Skillz Platform Stock Options

SKLZ Stock  USD 5.18  0.15  2.81%   
Skillz Platform's latest option contracts expiring on January 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.19 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.22 over 27 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on January 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 22.0, with calls trading at the volume of 19.0. This yields a 1.16 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against January 17th 2025 Option Contracts

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

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Skillz Platform

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

Skillz Current Options Market Mood

Skillz Platform'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 Skillz 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 Skillz Platform's options investors are not very successful. Skillz Platform'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 Skillz contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Skillz Platform will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0744% per day over the life of the 2025-01-17 option contract. With Skillz Platform trading at USD 5.18, that is roughly USD 0.003853. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Skillz Platform's daily price movement you should consider buying Skillz Platform options at the current volatility level of 1.19%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Skillz Platform 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" Skillz calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Skillz Platform stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Skillz Platform Option Chain

When Skillz Platform's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Skillz Platform 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.
Skillz Platform's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Skillz. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Skillz. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Skillz Platform 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
SKLZ1250117C0000050017070.50.0 - 0.260.26Out
Call
SKLZ1250117C0000100041781.00.0 - 0.20.2Out
Call
SKLZ1250117C000015007501.50.0 - 0.230.23Out
Call
SKLZ1250117C000020002572.00.0 - 0.180.05Out
Call
SKLZ1250117C000025006462.50.03 - 0.150.05Out
Call
SKLZ250117C0000250032.51.76 - 3.41.76Out
Call
SKLZ250117C0000500055.01.68 - 2.181.68Out
Call
SKLZ250117C0000700057.01.34 - 1.751.34Out
Call
SKLZ250117C000100005510.00.9 - 1.341.0Out
Call
SKLZ250117C0001200052912.00.81 - 1.270.81Out
Call
SKLZ250117C0001500057815.00.68 - 1.090.68Out
Call
SKLZ250117C0001700053817.00.6 - 0.820.6Out
Call
SKLZ250117C0002000051120.00.33 - 0.740.33Out
Call
SKLZ250117C0002200050322.00.47 - 0.680.47Out
Call
SKLZ250117C0002500061825.00.39 - 0.620.39Out
 Put
SKLZ1250117P000005009290.50.07 - 0.490.07Out
 Put
SKLZ1250117P000010006731.00.55 - 0.960.55Out
 Put
SKLZ1250117P00001500161.51.04 - 1.451.04Out
 Put
SKLZ1250117P0000200002.01.54 - 1.951.54Out
 Put
SKLZ1250117P00002500252.52.0 - 2.52.0Out
 Put
SKLZ250117P0000250022.50.33 - 0.440.43Out
 Put
SKLZ250117P00005000545.01.69 - 1.831.8Out
 Put
SKLZ250117P00007000487.03.05 - 3.353.25Out
 Put
SKLZ250117P0001000010810.05.55 - 5.955.55Out
 Put
SKLZ250117P0001200050212.07.3 - 7.87.3Out
 Put
SKLZ250117P000150008615.010.1 - 10.5510.1Out
 Put
SKLZ250117P00020000120.013.8 - 16.4513.8Out

Skillz Platform Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Skillz Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

288.1 Million

At this time, Skillz Platform's Total Stockholder Equity is fairly stable compared to the past year.

Skillz Platform Corporate Management

Christopher GaffneyIndependent DirectorProfile
Stefan GerhardVP FinProfile
Stanley MbuguaChief Accounting OfficerProfile
Charlotte EdelmanGeneral Counsel and Corporate SecretaryProfile
Vandana KrantzIndependent DirectorProfile

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