Arko Corp Stock Options
| ARKO Stock | USD 6.52 0.01 0.15% |
Arko Corp's latest option contracts expiring on February 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.41 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.05 over 10 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on February 21st 2025.
Open Interest Against February 21st 2025 Option Contracts
2025-02-21
The chart above shows Arko Corp'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. Arko Corp's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Arko Corp's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Arko Corp
Analyzing Arko Corp's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Arko Corp regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Arko Corp's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Arko Corp's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Arko Corp's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Arko Corp lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Arko Corp'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 Arko Corp 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 Arko Stock moves the wrong way.
Arko Corp In The Money Call Balance
When Arko Corp's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Arko Corp stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Arko Corp'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 Arko Corp 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.
Arko Current Options Market Mood
Arko Corp'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 Arko 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 Arko Corp'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. Arko Corp'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 Arko contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Arko Corp will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0881% per day over the life of the 2025-02-21 option contract. With Arko Corp trading at USD 6.52, that is roughly USD 0.005746. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Arko Corp's daily price movement you should consider buying Arko Corp options at the current volatility level of 1.41%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Arko |
Purchasing Arko Corp 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" Arko calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Arko Corp stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Arko Corp Option Chain
When Arko Corp's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Arko Corp 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.
Arko Corp's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Arko. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Arko. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Arko Corp 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 | ARKO250221C00002500 | 0 | 2.5 | 3.9 - 4.3 | 3.9 | In |
Call | ARKO250221C00005000 | 0 | 5.0 | 1.45 - 1.8 | 1.45 | In |
Call | ARKO250221C00007500 | 1301 | 7.5 | 0.0 - 0.25 | 0.15 | Out |
Call | ARKO250221C00010000 | 202 | 10.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.2 | Out |
Call | ARKO250221C00012500 | 1 | 12.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | Out |
Put | ARKO250221P00002500 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Put | ARKO250221P00005000 | 15 | 5.0 | 0.0 - 1.0 | 0.15 | Out |
Put | ARKO250221P00007500 | 40 | 7.5 | 0.85 - 1.15 | 1.17 | In |
Put | ARKO250221P00010000 | 25 | 10.0 | 3.3 - 3.6 | 3.55 | In |
Put | ARKO250221P00012500 | 1 | 12.5 | 5.7 - 7.0 | 6.05 | In |
Arko Corp Market Cap Over Time
Market Cap |
| Timeline |
Arko Other Stockholder Equity
Other Stockholder Equity |
|
Arko Corp Corporate Management
| Donald Bassell | Executive Officer | Profile | |
| Eyal Nuchamovitz | Executive MA | Profile | |
| Maury Bricks | General Secretary | Profile | |
| Sharon Silber | Chief Officer | Profile | |
| Michael Bloom | Executive CMO | Profile | |
| Eyal Nochomowitz | Ex VP | Profile |
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Arko Corp. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in industry. To learn how to invest in Arko Stock, please use our How to Invest in Arko Corp guide.You can also try the Stock Tickers module to use high-impact, comprehensive, and customizable stock tickers that can be easily integrated to any websites.
Is Automotive Retail 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 Arko Corp. If investors know Arko 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 Arko Corp 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 (0.58) | Dividend Share 0.12 | Earnings Share 0.16 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth (0.13) |
The market value of Arko Corp is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Arko that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Arko Corp's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Arko Corp'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 Arko Corp's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Arko Corp'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 Arko Corp's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Arko Corp is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Arko Corp'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.