RGC Resources Stock Options
| RGCO Stock | USD 20.73 0.26 1.27% |
RGC Resources' latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.87 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.12 over 20 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more puts than calls on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025.
Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows RGC Resources' 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. RGC Resources' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for RGC Resources' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on RGC Resources
Analyzing RGC Resources' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in RGC Resources regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when RGC Resources' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money RGC Resources' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with RGC Resources' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on RGC Resources lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if RGC Resources' 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 RGC Resources 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 RGC Stock moves the wrong way.
RGC Resources In The Money Call Balance
When RGC Resources' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against RGC Resources stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying RGC Resources' 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 RGC Resources 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.
RGC Current Options Market Mood
RGC Resources' 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 RGC 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 RGC Resources' options investors are not very successful. RGC Resources' 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 RGC contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that RGC Resources will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.12% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With RGC Resources trading at USD 20.73, that is roughly USD 0.0242. If you think that the market is fully incorporating RGC Resources' daily price movement you should consider buying RGC Resources options at the current volatility level of 1.87%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing RGC Resources 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" RGC calls. Remember, the seller must deliver RGC Resources stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
RGC Resources Option Chain
When RGC Resources' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against RGC Resources 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.
RGC Resources' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on RGC. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for RGC. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a RGC Resources 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 | RGCO250417C00035000 | 0 | 35.0 | 0.0 - 0.3 | 0.3 | |
Call | RGCO250417C00030000 | 0 | 30.0 | 0.0 - 2.4 | 2.4 | |
Call | RGCO250417C00025000 | 2 | 25.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | Out |
Call | RGCO250417C00022500 | 7 | 22.5 | 0.0 - 2.65 | 1.55 | Out |
Call | RGCO250417C00020000 | 13 | 20.0 | 0.0 - 3.8 | 1.8 | In |
Call | RGCO250417C00017500 | 3 | 17.5 | 0.7 - 5.2 | 3.0 | In |
Call | RGCO250417C00015000 | 0 | 15.0 | 3.1 - 7.6 | 3.1 | In |
Call | RGCO250417C00012500 | 0 | 12.5 | 5.5 - 10.0 | 5.5 | In |
Call | RGCO250417C00010000 | 0 | 10.0 | 8.0 - 12.5 | 8.0 | In |
Call | RGCO250417C00007500 | 0 | 7.5 | 10.5 - 14.9 | 10.5 | In |
Put | RGCO250417P00035000 | 0 | 35.0 | 12.4 - 17.0 | 12.4 | In |
Put | RGCO250417P00030000 | 0 | 30.0 | 7.5 - 12.0 | 7.5 | In |
Put | RGCO250417P00025000 | 1 | 25.0 | 2.65 - 7.0 | 4.1 | In |
Put | RGCO250417P00022500 | 7 | 22.5 | 0.2 - 4.9 | 2.5 | In |
Put | RGCO250417P00020000 | 8 | 20.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 1.95 | Out |
Put | RGCO250417P00017500 | 11 | 17.5 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 1.1 | Out |
Put | RGCO250417P00015000 | 1 | 15.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 0.7 | Out |
Put | RGCO250417P00012500 | 0 | 12.5 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Put | RGCO250417P00010000 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Put | RGCO250417P00007500 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 |
RGC Resources Market Cap Over Time
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RGC Resources Corporate Management
| Carl Shockley | VP of Operations - Roanoke Gas Company | Profile | |
| Jason Field | CFO VP | Profile | |
| Timothy Mulvaney | Interim Treasurer | Profile | |
| C Miles | Vice Resources | Profile | |
| Robert II | Chief VP | Profile | |
| Lawrence Oliver | Senior Affairs | Profile |
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Quarterly Earnings Growth 0.02 | Dividend Share 0.808 | Earnings Share 1.17 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.118 |
The market value of RGC Resources is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of RGC that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of RGC Resources' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is RGC Resources' 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 RGC Resources' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect RGC Resources' 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 RGC Resources' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if RGC Resources is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, RGC Resources' 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.