AU250417C00028000 Option on AngloGold Ashanti plc

An 'Out of The Money' option on AngloGold has a strike price that AngloGold Stock has yet to reach, meaning the option has no intrinsic value. 'Out of The Money' options are usually less costly than 'In The Money' options, making them more desirable to traders with smaller amounts of capital. Some of the uses for AngloGold Ashanti's 'Out of The Money' options include buying the options if you expect a big move in AngloGold Ashanti's stock. Since 'Out of The Money' options have a lower up-front cost (i.e., no intrinsic value) than 'In The Money' options, buying it is a reasonable choice.

AngloGold Ashanti's Option Greeks for the contract ending on 2025-04-17 at a strike price of 28.0 measures the various factors that affect its cost and calculated using a theoretical options pricing model. It helps investors make more informed decisions about whether to trade this option contract or when to trade it. In addition to AngloGold Ashanti's option greeks, its implied volatility helps estimate the risk of AngloGold Ashanti stock implied by the prices of the options on AngloGold Ashanti's stock.

Put options written on AngloGold Ashanti grant holders of the option the right to sell a specified amount of AngloGold Ashanti at a specified price within a specified time frame. The put buyer has a limited loss and, while not fully unlimited gains, as the price of AngloGold Stock cannot fall below zero, the put buyer does gain as the price drops. So, purchasing a put option on AngloGold Ashanti is like buying insurance aginst AngloGold Ashanti's downside shift.

By selling AngloGold Ashanti's put option, the investors signal their bearish sentiment. A short position in a put option written on AngloGold Ashanti will generally make money when the underlying price is above the strike price. Therefore AngloGold Ashanti's put payoff at expiration depends on where the AngloGold Stock price is relative to the put option strike price. The breakeven price of 30.25 is the critical point that divides the payoff function into two parts. Below the breakeven price, the payoff is dropping and negative (the seller makes a loss). Above the breakeven price, the payoff line is upward sloping as the option payoff increases in proportion to AngloGold Ashanti's price. Finally, at the strike price of 28.0, the payoff chart is constant and positive.

AngloGold Ashanti's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on AngloGold. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for AngloGold. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a AngloGold Ashanti 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.

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