Qualcomm Incorporated Stock Options

QCOM Stock  USD 156.82  1.13  0.72%   
Qualcomm Incorporated's latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.5 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.15 over 81 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more puts than calls on contracts expiring on June 20th 2025. The total put volume is at 539, with calls trading at the volume of K. This yields a 0.51 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against June 20th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Qualcomm Incorporated Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-06-20 Option Contracts

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

Analyzing Qualcomm Incorporated's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Qualcomm Incorporated regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Qualcomm Incorporated's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Qualcomm Incorporated's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Qualcomm Incorporated's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Qualcomm Incorporated lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Qualcomm Incorporated's value remains static through the expiration date, the investor can sell to close an 'in-the-money' option to avoid a potential loss. However, in-the-money Qualcomm Incorporated contracts are usually more expensive to enter than their out-of-the-money counterparts. So keep in mind that while the payoffs on an in-the-money trade can be high, the investors could ultimately experience a more consequential loss if Qualcomm Stock moves the wrong way.

Qualcomm Incorporated In The Money Call Balance

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

Qualcomm Current Options Market Mood

Qualcomm Incorporated'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 Qualcomm 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 Qualcomm Incorporated's options investors are not very successful. Qualcomm Incorporated'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 Qualcomm contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Qualcomm Incorporated will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0313% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With Qualcomm Incorporated trading at USD 156.82, that is roughly USD 0.049. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Qualcomm Incorporated's daily price movement you should consider buying Qualcomm Incorporated options at the current volatility level of 0.5%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Qualcomm Incorporated 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" Qualcomm calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Qualcomm Incorporated stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Qualcomm Incorporated Option Chain

