Stepstone Stock Options

STEP Stock  USD 53.67  2.46  4.80%   
Stepstone's latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.6 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.14 over 22 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on June 20th 2025.

Open Interest Against June 20th 2025 Option Contracts

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

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Stepstone

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

Stepstone Group In The Money Call Balance

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

Stepstone Current Options Market Mood

Stepstone'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 Stepstone 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 Stepstone's options investors are not very successful. Stepstone'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 Stepstone contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Stepstone Group will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0375% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With Stepstone trading at USD 53.67, that is roughly USD 0.0201. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Stepstone's daily price movement you should consider buying Stepstone Group options at the current volatility level of 0.6%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Stepstone 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" Stepstone calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Stepstone Group stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Stepstone Option Chain

When Stepstone's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Stepstone Group 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.
Stepstone's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Stepstone. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Stepstone. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Stepstone 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
STEP250620C00095000795.00.0 - 2.752.4Out
Call
STEP250620C00090000090.00.0 - 2.752.75Out
Call
STEP250620C00085000085.00.0 - 2.752.75Out
Call
STEP250620C00080000080.00.0 - 3.33.3Out
Call
STEP250620C000750002075.00.0 - 4.82.01Out
Call
STEP250620C00070000170.00.0 - 4.70.19Out
Call
STEP250620C000650004665.00.75 - 1.40.75Out
Call
STEP250620C00060000060.00.0 - 2.357.95Out
Call
STEP250620C00055000255.01.4 - 5.59.85Out
Call
STEP250620C00050000050.03.4 - 8.03.4In
Call
STEP250620C00045000145.06.5 - 11.57.76In
Call
STEP250620C00040000140.010.8 - 15.513.2In
 Put
STEP250620P00095000095.041.5 - 46.041.5In
 Put
STEP250620P00090000090.036.6 - 41.036.6In
 Put
STEP250620P00085000085.031.6 - 36.031.6In
 Put
STEP250620P00080000080.026.7 - 31.026.7In
 Put
STEP250620P00075000075.021.5 - 26.021.5In
 Put
STEP250620P00070000070.017.5 - 20.517.5In
 Put
STEP250620P00065000165.012.0 - 15.36.7In
 Put
STEP250620P00060000060.08.0 - 12.08.0In
 Put
STEP250620P00055000055.04.0 - 7.54.0In
 Put
STEP250620P000500001050.02.0 - 6.02.45Out

Stepstone Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

413.11 Million

At this time, Stepstone's Total Stockholder Equity is relatively stable compared to the past year.

Stepstone Corporate Management

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