VeriSign Stock Options

VRSN Stock  USD 238.35  4.79  2.05%   
VeriSign's latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.44 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.11 over 49 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more puts than calls on contracts expiring on June 20th 2025. The total put volume is at 6.0, with calls trading at the volume of 19.0. This yields a 0.32 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against June 20th 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows VeriSign'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. VeriSign's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for VeriSign's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

VeriSign Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-06-20 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when VeriSign's market makers reach a net positive position across all VeriSign's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, VeriSign'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 VeriSign

Analyzing VeriSign's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in VeriSign regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when VeriSign's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money VeriSign's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with VeriSign's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on VeriSign lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if VeriSign'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 VeriSign 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 VeriSign Stock moves the wrong way.

VeriSign In The Money Call Balance

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

VeriSign Current Options Market Mood

VeriSign'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 VeriSign 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 Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

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

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that VeriSign will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0275% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With VeriSign trading at USD 238.35, that is roughly USD 0.0655. If you think that the market is fully incorporating VeriSign's daily price movement you should consider buying VeriSign options at the current volatility level of 0.44%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing VeriSign 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" VeriSign calls. Remember, the seller must deliver VeriSign stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

VeriSign Option Chain

When VeriSign's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against VeriSign 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.
VeriSign's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on VeriSign. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for VeriSign. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a VeriSign 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
VRSN250620C002900000290.00.4 - 2.70.4Out
Call
VRSN250620C0028000052280.00.9 - 2.851.18Out
Call
VRSN250620C0027000011270.01.8 - 4.02.25Out
Call
VRSN250620C0026000047260.03.9 - 4.94.6Out
Call
VRSN250620C00250000440250.07.0 - 8.87.5Out
Call
VRSN250620C00240000103240.011.4 - 13.614.05Out
Call
VRSN250620C00230000236230.017.6 - 19.515.6In
Call
VRSN250620C00220000320220.025.0 - 27.425.38In
Call
VRSN250620C0021000058210.031.8 - 35.831.8In
Call
VRSN250620C00200000137200.040.7 - 44.538.72In
Call
VRSN250620C0019500034195.045.3 - 49.244.55In
Call
VRSN250620C0019000067190.050.0 - 53.847.1In
Call
VRSN250620C0018500085185.054.7 - 58.656.8In
Call
VRSN250620C0018000027180.059.4 - 63.463.6In
Call
VRSN250620C0017500010175.064.4 - 68.567.4In
Call
VRSN250620C001700001170.069.1 - 73.345.89In
Call
VRSN250620C0016500010165.074.0 - 78.149.27In
Call
VRSN250620C001600001160.078.9 - 82.959.16In
Call
VRSN250620C001550002155.083.8 - 87.958.6In
Call
VRSN250620C001500001150.088.6 - 92.886.8In
Call
VRSN250620C001450001145.093.4 - 97.661.75In
Call
VRSN250620C001400002140.098.4 - 102.5100.24In
Call
VRSN250620C001300001130.0108.2 - 112.372.48In
 Put
VRSN250620P002900000290.049.5 - 53.549.5In
 Put
VRSN250620P002800000280.039.6 - 43.639.6In
 Put
VRSN250620P002700000270.030.3 - 34.030.3In
 Put
VRSN250620P002600000260.022.7 - 25.522.7In
 Put
VRSN250620P002500004250.015.7 - 17.119.9In
 Put
VRSN250620P0024000098240.010.7 - 13.311.4In
 Put
VRSN250620P00230000297230.06.9 - 7.69.05Out
 Put
VRSN250620P0022000084220.03.8 - 4.95.7Out
 Put
VRSN250620P0021000050210.02.3 - 4.03.7Out
 Put
VRSN250620P00200000401200.01.75 - 2.351.85Out
 Put
VRSN250620P00195000127195.01.05 - 3.72.2Out
 Put
VRSN250620P00190000117190.00.75 - 1.551.45Out
 Put
VRSN250620P0018500057185.00.0 - 3.21.25Out
 Put
VRSN250620P00180000152180.00.4 - 3.01.99Out
 Put
VRSN250620P00175000183175.00.0 - 2.91.64Out
 Put
VRSN250620P0017000089170.00.0 - 2.750.85Out
 Put
VRSN250620P0016500036165.00.0 - 1.850.75Out
 Put
VRSN250620P00160000101160.00.0 - 2.651.25Out
 Put
VRSN250620P001550002155.00.0 - 2.550.6Out
 Put
VRSN250620P001500003150.00.0 - 2.50.45Out
 Put
VRSN250620P0014000010140.00.0 - 2.40.7Out
 Put
VRSN250620P001350004135.00.0 - 0.80.3Out
 Put
VRSN250620P001250001125.00.0 - 2.30.6Out
 Put
VRSN250620P001200001120.00.0 - 2.32.3Out
 Put
VRSN250620P001150001115.00.0 - 2.250.82Out
 Put
VRSN250620P001000001100.00.0 - 0.60.3Out

VeriSign Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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VeriSign Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

(1.04 Billion)

VeriSign reported last year Total Stockholder Equity of (1.09 Billion)

VeriSign Corporate Management

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Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.23)
Earnings Share
8.01
Revenue Per Share
15.876
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.039
Return On Assets
0.4192
The market value of VeriSign is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of VeriSign that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of VeriSign's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is VeriSign'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 VeriSign's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect VeriSign'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 VeriSign's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if VeriSign is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, VeriSign'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.