AU250417P00020000 Option on AngloGold Ashanti plc

AU Stock  USD 28.01  0.22  0.78%   
AU250417P00020000 is a PUT option contract on AngloGold Ashanti's common stock with a strick price of 20.0 expiring on 2025-04-17. The contract was not traded in recent days and, as of today, has 79 days remaining before the expiration. The option is currently trading at an ask price of $0.75. The implied volatility as of the 28th of January is 79.0.
  
When exercised, put options on AngloGold Ashanti produce a short position in AngloGold Stock. Because of this protective nature, they are typically used either for hedging purposes or to capitalize on AngloGold Ashanti's downside price movement.

Rule 16 of 2025-04-17 Option Contract

The options market is anticipating that AngloGold Ashanti plc will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0366% per day over the life of the option. With AngloGold Ashanti trading at USD 28.01, that is roughly USD 0.0103. If you think that the market is fully understating AngloGold Ashanti's daily price movement you should consider buying AngloGold Ashanti plc options at that current volatility level of 0.59%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

Out Of The Money Put Option on AngloGold Ashanti

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.
Put Contract NameAU250417P00020000
Expires On2025-04-17
Days Before Expriration79
Vega0.021948
Gamma0.020594
Theoretical Value0.38
Open Interest353
Strike Price20.0
Last Traded At0.15
Current Price Spread0.0 | 0.75
Rule 16 Daily Up or DownUSD 0.0103

AngloGold short PUT Option Greeks

AngloGold Ashanti's Option Greeks for the contract ending on 2025-04-17 at a strike price of 20.0 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.
Delta-0.09044
Gamma0.020594
Theta-0.007443
Vega0.021948
Rho-0.006217

AngloGold long PUT Option Payoff at expiration

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.
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AngloGold short PUT Option Payoff at expiration

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 19.62 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 20.0, the payoff chart is constant and positive.
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AngloGold Ashanti plc Available Put Options

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.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
 Put
AU250417P0001800012218.00.0 - 0.750.2Out
 Put
AU250417P0001900032819.00.0 - 2.20.4Out
 Put
AU250417P0002000035320.00.0 - 0.750.15Out
 Put
AU250417P00021000128421.00.0 - 0.30.75Out
 Put
AU250417P00022000121522.00.0 - 1.650.35Out
 Put
AU250417P0002300042623.00.35 - 2.150.99Out
 Put
AU250417P00024000149924.00.55 - 0.751.32Out
 Put
AU250417P00025000418625.00.75 - 0.950.85Out
 Put
AU250417P00026000197426.01.15 - 1.251.6Out
 Put
AU250417P0002700032627.00.55 - 2.751.95Out
 Put
AU250417P0002800018728.02.05 - 2.252.05Out
 Put
AU250417P0002900032029.02.6 - 2.752.6In
 Put
AU250417P000300008730.02.1 - 3.43.3In
 Put
AU250417P000310006331.03.9 - 4.25.5In
 Put
AU250417P00032000232.03.7 - 5.16.7In
 Put
AU250417P00033000133.05.2 - 5.87.5In
 Put
AU250417P00034000034.05.6 - 8.35.6In
 Put
AU250417P00035000035.06.6 - 9.36.6In
 Put
AU250417P00036000036.07.4 - 8.87.4In
 Put
AU250417P00037000037.08.6 - 10.18.6In
 Put
AU250417P00038000038.08.5 - 12.08.5In
 Put
AU250417P00039000039.010.4 - 12.210.4In
 Put
AU250417P00040000040.010.5 - 13.910.5In
 Put
AU250417P00045000045.015.2 - 18.815.2In

AngloGold Ashanti Corporate Directors

Nozipho JanuaryBardillIndependent Non-Executive DirectorProfile
Maria RichterNon-Executive Independent DirectorProfile
Albert GarnerNon-Executive Independent DirectorProfile
Rhidwaan GasantLead Non-Executive Independent DirectorProfile

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