When Qualcomm Incorporated's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Qualcomm Incorporated 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.
Qualcomm Incorporated's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Qualcomm. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Qualcomm. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Qualcomm Incorporated 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
QCOM250620C00310000733310.00.01 - 0.150.05Out
Call
QCOM250620C00300000376300.00.0 - 0.060.05Out
Call
QCOM250620C00290000346290.00.02 - 0.190.05Out
Call
QCOM250620C00280000529280.00.0 - 0.440.07Out
Call
QCOM250620C00270000477270.00.0 - 0.450.01Out
Call
QCOM250620C00260000892260.00.0 - 0.20.13Out
Call
QCOM250620C002500001800250.00.0 - 0.330.38Out
Call
QCOM250620C002400001603240.00.05 - 0.330.36Out
Call
QCOM250620C002300003754230.00.06 - 0.170.19Out
Call
QCOM250620C002200002245220.00.1 - 0.430.16Out
Call
QCOM250620C002100002119210.00.21 - 0.590.42Out
Call
QCOM250620C002000002031200.00.68 - 0.750.77Out
Call
QCOM250620C001950002253195.00.97 - 1.131.09Out
Call
QCOM250620C001900002060190.01.41 - 1.491.39Out
Call
QCOM250620C001850003804185.02.03 - 2.12.14Out
Call
QCOM250620C001800003006180.02.86 - 2.953.54Out
Call
QCOM250620C001750001949175.03.95 - 4.053.91Out
Call
QCOM250620C001700003572170.05.4 - 5.55.34Out
Call
QCOM250620C001650002058165.07.2 - 7.357.4Out
Call
QCOM250620C001600003779160.09.4 - 9.559.35Out
Call
QCOM250620C00155000882155.011.85 - 12.211.75In
Call
QCOM250620C00150000649150.014.15 - 15.1513.85In
Call
QCOM250620C00145000171145.017.85 - 18.4517.0In
Call
QCOM250620C00140000328140.021.75 - 22.523.3In
Call
QCOM250620C00135000192135.025.75 - 26.0527.3In
Call
QCOM250620C00130000180130.029.2 - 31.1530.5In
Call
QCOM250620C0012500097125.034.15 - 35.6533.66In
Call
QCOM250620C00120000243120.038.7 - 40.4539.25In
Call
QCOM250620C00115000574115.043.2 - 44.1542.72In
Call
QCOM250620C00110000287110.048.0 - 49.5547.9In
Call
QCOM250620C00105000133105.051.65 - 54.0564.82In
Call
QCOM250620C0010000098100.057.65 - 58.5556.79In
Call
QCOM250620C000950003195.062.5 - 63.5561.64In
Call
QCOM250620C000900002490.067.45 - 68.867.5In
Call
QCOM250620C000850001985.072.35 - 73.468.3In
Call
QCOM250620C000800002780.077.35 - 78.7578.81In
Call
QCOM250620C00075000575.082.3 - 83.790.0In
Call
QCOM250620C00070000770.087.25 - 88.6107.5In
Call
QCOM250620C00065000465.090.55 - 93.8106.94In
Call
QCOM250620C00055000155.0100.75 - 103.3102.41In
 Put
QCOM250620P0005500013055.00.01 - 0.20.08Out
 Put
QCOM250620P000600005060.00.0 - 0.580.1Out
 Put
QCOM250620P000650008865.00.0 - 0.610.08Out
 Put
QCOM250620P0007000021870.00.01 - 0.640.1Out
 Put
QCOM250620P000750008475.00.04 - 0.750.48Out
 Put
QCOM250620P0008000034580.00.02 - 0.730.2Out
 Put
QCOM250620P0008500084185.00.04 - 0.950.19Out
 Put
QCOM250620P00090000387390.00.06 - 0.40.22Out
 Put
QCOM250620P0009500093795.00.08 - 0.350.22Out
 Put
QCOM250620P001000001681100.00.05 - 0.520.52Out
 Put
QCOM250620P001050001156105.00.18 - 0.630.67Out
 Put
QCOM250620P00110000934110.00.37 - 0.80.55Out
 Put
QCOM250620P001150001342115.00.73 - 0.810.89Out
 Put
QCOM250620P001200003307120.01.03 - 1.141.01Out
 Put
QCOM250620P001250003525125.01.4 - 1.61.59Out
 Put
QCOM250620P001300005178130.02.14 - 2.222.16Out
 Put
QCOM250620P001350002244135.02.96 - 3.12.98Out
 Put
QCOM250620P001400002440140.04.0 - 4.154.15Out
 Put
QCOM250620P001450002131145.05.4 - 5.55.55Out
 Put
QCOM250620P001500002594150.07.05 - 7.27.3Out
 Put
QCOM250620P001550002706155.09.1 - 9.259.5Out
 Put
QCOM250620P001600002336160.011.6 - 11.711.65In
 Put
QCOM250620P001650002742165.014.25 - 14.4514.45In
 Put
QCOM250620P001700002758170.017.45 - 18.0519.05In
 Put
QCOM250620P001750001704175.021.0 - 22.2522.2In
 Put
QCOM250620P00180000935180.024.0 - 25.226.15In
 Put
QCOM250620P001850001604185.029.0 - 30.3528.2In
 Put
QCOM250620P00190000968190.033.25 - 33.8533.93In
 Put
QCOM250620P00195000732195.037.85 - 38.6542.7In
 Put
QCOM250620P00200000400200.042.5 - 44.4542.75In
 Put
QCOM250620P0021000032210.052.25 - 54.1553.2In
 Put
QCOM250620P002200003220.062.2 - 64.4567.05In
 Put
QCOM250620P002300000230.071.65 - 74.469.7In
 Put
QCOM250620P002400003240.082.85 - 83.8581.45In
 Put
QCOM250620P002500000250.091.6 - 94.1589.5In
 Put
QCOM250620P002600000260.0102.5 - 103.4102.5In
 Put
QCOM250620P002700000270.0112.2 - 113.4584.15In
 Put
QCOM250620P002800000280.0121.8 - 124.479.0In
 Put
QCOM250620P002900000290.0132.85 - 134.25132.85In
 Put
QCOM250620P003000000300.0142.3 - 144.3142.3In
 Put
QCOM250620P003100000310.0152.4 - 153.5152.4In

Qualcomm Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

31.73 Billion

At this time, Qualcomm Incorporated's Total Stockholder Equity is very stable compared to the past year.
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.15
Dividend Share
3.35
Earnings Share
9.27
Revenue Per Share
36.515
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.175
The market value of Qualcomm Incorporated is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Qualcomm that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Qualcomm Incorporated's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Qualcomm Incorporated'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 Qualcomm Incorporated's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Qualcomm Incorporated'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 Qualcomm Incorporated's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Qualcomm Incorporated is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Qualcomm Incorporated'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.