Becton Dickinson Stock Options Expiring on 20th of June 2025
| BDX Stock | USD 222.82 0.92 0.41% |
Becton Dickinson's latest option contracts expiring on 2025-06-20 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.05 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.56 over 43 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2025-06-20. The total put volume is at 196, with calls trading at the volume of 196. This yields a 0.77 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against 2025-06-20 Option Contracts
Becton Dickinson option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in Becton Dickinson's lending market. For example, when Becton Dickinson's puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on Becton Dickinson, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Becton Dickinson stock over its option's life.
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The chart above shows Becton Dickinson'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. Becton Dickinson's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Becton Dickinson's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
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When Becton Dickinson's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Becton Dickinson and stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Becton Dickinson'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 Becton Dickinson and 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.
Becton Current Options Market Mood
Becton Dickinson'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 Becton 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 Becton Dickinson's options investors are not very successful. Becton Dickinson'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 Becton contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Becton Dickinson and will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.003294% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With Becton Dickinson trading at USD 222.82, that is roughly USD 0.007339. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Becton Dickinson's daily price movement you should consider buying Becton Dickinson and options at the current volatility level of 0.0527%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Becton Dickinson Option Chain
When Becton Dickinson's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Becton Dickinson and 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.
Becton Dickinson's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Becton. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Becton. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Becton Dickinson 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. Becton Total Stockholder Equity
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