Telos Corp Stock Options

TLS Stock  USD 2.67  0.16  5.65%   
Telos Corp's latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.22 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.06 over 6 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025.

Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts

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

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Telos Corp

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

Telos Corp In The Money Call Balance

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

Telos Current Options Market Mood

Telos Corp'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 Telos 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 Telos Corp'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. Telos Corp'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 Telos contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Telos Corp will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0763% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With Telos Corp trading at USD 2.67, that is roughly USD 0.002036. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Telos Corp's daily price movement you should consider buying Telos Corp options at the current volatility level of 1.22%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Telos Corp 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" Telos calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Telos Corp stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Telos Corp Option Chain

When Telos Corp's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Telos Corp 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.
Telos Corp's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Telos. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Telos. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Telos Corp 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
TLS250516C00007500327.50.0 - 0.750.1Out
Call
TLS250516C0000500018275.00.0 - 0.10.04Out
Call
TLS250516C000025002002.50.45 - 0.70.55In
 Put
TLS250516P0000750007.54.6 - 4.84.6In
 Put
TLS250516P0000500025.02.1 - 2.31.9In
 Put
TLS250516P000025001162.50.15 - 0.350.15Out

Telos Corp Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Telos Corp Market Cap Over Time

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Telos Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

120.78 Million

At this time, Telos Corp's Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Telos Corp Corporate Management

Alvin WhiteheadSenior CommunicationsProfile
Donna HillVice ResourcesProfile
Victoria HardingChief ControllerProfile
Tom DimtsiosHead PracticeProfile
Chace HatcherSenior StrategyProfile
Josh SalmansonSenior SolutionsProfile

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