Waste Connections Stock Options

WCN Stock  USD 183.22  0.05  0.03%   
Waste Connections' latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.3 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.32 over 39 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 Waste Connections' 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. Waste Connections' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Waste Connections' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Waste Connections Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-06-20 Option Contracts

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

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

Waste Connections In The Money Call Balance

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

Waste Current Options Market Mood

Waste Connections' 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 Waste 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 Waste Connections' options investors are not very successful. Waste Connections' 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 Waste contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Waste Connections will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0188% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With Waste Connections trading at USD 183.22, that is roughly USD 0.0344. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Waste Connections' daily price movement you should consider buying Waste Connections options at the current volatility level of 0.3%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Waste Connections 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" Waste calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Waste Connections stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Waste Connections Option Chain

When Waste Connections' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Waste Connections 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.
Waste Connections' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Waste. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Waste. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Waste Connections 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
WCN250620C002700001270.00.0 - 1.950.25Out
Call
WCN250620C002600000260.00.0 - 2.152.15Out
Call
WCN250620C002500000250.00.0 - 1.91.9Out
Call
WCN250620C002400000240.00.0 - 2.22.2Out
Call
WCN250620C002300001230.00.0 - 2.250.75Out
Call
WCN250620C0022000046220.00.2 - 0.70.77Out
Call
WCN250620C0021000037210.00.6 - 1.351.2Out
Call
WCN250620C0020000017200.01.8 - 2.852.1Out
Call
WCN250620C0019500028195.02.9 - 4.97.9Out
Call
WCN250620C001900004190.04.2 - 7.510.3Out
Call
WCN250620C001850009185.06.7 - 9.912.01Out
Call
WCN250620C0018000022180.09.8 - 12.917.18In
Call
WCN250620C001750002175.012.5 - 14.711.1In
Call
WCN250620C001700005170.016.3 - 20.021.84In
Call
WCN250620C001600007160.024.9 - 28.420.75In
Call
WCN250620C001500003150.034.1 - 37.642.63In
 Put
WCN250620P002700000270.084.7 - 88.984.7In
 Put
WCN250620P002600000260.074.7 - 78.974.7In
 Put
WCN250620P002500000250.064.7 - 69.064.7In
 Put
WCN250620P002400000240.054.7 - 59.054.7In
 Put
WCN250620P002300000230.044.7 - 49.144.7In
 Put
WCN250620P002200000220.034.7 - 39.034.7In
 Put
WCN250620P002100000210.024.7 - 28.224.7In
 Put
WCN250620P002000001200.015.8 - 18.610.9In
 Put
WCN250620P001950000195.012.2 - 15.112.2In
 Put
WCN250620P001900001190.09.7 - 11.07.17In
 Put
WCN250620P0018500015185.07.0 - 9.49.4In
 Put
WCN250620P001800006180.04.2 - 7.53.32Out
 Put
WCN250620P001750006175.02.15 - 6.03.3Out
 Put
WCN250620P0017000015170.02.4 - 3.61.65Out
 Put
WCN250620P001650001165.00.5 - 3.82.0Out
 Put
WCN250620P001600003160.00.4 - 1.951.7Out
 Put
WCN250620P001550001155.00.05 - 2.750.65Out
 Put
WCN250620P001500002150.00.0 - 1.150.4Out
 Put
WCN250620P001400001140.00.0 - 2.450.7Out
 Put
WCN250620P001300002130.00.0 - 2.30.45Out
 Put
WCN250620P001200001120.00.0 - 1.950.11Out
 Put
WCN250620P001100001110.00.0 - 1.550.1Out
 Put
WCN250620P00095000295.00.0 - 1.950.15Out

Waste Connections Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Waste Connections Market Cap Over Time

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Waste Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

8.25 Billion

At this time, Waste Connections' Total Stockholder Equity is very stable compared to the past year.

Waste Connections Corporate Directors

Susan LeeIndependent DirectorProfile
Larry HughesIndependent DirectorProfile
Edward GuilletIndependent DirectorProfile
Michael HarlanLead Independent DirectorProfile
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Is Environmental & Facilities Services space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Waste Connections. If investors know Waste will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Waste Connections listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.339
Dividend Share
1.17
Earnings Share
2.38
Revenue Per Share
34.577
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.11
The market value of Waste Connections is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Waste that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Waste Connections' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Waste Connections' 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 Waste Connections' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Waste Connections' 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 Waste Connections' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Waste Connections is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Waste Connections' 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.