ProShares VIX Stock Options Expiring on 21st of March
| VIXM Etf | USD 14.62 0.44 3.10% |
ProShares VIX's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.69. The ProShares VIX option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current ProShares VIX Mid Term option contracts. It shows all of ProShares VIX's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on ProShares VIX lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if ProShares VIX's value remains static through the expiration date, the investor can sell to close an 'in-the-money' option to avoid a potential loss. However, in-the-money ProShares VIX contracts are usually more expensive to enter than their out-of-the-money counterparts. So keep in mind that while the payoffs on an in-the-money trade can be high, the investors could ultimately experience a more consequential loss if ProShares Etf moves the wrong way.
ProShares Current Options Market Mood
ProShares VIX'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 ProShares 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
It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Using current ProShares VIX's option volume and open interest to make an investment decision is considered a contrarian-sentiment measure that can be utilized in many timing strategies in both derivative and spot marketplace.
Rule 16 of the current ProShares contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that ProShares VIX Mid Term will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0431% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With ProShares VIX trading at USD 14.62, that is roughly USD 0.006305. If you think that the market is fully incorporating ProShares VIX's daily price movement you should consider buying ProShares VIX Mid Term options at the current volatility level of 0.69%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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ProShares VIX Option Chain
When ProShares VIX's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against ProShares VIX Mid Term 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.
ProShares VIX's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on ProShares. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for ProShares. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a ProShares VIX 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 Int | Strike Price | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | VIXM250321C00001000 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.1 - 17.0 | 12.1 | |
Call | VIXM250321C00002000 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.1 - 16.0 | 11.1 | |
Call | VIXM250321C00003000 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.1 - 15.0 | 10.1 | |
Call | VIXM250321C00004000 | 0 | 4.0 | 9.1 - 14.0 | 9.1 | |
Call | VIXM250321C00005000 | 0 | 5.0 | 8.1 - 13.0 | 8.1 | |
Call | VIXM250321C00006000 | 0 | 6.0 | 7.1 - 12.0 | 7.1 | |
Call | VIXM250321C00007000 | 0 | 7.0 | 6.1 - 11.0 | 6.1 | |
Call | VIXM250321C00008000 | 0 | 8.0 | 5.3 - 10.0 | 5.3 | |
Call | VIXM250321C00009000 | 0 | 9.0 | 4.5 - 9.5 | 4.5 | |
Call | VIXM250321C00010000 | 0 | 10.0 | 3.5 - 8.5 | 3.5 | |
Put | VIXM250321P00001000 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Put | VIXM250321P00002000 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Put | VIXM250321P00003000 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Put | VIXM250321P00004000 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Put | VIXM250321P00005000 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Put | VIXM250321P00006000 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Put | VIXM250321P00007000 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Put | VIXM250321P00008000 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Put | VIXM250321P00009000 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Put | VIXM250321P00010000 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 |
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The market value of ProShares VIX Mid is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of ProShares that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of ProShares VIX's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is ProShares VIX'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 ProShares VIX's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect ProShares VIX'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 ProShares VIX's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if ProShares VIX is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, ProShares VIX'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.