SPDR SP Stock Options

XME Etf  USD 61.21  0.88  1.46%   
SPDR SP's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.47 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.64 over 76 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025. The total put volume is at 198, with calls trading at the volume of 305. This yields a 0.65 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts

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

SPDR SP Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts

Max pain usually refers to a trading concept that asserts that market manipulation can cause the market price of particular securities such as SPDR SP close to expiration to expire worthless. So, Max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, SPDR SP'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 SPDR SP

Analyzing SPDR SP's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in SPDR SP regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when SPDR SP's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money SPDR SP's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with SPDR SP's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
SPDR SP's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of SPDR SP Metals common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell SPDR stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If SPDR SP's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.

SPDR SP Metals In The Money Call Balance

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

SPDR Current Options Market Mood

SPDR SP'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 SPDR 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

It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Using current SPDR SP'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 SPDR contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that SPDR SP Metals will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0294% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With SPDR SP trading at USD 61.21, that is roughly USD 0.018. If you think that the market is fully incorporating SPDR SP's daily price movement you should consider buying SPDR SP Metals options at the current volatility level of 0.47%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing SPDR SP 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" SPDR calls. Remember, the seller must deliver SPDR SP Metals stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

SPDR SP Option Chain

When SPDR SP's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against SPDR SP Metals 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.
SPDR SP's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on SPDR. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for SPDR. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a SPDR SP 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
XME250321C00030000730.029.2 - 34.029.83In
Call
XME250321C00035000635.024.2 - 29.031.25In
Call
XME250321C00040000240.019.3 - 24.017.7In
Call
XME250321C00045000445.014.2 - 18.913.1In
Call
XME250321C000470001047.012.3 - 16.922.2In
Call
XME250321C00049000149.010.2 - 15.09.6In
Call
XME250321C000500008950.09.3 - 14.08.25In
Call
XME250321C00051000151.08.5 - 13.116.1In
Call
XME250321C00052000252.07.6 - 12.49.36In
Call
XME250321C0005300036953.06.6 - 11.28.89In
Call
XME250321C000540002154.05.5 - 10.25.41In
Call
XME250321C0005500032455.04.5 - 9.27.18In
Call
XME250321C0005600016356.04.0 - 8.84.0In
Call
XME250321C0005700016557.03.0 - 7.84.74In
Call
XME250321C000580003858.02.2 - 7.04.59In
Call
XME250321C00059000162259.01.7 - 6.54.1In
Call
XME250321C00060000168760.01.1 - 5.63.2In
Call
XME250321C00061000151361.00.2 - 3.82.84Out
Call
XME250321C00062000407162.00.1 - 3.72.19Out
Call
XME250321C00063000195063.00.0 - 3.21.5Out
Call
XME250321C0006400019464.00.15 - 2.751.25Out
Call
XME250321C00065000151365.00.0 - 2.40.95Out
Call
XME250321C000660006266.00.0 - 2.10.61Out
Call
XME250321C00067000472167.00.0 - 1.90.46Out
Call
XME250321C000680005968.00.1 - 1.750.35Out
Call
XME250321C0006900025669.00.0 - 1.60.2Out
Call
XME250321C00070000175170.00.0 - 1.550.17Out
Call
XME250321C000710007971.00.0 - 1.51.5Out
Call
XME250321C0007200020172.00.0 - 1.450.05Out
Call
XME250321C000730002073.00.0 - 1.41.4Out
Call
XME250321C000740002074.00.0 - 1.40.84Out
Call
XME250321C0007500018275.00.0 - 1.40.1Out
Call
XME250321C00077000177.00.0 - 1.350.46Out
Call
XME250321C00078000100078.00.0 - 2.150.4Out
Call
XME250321C00079000479.00.0 - 4.80.6Out
Call
XME250321C00080000080.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
XME250321C000810001081.00.0 - 4.80.38Out
Call
XME250321C00082000082.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
XME250321C00083000083.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
XME250321C00084000084.00.0 - 3.73.7Out
Call
XME250321C00085000085.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
XME250321C00090000390.00.0 - 4.80.28Out
Call
XME250321C00095000395.00.0 - 4.80.1Out
 Put
XME250321P000450001145.00.0 - 0.250.05Out
 Put
XME250321P00046000146.00.0 - 1.00.42Out
 Put
XME250321P00048000248.00.0 - 0.850.48Out
 Put
XME250321P00049000249.00.0 - 2.10.6Out
 Put
XME250321P0005000060850.00.05 - 1.550.31Out
 Put
XME250321P000510003551.00.05 - 1.60.3Out
 Put
XME250321P00052000158852.00.15 - 1.650.37Out
 Put
XME250321P00053000353.00.0 - 1.70.57Out
 Put
XME250321P000540002854.00.0 - 0.850.75Out
 Put
XME250321P0005500014455.00.45 - 0.950.55Out
 Put
XME250321P0005600033356.00.35 - 2.10.71Out
 Put
XME250321P0005700028257.00.05 - 2.30.85Out
 Put
XME250321P000580002708558.00.05 - 2.51.1Out
 Put
XME250321P00059000129259.00.0 - 2.81.3Out
 Put
XME250321P00060000186660.00.8 - 3.11.78Out
 Put
XME250321P0006100072061.00.1 - 3.52.08Out
 Put
XME250321P0006200082762.00.1 - 4.42.55In
 Put
XME250321P0006300090163.00.5 - 5.44.1In
 Put
XME250321P0006400013664.01.0 - 5.94.6In
 Put
XME250321P0006500016065.02.0 - 6.98.27In
 Put
XME250321P0006600013066.02.7 - 7.64.4In
 Put
XME250321P0006700012867.03.5 - 8.49.6In
 Put
XME250321P000680003668.04.6 - 9.53.5In
 Put
XME250321P00078000078.014.2 - 19.114.2In
 Put
XME250321P00079000079.015.2 - 20.116.7In
 Put
XME250321P00080000080.016.2 - 21.116.2In
 Put
XME250321P00081000081.017.2 - 22.117.2In
 Put
XME250321P00082000082.018.3 - 23.218.3In
 Put
XME250321P00083000083.019.3 - 24.119.3In
 Put
XME250321P00084000084.020.2 - 25.120.2In
 Put
XME250321P00085000085.021.2 - 26.121.2In
 Put
XME250321P00090000090.026.3 - 31.226.3In
 Put
XME250321P00095000095.031.2 - 36.131.2In

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The market value of SPDR SP Metals is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of SPDR that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of SPDR SP's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is SPDR SP'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 SPDR SP's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect SPDR SP'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 SPDR SP's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if SPDR SP is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, SPDR SP'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.