Ares Management Stock Options

ARES Stock  USD 191.32  3.42  1.82%   
Ares Management'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 1.81 over 48 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts

Ares Management option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in Ares Management's lending market. For example, when Ares Management's puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on Ares Management, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Ares Management stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Ares Management'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. Ares Management's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Ares Management's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Ares Management Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts

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

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

Ares Management LP In The Money Call Balance

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

Ares Current Options Market Mood

Ares Management'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 Ares 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

Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Ares Management's calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Ares Management'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 Ares contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Ares Management LP 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 Ares Management trading at USD 191.32, that is roughly USD 0.0562. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Ares Management's daily price movement you should consider buying Ares Management LP 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 Ares Management 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" Ares calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Ares Management LP stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Ares Management Option Chain

When Ares Management's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Ares Management LP 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.
Ares Management's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Ares. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Ares. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Ares Management 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
ARES250321C001000002100.083.1 - 87.964.9In
Call
ARES250321C001100005110.073.1 - 78.074.56In
Call
ARES250321C001150004115.068.1 - 73.042.3In
Call
ARES250321C0012000021120.063.3 - 68.065.18In
Call
ARES250321C001250001125.058.4 - 63.042.0In
Call
ARES250321C001300002130.053.5 - 58.442.42In
Call
ARES250321C0013500015135.048.6 - 53.450.53In
Call
ARES250321C0014000023140.043.7 - 48.444.3In
Call
ARES250321C001450003145.039.0 - 43.810.45In
Call
ARES250321C001500001150.034.3 - 38.519.7In
Call
ARES250321C0015500020155.030.5 - 33.524.44In
Call
ARES250321C0016000028160.025.9 - 29.121.99In
Call
ARES250321C0016500016165.021.8 - 25.123.47In
Call
ARES250321C0017000036170.017.3 - 20.914.1In
Call
ARES250321C0017500086175.014.0 - 18.015.8In
Call
ARES250321C0018000015180.010.4 - 14.612.5In
Call
ARES250321C0018500052185.09.1 - 12.06.58Out
Call
ARES250321C0019000042190.05.0 - 9.56.7Out
Call
ARES250321C0019500021195.02.8 - 6.13.7Out
Call
ARES250321C0020000047200.01.8 - 4.93.2Out
Call
ARES250321C002100003210.00.3 - 3.41.89Out
Call
ARES250321C002200001220.00.1 - 2.61.4Out
Call
ARES250321C002300000230.00.05 - 1.750.05Out
 Put
ARES250321P00085000185.00.0 - 1.350.11Out
 Put
ARES250321P00090000690.00.0 - 1.351.24Out
 Put
ARES250321P0010000014100.00.0 - 2.051.0Out
 Put
ARES250321P001050006105.00.0 - 1.551.18Out
 Put
ARES250321P0011000010110.00.0 - 2.051.35Out
 Put
ARES250321P0011500014115.00.0 - 2.050.58Out
 Put
ARES250321P0012000067120.00.0 - 1.352.25Out
 Put
ARES250321P001250009125.00.0 - 2.21.7Out
 Put
ARES250321P0013000010130.00.0 - 1.451.3Out
 Put
ARES250321P001350007135.00.0 - 2.32.1Out
 Put
ARES250321P0014000023140.00.05 - 1.951.5Out
 Put
ARES250321P0015000013150.00.2 - 2.853.4Out
 Put
ARES250321P001550009155.00.35 - 2.852.25Out
 Put
ARES250321P0016000046160.00.4 - 5.03.36Out
 Put
ARES250321P0016500030165.00.6 - 5.04.15Out
 Put
ARES250321P0017000022170.01.6 - 5.05.7Out
 Put
ARES250321P00175000506175.03.8 - 7.56.7Out
 Put
ARES250321P001800008180.04.9 - 9.015.3Out
 Put
ARES250321P001850001185.06.7 - 11.510.3Out
 Put
ARES250321P001900000190.09.3 - 13.89.3In
 Put
ARES250321P001950000195.013.2 - 16.113.2In
 Put
ARES250321P002000001200.016.5 - 19.826.0In
 Put
ARES250321P002100000210.024.3 - 27.024.3In
 Put
ARES250321P002200000220.033.5 - 37.733.5In
 Put
ARES250321P002300000230.043.1 - 47.843.1In

Ares Management Market Cap Over Time

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Ares Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.62 Billion

At this time, Ares Management's Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Ares Management Corporate Directors

Bennett RosenthalCo-Founder, Sr. Partner, Co-Head of Private Equity Group, Sr. Partner of Ares Management GP LLC, Director of Ares Management GP LLC and Member of The Management CommitteeProfile
Robert IIIPartner, DirectorProfile
Antoinette BushIndependent DirectorProfile
Paul JoubertIndependent Director of Ares Management GP LLCProfile

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