Vanguard Small Stock Options Expiring on 21st of February

VB Etf  USD 243.88  0.39  0.16%   
Vanguard Small's latest option contracts expiring on February 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.26. The Vanguard Small option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Vanguard Small Cap Index option contracts. It shows all of Vanguard Small's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

Vanguard Small Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-02-21 Option Contracts

Max pain usually refers to a trading concept that asserts that market manipulation can cause the market price of particular securities such as Vanguard Small close to expiration to expire worthless. So, Max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Vanguard Small's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
Vanguard Small's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Vanguard Small Cap common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Vanguard stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Vanguard Small's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.

Vanguard Small Cap In The Money Call Balance

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

Vanguard Current Options Market Mood

Vanguard Small'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 Vanguard 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

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

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Vanguard Small Cap Index will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0163% per day over the life of the 2025-02-21 option contract. With Vanguard Small trading at USD 243.88, that is roughly USD 0.0396. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Vanguard Small's daily price movement you should consider buying Vanguard Small Cap Index options at the current volatility level of 0.26%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  

Vanguard Small Option Chain

When Vanguard Small's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Vanguard Small Cap Index 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.
Vanguard Small's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Vanguard. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Vanguard. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Vanguard Small 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
VB250221C002000000200.040.2 - 44.240.2In
Call
VB250221C002050000205.035.7 - 39.435.7In
Call
VB250221C002100000210.031.0 - 34.931.0In
Call
VB250221C002150000215.026.6 - 30.426.6In
Call
VB250221C002200000220.022.3 - 25.822.3In
Call
VB250221C002250000225.018.3 - 21.818.3In
Call
VB250221C002300000230.014.6 - 17.914.6In
Call
VB250221C002350000235.010.5 - 14.710.5In
Call
VB250221C002400000240.08.9 - 10.710.1Out
Call
VB250221C002450000245.06.4 - 8.16.4Out
 Put
VB250221P002000000200.00.0 - 1.751.75Out
 Put
VB250221P002050000205.00.0 - 2.952.95Out
 Put
VB250221P002100000210.00.0 - 2.42.4Out
 Put
VB250221P002150000215.01.7 - 2.91.7Out
 Put
VB250221P002200000220.02.25 - 4.02.25Out
 Put
VB250221P002250000225.03.1 - 4.63.1Out
 Put
VB250221P002300000230.04.1 - 5.84.1Out
 Put
VB250221P002350000235.05.6 - 7.55.6Out
 Put
VB250221P002400000240.07.0 - 9.77.0Out
 Put
VB250221P002450000245.010.0 - 11.910.0In

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The market value of Vanguard Small Cap is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Vanguard that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Vanguard Small's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Vanguard Small'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 Vanguard Small's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Vanguard Small'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 Vanguard Small's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Vanguard Small is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Vanguard Small'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.