Summit Therapeutics Stock Options

SMMT Stock  USD 19.75  0.31  1.59%   
Summit Therapeutics' latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.01 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 35.43 over 29 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025. The total put volume is at 20.0, with calls trading at the volume of 12.0. This yields a 1.67 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts

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

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Summit Therapeutics

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

Summit Current Options Market Mood

Summit Therapeutics' 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 Summit 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 Summit Therapeutics' options investors are not very successful. Summit Therapeutics' 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 Summit contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Summit Therapeutics PLC will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0631% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With Summit Therapeutics trading at USD 19.75, that is roughly USD 0.0125. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Summit Therapeutics' daily price movement you should consider buying Summit Therapeutics PLC options at the current volatility level of 1.01%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Summit Therapeutics 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" Summit calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Summit Therapeutics PLC stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Summit Therapeutics Option Chain

When Summit Therapeutics' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Summit Therapeutics PLC 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.
Summit Therapeutics' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Summit. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Summit. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Summit Therapeutics 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
SMMT250516C00040000040.00.0 - 0.650.65Out
Call
SMMT250516C00039000039.00.0 - 0.650.65Out
Call
SMMT250516C00038000038.00.0 - 0.50.5Out
Call
SMMT250516C00037000037.00.0 - 0.50.5Out
Call
SMMT250516C00036000036.00.0 - 0.650.65Out
Call
SMMT250516C00035000035.00.0 - 0.650.65Out
Call
SMMT250516C00034000034.00.0 - 0.60.6Out
Call
SMMT250516C00033000033.00.0 - 0.550.55Out
Call
SMMT250516C00032000032.00.0 - 0.350.25Out
Call
SMMT250516C00031000031.00.0 - 0.450.45Out
Call
SMMT250516C00029000129.00.0 - 0.750.6Out
Call
SMMT250516C00026000526.00.65 - 1.051.2Out
Call
SMMT250516C00025000225.00.0 - 0.951.17Out
Call
SMMT250516C000210002121.01.75 - 1.952.42Out
Call
SMMT250516C00020000120.02.1 - 2.42.35Out
 Put
SMMT250516P00040000040.018.9 - 21.818.9In
 Put
SMMT250516P00039000039.018.0 - 20.818.0In
 Put
SMMT250516P00038000038.017.8 - 19.317.8In
 Put
SMMT250516P00037000037.016.5 - 18.716.5In
 Put
SMMT250516P00036000036.016.2 - 17.216.2In
 Put
SMMT250516P00035000035.014.1 - 16.814.1In
 Put
SMMT250516P00034000034.013.7 - 15.713.7In
 Put
SMMT250516P00033000033.012.2 - 14.712.2In
 Put
SMMT250516P00032000032.011.8 - 13.811.8In
 Put
SMMT250516P00031000031.010.7 - 12.510.7In
 Put
SMMT250516P000240004824.05.3 - 5.85.1In
 Put
SMMT250516P00023000123.04.3 - 4.84.8In
 Put
SMMT250516P000200001020.02.6 - 2.952.6In
 Put
SMMT250516P00017000100417.01.05 - 1.351.31Out

Summit Therapeutics Market Cap Over Time

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Summit Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

408.19 Million

At this time, Summit Therapeutics' Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Summit Therapeutics Corporate Management

Elaine JDHead CounselProfile
Fong ClowChief OfficerProfile
Betty ChangOncology ResearchProfile
Bhaskar AnandChief FinanceProfile
Will BlackHead TechnologyProfile

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