Universal Stock Options

UVV Stock  USD 54.67  0.03  0.05%   
Universal's latest option contracts expiring on January 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.65. The total put volume is at 1.0. The Universal option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Universal option contracts. It shows all of Universal's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

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

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

Universal In The Money Call Balance

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

Universal Current Options Market Mood

Universal'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 Universal 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 Volume

Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Universal'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. Universal'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 Universal contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Universal will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0406% per day over the life of the 2025-01-17 option contract. With Universal trading at USD 54.67, that is roughly USD 0.0222. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Universal's daily price movement you should consider buying Universal options at the current volatility level of 0.65%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Universal 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" Universal calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Universal stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Universal Option Chain

When Universal's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Universal 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.
Universal's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Universal. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Universal. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Universal 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
UVV250117C00030000030.021.0 - 25.621.0In
Call
UVV250117C00035000035.016.2 - 21.016.2In
Call
UVV250117C00040000040.011.5 - 15.911.5In
Call
UVV250117C00045000045.06.6 - 10.96.6In
Call
UVV250117C00050000050.02.55 - 6.52.55In
Call
UVV250117C00055000055.00.1 - 4.90.1Out
Call
UVV250117C00060000060.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
UVV250117C00065000065.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
UVV250117C00070000070.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
UVV250117C00075000075.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
 Put
UVV250117P00030000030.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
 Put
UVV250117P00035000035.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
 Put
UVV250117P00040000040.00.0 - 2.32.3Out
 Put
UVV250117P00045000045.00.0 - 4.70.6Out
 Put
UVV250117P00050000050.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
 Put
UVV250117P00055000055.01.6 - 6.01.6In
 Put
UVV250117P00060000060.05.3 - 9.65.3In
 Put
UVV250117P00065000065.010.1 - 14.510.1In
 Put
UVV250117P00070000070.014.6 - 19.114.6In
 Put
UVV250117P00075000075.019.8 - 24.519.8In

Universal Market Cap Over Time

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Universal Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

935.27 Million

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

Universal Corporate Directors

Thomas JohnsonLead Independent DirectorProfile
Lennart FreemanIndependent DirectorProfile
Diana CantorIndependent DirectorProfile
Robert SleddIndependent DirectorProfile

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