Reliance Steel Stock Options

RS Stock  USD 277.56  3.94  1.40%   
Reliance Steel's latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.43 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.49 over 59 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on June 20th 2025.

Open Interest Against June 20th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Reliance Steel Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-06-20 Option Contracts

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

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

Reliance Steel Aluminum In The Money Call Balance

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

Reliance Current Options Market Mood

Reliance Steel'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 Reliance 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 Reliance Steel'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. Reliance Steel'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 Reliance contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Reliance Steel Aluminum will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0269% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With Reliance Steel trading at USD 277.56, that is roughly USD 0.0746. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Reliance Steel's daily price movement you should consider buying Reliance Steel Aluminum options at the current volatility level of 0.43%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Reliance Steel 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" Reliance calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Reliance Steel Aluminum stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Reliance Steel Option Chain

When Reliance Steel's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Reliance Steel Aluminum 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.
Reliance Steel's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Reliance. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Reliance. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Reliance Steel 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
RS250620C005000009500.00.0 - 2.30.7Out
Call
RS250620C004900003490.00.0 - 2.20.7Out
Call
RS250620C004800000480.00.0 - 2.32.3Out
Call
RS250620C004700008470.00.0 - 2.350.7Out
Call
RS250620C004600000460.00.0 - 1.71.7Out
Call
RS250620C004500002450.00.0 - 2.10.5Out
Call
RS250620C004400000440.00.0 - 2.42.4Out
Call
RS250620C004300000430.00.0 - 2.452.45Out
Call
RS250620C004200003420.00.0 - 2.453.2Out
Call
RS250620C004100000410.00.1 - 2.50.1Out
Call
RS250620C0039000010390.00.15 - 2.61.5Out
Call
RS250620C003800006380.00.15 - 2.651.0Out
Call
RS250620C003700004370.00.2 - 2.7510.5Out
Call
RS250620C003600005360.00.25 - 2.8511.0Out
Call
RS250620C0035000015350.00.3 - 2.951.05Out
Call
RS250620C0033000016330.00.5 - 3.64.5Out
Call
RS250620C00320000106320.00.7 - 5.05.24Out
Call
RS250620C003100007310.01.5 - 5.27.1Out
Call
RS250620C0030000019300.04.0 - 8.29.75Out
Call
RS250620C0029000029290.07.6 - 10.713.1Out
Call
RS250620C002800005280.012.4 - 16.019.1Out
Call
RS250620C002700001270.017.9 - 20.927.5In
Call
RS250620C002400001240.040.6 - 44.859.75In
Call
RS250620C002300001230.049.9 - 53.271.7In
Call
RS250620C001950005195.082.1 - 86.895.95In
Call
RS250620C001900001190.087.0 - 91.7131.6In
Call
RS250620C001800001180.096.6 - 101.5108.63In
Call
RS250620C001700008170.0106.5 - 111.2146.55In
Call
RS250620C001650001165.0111.5 - 116.2118.3In
Call
RS250620C001550001155.0121.5 - 126.0158.4In
Call
RS250620C001450001145.0131.1 - 136.0132.9In
 Put
RS250620P001500001150.00.0 - 2.450.2Out
 Put
RS250620P001800001180.00.0 - 2.851.2Out
 Put
RS250620P002000008200.00.5 - 3.40.76Out
 Put
RS250620P002100001210.00.65 - 3.81.95Out
 Put
RS250620P002200002220.00.85 - 4.32.65Out
 Put
RS250620P002300003230.01.1 - 5.03.7Out
 Put
RS250620P0024000021240.02.7 - 6.24.5Out
 Put
RS250620P0025000010250.04.4 - 7.85.97Out
 Put
RS250620P0026000012260.06.5 - 10.48.5Out
 Put
RS250620P0027000011270.010.2 - 13.09.2Out
 Put
RS250620P002800008280.013.6 - 16.516.1In
 Put
RS250620P0029000010290.019.3 - 22.910.3In
 Put
RS250620P0030000017300.026.1 - 29.717.9In
 Put
RS250620P003100009310.034.0 - 37.221.2In
 Put
RS250620P003200009320.042.5 - 45.829.6In
 Put
RS250620P003300003330.051.7 - 55.031.8In
 Put
RS250620P003500002350.070.7 - 75.034.2In
 Put
RS250620P003600002360.080.6 - 85.053.6In
 Put
RS250620P004100000410.0130.7 - 135.0130.7In
 Put
RS250620P004200000420.0140.5 - 145.0140.5In
 Put
RS250620P004300000430.0150.6 - 155.0150.6In
 Put
RS250620P004400000440.0160.6 - 165.0160.6In
 Put
RS250620P004500000450.0170.5 - 175.0170.5In
 Put
RS250620P004600000460.0180.7 - 185.0180.7In
 Put
RS250620P004700000470.0190.7 - 195.0190.7In
 Put
RS250620P004800000480.0200.7 - 205.0200.7In
 Put
RS250620P004900000490.0210.6 - 215.0210.6In
 Put
RS250620P005000000500.0220.7 - 225.0212.0In

Reliance Steel Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Reliance Steel Market Cap Over Time

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Reliance Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

7.58 Billion

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

Reliance Steel Corporate Directors

Andrew SharkeyIndependent DirectorProfile
Robert McEvoyIndependent DirectorProfile
John FigueroaIndependent DirectorProfile
Douglas StotlarIndependent DirectorProfile

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