ProShares Stock Options
| SPXT Etf | USD 95.45 1.02 1.08% |
ProShares' latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.18. The ProShares option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current ProShares SP 500 option contracts. It shows all of ProShares' listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.
ProShares Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-04-17 Option Contracts
Max pain occurs when ProShares' market makers reach a net positive position across all ProShares' options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, ProShares' 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 ProShares
Analyzing ProShares' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in ProShares regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when ProShares' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money ProShares' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with ProShares' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
ProShares SP 500 In The Money Call Balance
When ProShares' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against ProShares SP 500 stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying ProShares' 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 ProShares SP 500 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.
ProShares Current Options Market Mood
ProShares' 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 ProShares Etf'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 Volume
It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Using current ProShares' option volume and open interest to make an investment decision is considered a contrarian-sentiment measure that can be utilized in many timing strategies in both derivative and spot marketplace.
Rule 16 of the current ProShares contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that ProShares SP 500 will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0113% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With ProShares trading at USD 95.45, that is roughly USD 0.0107. If you think that the market is fully incorporating ProShares' daily price movement you should consider buying ProShares SP 500 options at the current volatility level of 0.18%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing ProShares 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" ProShares calls. Remember, the seller must deliver ProShares SP 500 stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
ProShares Option Chain
When ProShares' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against ProShares SP 500 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.
ProShares' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on ProShares. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for ProShares. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a ProShares 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 | SPXT250417C00090000 | 0 | 90.0 | 1.4 - 7.0 | 1.4 | In |
Call | SPXT250417C00091000 | 0 | 91.0 | 1.1 - 5.6 | 1.1 | In |
Call | SPXT250417C00092000 | 0 | 92.0 | 0.6 - 5.1 | 0.6 | In |
Call | SPXT250417C00093000 | 0 | 93.0 | 0.05 - 4.5 | 0.05 | In |
Call | SPXT250417C00094000 | 0 | 94.0 | 0.75 - 2.4 | 2.4 | |
Call | SPXT250417C00095000 | 0 | 95.0 | 0.0 - 3.3 | 3.3 | |
Call | SPXT250417C00096000 | 0 | 96.0 | 0.0 - 2.6 | 2.6 | |
Call | SPXT250417C00097000 | 0 | 97.0 | 0.0 - 2.1 | 2.1 | |
Call | SPXT250417C00098000 | 0 | 98.0 | 0.0 - 1.7 | 1.7 | |
Call | SPXT250417C00099000 | 0 | 99.0 | 0.0 - 1.45 | 1.45 | |
Put | SPXT250417P00090000 | 0 | 90.0 | 0.0 - 4.0 | 4.0 | |
Put | SPXT250417P00091000 | 0 | 91.0 | 0.0 - 4.4 | 4.4 | |
Put | SPXT250417P00092000 | 0 | 92.0 | 0.15 - 4.8 | 0.15 | |
Put | SPXT250417P00093000 | 0 | 93.0 | 0.6 - 5.2 | 0.6 | |
Put | SPXT250417P00094000 | 0 | 94.0 | 0.7 - 5.7 | 0.7 | |
Put | SPXT250417P00095000 | 0 | 95.0 | 1.05 - 6.8 | 1.05 | In |
Put | SPXT250417P00096000 | 0 | 96.0 | 1.7 - 7.6 | 1.7 | In |
Put | SPXT250417P00097000 | 0 | 97.0 | 2.55 - 8.7 | 2.55 | In |
Put | SPXT250417P00098000 | 0 | 98.0 | 3.5 - 9.6 | 3.5 | In |
Put | SPXT250417P00099000 | 0 | 99.0 | 4.5 - 10.6 | 4.5 | In |
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The market value of ProShares SP 500 is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of ProShares that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of ProShares' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is ProShares' 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 ProShares' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect ProShares' 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 ProShares' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if ProShares is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, ProShares' 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.