14.8 | 7.8 | In |
Put | POR250321P00060000 | 0 | 60.0 | 17.1 - 19.1 | 17.1 | In |
Put | POR250321P00065000 | 0 | 65.0 | 21.2 - 25.2 | 21.2 | In |
Put | POR250321P00070000 | 0 | 70.0 | 27.2 - 29.4 | 27.2 | In |
Portland General Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time
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Portland Total Stockholder Equity
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Portland General Corporate Directors
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| John Ballantine | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Rodney Brown | Independent Director | Profile | |
| James Torgerson | Independent Director | Profile |
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