STC Option Call 20-12-2024 75 Option on Stewart Information
STC Stock | USD 73.52 0.70 0.94% |
STC Option Call 20-12-2024 75 is a CALL option contract on Stewart Information's common stock with a strick price of 75.0 expiring on 2024-12-20. The contract was last traded on 2024-11-18 at 14:55:35 for $1.65 and, as of today, has 9 days remaining before the expiration. The option is currently trading at a bid price of $0.05, and an ask price of $4.8. The implied volatility as of the 11th of December 2024 is 9.0.
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The strike price represents the predetermined price at which a call buyer can buy Stewart Stock. Call options may be purchased for speculation or sold for income purposes, or simply combined for various spread or combination strategies. If Stewart Information's price is above the strike price at expiry, the profit is the current Stewart Information's stock price, minus the strike price and the premium.
Rule 16 of 2024-12-20 Option Contract
The options market is anticipating that Stewart Information Services will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0426% per day over the life of the option. With Stewart Information trading at USD 73.52, that is roughly USD 0.0313. If you think that the market is fully understating Stewart Information's daily price movement you should consider buying Stewart Information Services options at that current volatility level of 0.68%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Out Of The Money Call Option on Stewart Information
An 'Out of The Money' option on Stewart has a strike price that Stewart Stock has yet to reach, meaning the option has no intrinsic value. 'Out of The Money' options are usually less costly than 'In The Money' options, making them more desirable to traders with smaller amounts of capital. Some of the uses for Stewart Information's 'Out of The Money' options include buying the options if you expect a big move in Stewart Information's stock. Since 'Out of The Money' options have a lower up-front cost (i.e., no intrinsic value) than 'In The Money' options, buying it is a reasonable choice.
Call Contract Name | STC Option Call 20-12-2024 75 |
Expires On | 2024-12-20 |
Days Before Expriration | 9 |
Last Traded On | 2024-11-18 14:55:35 |
Open Interest | 5 |
Current Trading Volume | 1.0 |
Strike Price | 75.0 |
Last Traded At | 1.65 |
Current Price Spread | 0.05 | 4.8 |
Rule 16 Daily Up or Down | USD 0.0313 |
Stewart long CALL Option Payoff at expiration
Buying Stewart Information's call option is the simplest of option trades. A call option on Stewart Stock gives investors the right (but not the obligation) to purchase Stewart Information at the given strike price. Therefore Stewart Information's call intrinsic value or payoff at expiration depends on where the Stewart Stock price is relative to the call option strike price. The strike price of 75.0 is the critical point that divides the payoff function into two parts. Below the strike, the payoff chart is constant and negative (the trade is a loss). Above the strike, the payoff line is upward sloping as the option payoff rises in proportion with Stewart Information's price. Finally, at the break-even point of 75.0, the line crosses zero, and trading Stewart becomes profitable.
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Stewart Information Price At Expiration |
Stewart short CALL Option Payoff at expiration
By selling Stewart Information's call option, the investors signals his or her bearish sentiment. A short position in a call option written on Stewart Information will generally make money when the underlying price goes down. Therefore Stewart Information's call intrinsic value or payoff at expiration depends on where the Stewart Stock price is relative to the call option strike price. The strike price of 75.0 is the critical point that divides the payoff function into two parts. Below the strike, the payoff chart is constant and positive (the seller makes a profit). Above the strike, the payoff line is downward sloping as the option payoff drops in proportion to Stewart Information's price. Finally, at the break-even point of 75.0, the line crosses zero, and trading Stewart becomes disadvantageous with no downside limits.
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Stewart Information Price At Expiration |
Stewart Information Available Call Options
Stewart Information's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Stewart. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Stewart. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Stewart Information 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 | Expiration | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | STC Option Call 20-12-2024 70 | 2 | 2024-12-20 | 2.4 - 5.5 | 6.03 | In |
Call | STC Option Call 20-12-2024 75 | 5 | 2024-12-20 | 0.05 - 4.8 | 1.65 | Out |
Stewart Information Corporate Directors
Peggy Lane | National Director | Profile | |
Robert Clarke | Independent Director | Profile | |
William Corey | Independent Director | Profile | |
Deborah Matz | Independent Director | Profile |
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Is Property & Casualty Insurance 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 Stewart Information. If investors know Stewart 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 Stewart Information 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 1.098 | Dividend Share 1.92 | Earnings Share 2.12 | Revenue Per Share 87.486 | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.11 |
The market value of Stewart Information is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Stewart that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Stewart Information's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Stewart Information'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 Stewart Information's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Stewart Information'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 Stewart Information's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Stewart Information is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Stewart Information'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.