Vanguard Small Stock Options

VBR Etf  USD 191.63  0.81  0.42%   
Vanguard Small's latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.26 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.2 over 45 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 Vanguard Small'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. Vanguard Small's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Vanguard Small's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Vanguard Small Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-06-20 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Vanguard Small's market makers reach a net positive position across all Vanguard Small's 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.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Vanguard Small

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

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 Value 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 Value 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 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 Value will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0163% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With Vanguard Small trading at USD 191.63, that is roughly USD 0.0311. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Vanguard Small's daily price movement you should consider buying Vanguard Small Cap Value 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.
  
Purchasing Vanguard Small 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" Vanguard calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Vanguard Small Cap Value stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Vanguard Small Option Chain

When Vanguard Small's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Vanguard Small Cap Value 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
VBR250620C002700001270.00.0 - 0.40.05Out
Call
VBR250620C002650000265.00.0 - 2.252.25Out
Call
VBR250620C002600000260.00.0 - 1.01.0Out
Call
VBR250620C002550000255.00.0 - 2.252.25Out
Call
VBR250620C002500000250.00.0 - 2.32.3Out
Call
VBR250620C002450000245.00.0 - 2.32.3Out
Call
VBR250620C002400000240.00.0 - 2.32.3Out
Call
VBR250620C002350007235.00.0 - 2.30.9Out
Call
VBR250620C002300000230.00.0 - 2.352.35Out
Call
VBR250620C002250002225.00.0 - 1.655.0Out
Call
VBR250620C0022000048220.00.15 - 0.750.39Out
Call
VBR250620C002150008215.00.0 - 2.652.2Out
Call
VBR250620C0021000015210.00.0 - 2.050.75Out
Call
VBR250620C0020500047205.01.5 - 2.51.9Out
Call
VBR250620C002000008200.02.65 - 5.73.0Out
Call
VBR250620C001990005199.01.8 - 6.06.0Out
Call
VBR250620C001980007198.02.15 - 6.73.27Out
Call
VBR250620C001970001197.02.6 - 6.920.4Out
Call
VBR250620C0019500039195.03.7 - 7.75.3Out
Call
VBR250620C001930002193.04.5 - 9.016.0Out
Call
VBR250620C001910001191.05.7 - 9.75.41In
Call
VBR250620C0019000012190.06.1 - 10.77.25In
Call
VBR250620C001850005185.09.5 - 13.811.69In
Call
VBR250620C0018000015180.013.5 - 17.914.17In
Call
VBR250620C001750001175.017.5 - 21.426.34In
Call
VBR250620C001700001170.022.0 - 26.339.79In
 Put
VBR250620P002700000270.076.5 - 80.576.5In
 Put
VBR250620P002650000265.071.5 - 75.571.5In
 Put
VBR250620P002600000260.066.5 - 70.566.5In
 Put
VBR250620P002550000255.061.5 - 65.561.5In
 Put
VBR250620P002500000250.056.5 - 60.556.5In
 Put
VBR250620P002450000245.051.5 - 55.551.5In
 Put
VBR250620P002400000240.046.3 - 50.546.3In
 Put
VBR250620P002350000235.041.3 - 45.541.3In
 Put
VBR250620P002300000230.036.5 - 40.536.5In
 Put
VBR250620P002250000225.031.3 - 35.531.3In
 Put
VBR250620P002100003210.016.8 - 20.89.69In
 Put
VBR250620P0020000010200.08.6 - 12.58.35In
 Put
VBR250620P001980002198.07.2 - 11.510.2In
 Put
VBR250620P001960001196.06.5 - 10.18.02In
 Put
VBR250620P001920003192.04.0 - 8.52.9Out
 Put
VBR250620P0019000013190.03.0 - 7.59.8Out
 Put
VBR250620P001850001185.01.25 - 5.56.8Out
 Put
VBR250620P001800006180.00.5 - 4.33.5Out
 Put
VBR250620P001700006170.00.0 - 3.13.01Out

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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.