PRU250117C00077500 Option on Prudential Financial

PRU Stock  USD 118.64  0.50  0.42%   
PRU250117C00077500 is a PUT option contract on Prudential Financial's common stock with a strick price of 77.5 expiring on 2025-01-17. The contract was not traded in recent days and, as of today, has 10 days remaining before the expiration. The option is currently trading at a bid price of $20.5, and an ask price of $21.1. The implied volatility as of the 7th of January is 10.0.
  
When exercised, put options on Prudential Financial produce a short position in Prudential Stock. Because of this protective nature, they are typically used either for hedging purposes or to capitalize on Prudential Financial's downside price movement.

Rule 16 of 2025-01-17 Option Contract

The options market is anticipating that Prudential Financial will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0196% per day over the life of the option. With Prudential Financial trading at USD 118.64, that is roughly USD 0.0233. If you think that the market is fully understating Prudential Financial's daily price movement you should consider buying Prudential Financial options at that current volatility level of 0.31%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

Out Of The Money Call Option on Prudential Financial

An 'Out of The Money' option on Prudential has a strike price that Prudential Stock has yet to reach, meaning the option has no intrinsic value. 'Out of The Money' options are usually less costly than 'In The Money' options, making them more desirable to traders with smaller amounts of capital. Some of the uses for Prudential Financial's 'Out of The Money' options include buying the options if you expect a big move in Prudential Financial's stock. Since 'Out of The Money' options have a lower up-front cost (i.e., no intrinsic value) than 'In The Money' options, buying it is a reasonable choice.
Call Contract NamePRU250117C00077500
Expires On2025-01-17
Days Before Expriration10
Delta0.737785
Vega0.310246
Gamma0.009196
Theoretical Value20.8
Open Interest30
Strike Price77.5
Current Price Spread20.5 | 21.1
Rule 16 Daily Up or DownUSD 0.0233

Prudential short PUT Option Greeks

Prudential Financial's Option Greeks for the contract ending on 2025-01-17 at a strike price of 77.5 measures the various factors that affect its cost and calculated using a theoretical options pricing model. It helps investors make more informed decisions about whether to trade this option contract or when to trade it. In addition to Prudential Financial's option greeks, its implied volatility helps estimate the risk of Prudential Financial stock implied by the prices of the options on Prudential Financial's stock.
Delta0.737785
Gamma0.009196
Theta-0.00882
Vega0.310246
Rho0.430681

Prudential long PUT Option Payoff at expiration

Put options written on Prudential Financial grant holders of the option the right to sell a specified amount of Prudential Financial at a specified price within a specified time frame. The put buyer has a limited loss and, while not fully unlimited gains, as the price of Prudential Stock cannot fall below zero, the put buyer does gain as the price drops. So, purchasing a put option on Prudential Financial is like buying insurance aginst Prudential Financial's downside shift.
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Prudential short PUT Option Payoff at expiration

By selling Prudential Financial's put option, the investors signal their bearish sentiment. A short position in a put option written on Prudential Financial will generally make money when the underlying price is above the strike price. Therefore Prudential Financial's put payoff at expiration depends on where the Prudential Stock price is relative to the put option strike price. The breakeven price of 98.3 is the critical point that divides the payoff function into two parts. Below the breakeven price, the payoff is dropping and negative (the seller makes a loss). Above the breakeven price, the payoff line is upward sloping as the option payoff increases in proportion to Prudential Financial's price. Finally, at the strike price of 77.5, the payoff chart is constant and positive.
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Prudential Financial Available Call Options

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

Prudential Financial Corporate Directors

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