Vir Biotechnology Stock Options

VIR Stock  USD 9.20  1.05  12.88%   
Vir Biotechnology's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-12-20 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.68 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.0 over 12 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2024-12-20. The total put volume is at 160, with calls trading at the volume of 160. This yields a 0.07 put-to-call volume ratio.
Vir Biotechnology's option chain provides insight into all available option contracts written on Vir Biotechnology's stock. Investors can see outstanding put and call contracts with pricing information and greeks for a given expiration period. In addition, each of Vir Biotechnology's stock options below provides a detailed picture of the payoff. Comparing vital and dynamic information of various option contracts across diverse expiration periods will help you make an educated decision on your market timing strategies around investing in a given Vir option contract.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Vir Biotechnology

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

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

Vir Current Options Market Mood

Vir Biotechnology'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 Vir 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

Unfortunately, most Vir Biotechnology's options investors are not very successful. Vir Biotechnology'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 Vir contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Vir Biotechnology will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0425% per day over the life of the 2024-12-20 option contract. With Vir Biotechnology trading at USD 9.2, that is roughly USD 0.00391. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Vir Biotechnology's daily price movement you should consider buying Vir Biotechnology options at the current volatility level of 0.68%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Vir Biotechnology 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" Vir calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Vir Biotechnology stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Vir Biotechnology Option Chain

When Vir Biotechnology's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Vir Biotechnology 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.
Vir Biotechnology's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Vir. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Vir. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Vir Biotechnology 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 IntExpirationCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
VIR Option Call 20-12-2024 502024-12-200.0 - 0.03.1In
Call
VIR Option Call 20-12-2024 702024-12-200.0 - 0.01.96In
Call
VIR Option Call 20-12-2024 1002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.5Out
Call
VIR Option Call 20-12-2024 1202024-12-200.0 - 0.00.15Out
Call
VIR Option Call 20-12-2024 1502024-12-200.0 - 0.00.2Out
Call
VIR Option Call 20-12-2024 1712024-12-200.0 - 0.750.25Out
Call
VIR Option Call 20-12-2024 2002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.1Out
Call
VIR Option Call 20-12-2024 25202024-12-200.0 - 0.750.4Out
 Put
VIR Option Put 20-12-2024 502024-12-200.0 - 0.00.1Out
 Put
VIR Option Put 20-12-2024 702024-12-200.0 - 0.00.15Out
 Put
VIR Option Put 20-12-2024 1002024-12-200.0 - 0.01.55In
 Put
VIR Option Put 20-12-2024 1202024-12-200.0 - 0.02.85In

Vir Biotechnology Market Cap Over Time

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Vir Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

941.72 Million

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

Vir Biotechnology Corporate Management

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