Prudential Financial Stock Options

PRU Stock  USD 119.14  0.87  0.74%   
Prudential Financial's latest option contracts expiring on January 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.32 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.67 over 60 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on January 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 11.0, with calls trading at the volume of 16.0. This yields a 0.69 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against January 17th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Prudential Financial Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-01-17 Option Contracts

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

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

Prudential Current Options Market Mood

Prudential Financial'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 Prudential 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 Prudential Financial's options investors are not very successful. Prudential Financial'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 Prudential contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Prudential Financial will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.02% per day over the life of the 2025-01-17 option contract. With Prudential Financial trading at USD 119.14, that is roughly USD 0.0238. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Prudential Financial's daily price movement you should consider buying Prudential Financial options at the current volatility level of 0.32%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Prudential Financial 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" Prudential calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Prudential Financial stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Prudential Financial Option Chain

When Prudential Financial's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Prudential Financial 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.
Prudential Financial's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Prudential. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Prudential. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Prudential Financial 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
PRU250117C00040000540.053.2 - 54.553.2Out
Call
PRU250117C00042500042.550.6 - 52.050.6Out
Call
PRU250117C00045000045.048.0 - 49.648.0Out
Call
PRU250117C00047500047.545.6 - 47.145.6Out
Call
PRU250117C00050000650.043.1 - 44.643.1Out
Call
PRU250117C000550003455.038.4 - 39.638.4Out
Call
PRU250117C0006000018760.034.3 - 34.934.3Out
Call
PRU250117C000650006165.030.1 - 30.530.1Out
Call
PRU250117C0007000018270.026.0 - 26.426.0Out
Call
PRU250117C0007250025372.524.1 - 24.524.1Out
Call
PRU250117C0007500012575.022.3 - 22.822.3Out
Call
PRU250117C000775003077.520.5 - 21.120.5Out
Call
PRU250117C00080000152780.018.8 - 19.318.45Out
Call
PRU250117C000825008082.517.1 - 17.517.1Out
Call
PRU250117C0008500018285.015.6 - 16.115.6Out
Call
PRU250117C0008750016087.514.1 - 14.514.1Out
Call
PRU250117C0009000020390.012.7 - 13.113.1Out
Call
PRU250117C0009250010592.511.4 - 11.811.4Out
Call
PRU250117C0009500021195.010.2 - 10.610.3Out
Call
PRU250117C0009750023697.59.1 - 9.49.1Out
Call
PRU250117C001000002328100.08.1 - 8.48.05Out
Call
PRU250117C00105000307105.06.2 - 6.56.28Out
Call
PRU250117C001100001081110.04.7 - 5.04.7Out
Call
PRU250117C00115000152115.03.5 - 3.83.5Out
Call
PRU250117C0012000085120.02.65 - 2.852.65Out
Call
PRU250117C00125000137125.01.95 - 2.152.25Out
Call
PRU250117C0013000092130.01.45 - 1.61.45Out
Call
PRU250117C0013500048135.01.05 - 1.21.05Out
Call
PRU250117C0014000057140.00.75 - 0.950.75Out
Call
PRU250117C00145000200145.00.55 - 0.750.55Out
Call
PRU250117C00150000150150.00.4 - 0.60.4Out
Call
PRU250117C0015500019155.00.3 - 0.650.3Out
Call
PRU250117C0016000037160.00.1 - 0.90.1Out
 Put
PRU250117P0004000011140.00.45 - 1.40.45Out
 Put
PRU250117P00042500442.50.55 - 1.550.55Out
 Put
PRU250117P0004500014945.00.65 - 1.450.65Out
 Put
PRU250117P000475001647.51.0 - 1.21.0Out
 Put
PRU250117P000500009550.01.15 - 1.351.15Out
 Put
PRU250117P0005500045255.01.55 - 1.751.55Out
 Put
PRU250117P0006000035160.02.1 - 2.32.1Out
 Put
PRU250117P0006500074265.02.75 - 3.02.75Out
 Put
PRU250117P0007000020170.03.6 - 3.93.7Out
 Put
PRU250117P0007250017772.54.2 - 4.44.2Out
 Put
PRU250117P0007500017475.04.7 - 4.94.7Out
 Put
PRU250117P0007750038377.55.3 - 5.55.3Out
 Put
PRU250117P0008000052680.06.0 - 6.26.0Out
 Put
PRU250117P00082500144682.56.8 - 7.06.8Out
 Put
PRU250117P0008500048985.07.6 - 7.87.6Out
 Put
PRU250117P0008750028687.58.5 - 8.78.5Out
 Put
PRU250117P00090000274190.09.4 - 9.79.6Out
 Put
PRU250117P000925009592.510.6 - 10.810.8Out
 Put
PRU250117P00095000186795.011.6 - 11.911.6Out
 Put
PRU250117P0009750010497.512.8 - 13.212.8Out
 Put
PRU250117P001000003042100.014.1 - 14.514.1Out
 Put
PRU250117P00105000235105.017.1 - 17.817.1Out
 Put
PRU250117P0011000073110.020.4 - 21.120.4Out
 Put
PRU250117P0011500047115.024.1 - 24.924.1Out
 Put
PRU250117P001200005120.028.1 - 28.828.1Out
 Put
PRU250117P001250001125.032.4 - 33.132.4Out
 Put
PRU250117P001500002150.055.4 - 57.555.4Out

Prudential Financial Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Prudential Financial Market Cap Over Time

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Prudential Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

37.75 Billion

At this time, Prudential Financial's Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Prudential Financial Corporate Directors

George PazIndependent DirectorProfile
Michael TodmanIndependent DirectorProfile
Thomas BaltimoreLead Independent DirectorProfile
Gilbert CasellasIndependent DirectorProfile

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