SK Telecom Stock Options

SKM Stock  USD 21.38  0.22  1.04%   
SK Telecom's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.81 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 2.29 over 16 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts

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

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on SK Telecom

Analyzing SK Telecom's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in SK Telecom regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when SK Telecom's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money SK Telecom's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with SK Telecom's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on SK Telecom lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if SK Telecom'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 SK Telecom 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 SKM Stock moves the wrong way.

SK Telecom In The Money Call Balance

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

SKM Current Options Market Mood

SK Telecom'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 SKM 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 SK Telecom'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. SK Telecom'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 SKM contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that SK Telecom Co will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0506% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With SK Telecom trading at USD 21.38, that is roughly USD 0.0108. If you think that the market is fully incorporating SK Telecom's daily price movement you should consider buying SK Telecom Co options at the current volatility level of 0.81%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing SK Telecom 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" SKM calls. Remember, the seller must deliver SK Telecom Co stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

SK Telecom Option Chain

When SK Telecom's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against SK Telecom Co 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.
SK Telecom's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on SKM. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for SKM. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a SK Telecom 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
SKM250321C00012500012.56.7 - 11.16.7In
Call
SKM250321C00015000015.04.5 - 8.94.5In
Call
SKM250321C00017500117.51.75 - 6.56.69In
Call
SKM250321C00020000120.00.55 - 4.92.65In
Call
SKM250321C000225001222.50.1 - 0.40.1Out
Call
SKM250321C000250003425.00.0 - 2.550.4Out
Call
SKM250321C00030000030.00.0 - 4.04.0Out
Call
SKM250321C00035000035.00.0 - 4.04.0Out
 Put
SKM250321P00012500012.50.0 - 4.04.0Out
 Put
SKM250321P00015000015.00.0 - 4.04.0Out
 Put
SKM250321P00017500017.50.0 - 2.552.55Out
 Put
SKM250321P00020000220.00.0 - 0.650.35Out
 Put
SKM250321P0002250010822.51.1 - 1.750.85In
 Put
SKM250321P00025000025.01.9 - 6.51.9In
 Put
SKM250321P00030000030.06.7 - 11.56.7In
 Put
SKM250321P00035000035.011.5 - 16.011.5In

SK Telecom Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

   Selling And Marketing Expenses   
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SKM Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

12.5 Trillion

At this time, SK Telecom's Total Stockholder Equity is very stable compared to the past year.

SK Telecom Corporate Management

Kim JunmoNon-Executive Independent DirectorProfile
Jungwhan AhnHead CultureProfile
Jinwon KimCFO GroupProfile
MyungJin HanHead StrategyProfile
Min HaHead DevelopmentProfile
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Is Wireless Telecommunication Services space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of SK Telecom. If investors know SKM will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about SK Telecom listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.08)
Dividend Share
3.5 K
Earnings Share
1.98
Revenue Per Share
46.3 K
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.029
The market value of SK Telecom is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of SKM that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of SK Telecom's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is SK Telecom'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 SK Telecom's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect SK Telecom'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 SK Telecom's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if SK Telecom is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, SK Telecom'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.