BCB Bancorp Stock Options
| BCBP Stock | USD 11.78 0.05 0.43% |
BCB Bancorp's latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.59 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.04 over 20 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025.
Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows BCB Bancorp'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. BCB Bancorp's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for BCB Bancorp's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on BCB Bancorp
Analyzing BCB Bancorp's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in BCB Bancorp regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when BCB Bancorp's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money BCB Bancorp's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with BCB Bancorp's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
BCB Bancorp In The Money Call Balance
When BCB Bancorp's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against BCB Bancorp stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying BCB Bancorp'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 BCB Bancorp 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.
BCB Current Options Market Mood
BCB Bancorp'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 BCB 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 BCB Bancorp's options investors are not very successful. BCB Bancorp'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 BCB contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that BCB Bancorp will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0994% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With BCB Bancorp trading at USD 11.78, that is roughly USD 0.0117. If you think that the market is fully incorporating BCB Bancorp's daily price movement you should consider buying BCB Bancorp options at the current volatility level of 1.59%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing BCB Bancorp 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" BCB calls. Remember, the seller must deliver BCB Bancorp stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
BCB Bancorp Option Chain
When BCB Bancorp's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against BCB Bancorp 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.
BCB Bancorp's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on BCB. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for BCB. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a BCB Bancorp 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 | BCBP250417C00002500 | 0 | 2.5 | 7.3 - 10.7 | 7.3 | In |
Call | BCBP250417C00005000 | 0 | 5.0 | 4.8 - 8.1 | 4.8 | In |
Call | BCBP250417C00007500 | 11 | 7.5 | 2.35 - 5.7 | 5.9 | In |
Call | BCBP250417C00010000 | 3 | 10.0 | 0.55 - 3.5 | 2.5 | In |
Call | BCBP250417C00012500 | 0 | 12.5 | 0.0 - 2.25 | 2.25 | |
Call | BCBP250417C00015000 | 0 | 15.0 | 0.0 - 1.95 | 1.95 | |
Call | BCBP250417C00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 0.0 - 1.9 | 1.9 | |
Call | BCBP250417C00020000 | 11 | 20.0 | 0.05 - 0.5 | 0.1 | Out |
Call | BCBP250417C00022500 | 0 | 22.5 | 0.0 - 1.9 | 1.9 | |
Call | BCBP250417C00025000 | 0 | 25.0 | 0.0 - 1.9 | 1.9 | |
Put | BCBP250417P00002500 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.0 - 1.9 | 0.1 | Out |
Put | BCBP250417P00005000 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 - 1.9 | 1.9 | |
Put | BCBP250417P00007500 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 - 2.0 | 2.0 | |
Put | BCBP250417P00010000 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 - 2.25 | 2.25 | |
Put | BCBP250417P00012500 | 0 | 12.5 | 0.0 - 3.2 | 3.2 | In |
Put | BCBP250417P00015000 | 0 | 15.0 | 1.45 - 5.0 | 1.45 | In |
Put | BCBP250417P00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 4.0 - 7.7 | 4.0 | In |
Put | BCBP250417P00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 7.0 - 9.9 | 7.0 | In |
Put | BCBP250417P00022500 | 0 | 22.5 | 9.5 - 12.5 | 9.5 | In |
Put | BCBP250417P00025000 | 0 | 25.0 | 11.9 - 15.3 | 11.9 | In |
BCB Bancorp Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time
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BCB Total Stockholder Equity
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BCB Bancorp Corporate Management
| CPA CPA | VP CFO | Profile | |
| Sandra Sievewright | Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Risk Officer of BCB Community Bank | Profile | |
| Karen CPA | Senior Officer | Profile | |
| Ryan MBA | COO, VP | Profile | |
| Jawad Chaudhry | Chief Officer | Profile |
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