American States Stock Options Expiring on 21st of February

AWR Stock  USD 72.09  2.69  3.60%   
American States' latest option contracts expiring on February 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.84 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.58 over 25 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on February 21st 2025. The total put volume is at 15.0.

Open Interest Against February 21st 2025 Option Contracts

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

American States Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-02-21 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when American States' market makers reach a net positive position across all American States' options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, American States' option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

American States Water In The Money Call Balance

When American States' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against American States Water stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying American States' 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 American States Water 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.

American Current Options Market Mood

American States' 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 American 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

Unfortunately, most American States' options investors are not very successful. American States' 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 American contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that American States Water will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0525% per day over the life of the 2025-02-21 option contract. With American States trading at USD 72.09, that is roughly USD 0.0378. If you think that the market is fully incorporating American States' daily price movement you should consider buying American States Water options at the current volatility level of 0.84%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  

American States Option Chain

When American States' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against American States Water 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.
American States' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on American. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for American. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a American States 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
AWR250221C00070000170.01.2 - 5.55.96In
Call
AWR250221C000750001775.00.05 - 4.92.25Out
Call
AWR250221C00080000180.00.0 - 4.80.45Out
Call
AWR250221C00085000085.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
AWR250221C00090000090.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
AWR250221C00095000095.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
AWR250221C001000000100.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
AWR250221C001050000105.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
AWR250221C001100000110.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
AWR250221C001150000115.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
AWR250221C001200000120.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
AWR250221C001250000125.00.0 - 4.94.9Out
 Put
AWR250221P00065000165.00.05 - 4.90.5Out
 Put
AWR250221P00070000370.00.55 - 1.61.5Out
 Put
AWR250221P00075000775.01.5 - 5.92.0In
 Put
AWR250221P00080000080.05.5 - 10.35.5In
 Put
AWR250221P00085000085.010.5 - 15.310.5In
 Put
AWR250221P00090000090.015.6 - 20.515.6In
 Put
AWR250221P00095000095.020.6 - 25.520.6In
 Put
AWR250221P001000000100.025.6 - 30.525.6In
 Put
AWR250221P001050000105.030.6 - 35.530.6In
 Put
AWR250221P001100000110.035.6 - 40.535.6In
 Put
AWR250221P001150000115.040.6 - 45.540.6In
 Put
AWR250221P001200000120.045.6 - 50.545.6In
 Put
AWR250221P001250000125.050.6 - 55.550.6In

American Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

537.04 Million

At this time, American States' Total Stockholder Equity is relatively stable compared to the past year.

American States Corporate Directors

James AndersonIndependent DirectorProfile
Diana BontaIndependent DirectorProfile
Janice WilkinsIndependent DirectorProfile
Mary HopkinsIndependent DirectorProfile

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