BNS Option Call 20-12-2024 47 Option on Bank of Nova Scotia

An 'In The Money' option is one with a strike price that the current stock price has already surpassed. Some options investors can hedge their Bank of Nova Scotia positions using in-the-money options. They may also want to buy options with some intrinsic value, not just time value. However, because in-the-money options on Bank Stock have intrinsic value and are priced higher than out-of-the-money options in the same chain, their volatilities are relatively smaller.

Buying Bank of Nova Scotia's call option is the simplest of option trades. A call option on Bank Stock gives investors the right (but not the obligation) to purchase Bank of Nova Scotia at the given strike price. Therefore Bank of Nova Scotia's call intrinsic value or payoff at expiration depends on where the Bank Stock price is relative to the call option strike price. The strike price of 47.5 is the critical point that divides the payoff function into two parts. Below the strike, the payoff chart is constant and negative (the trade is a loss). Above the strike, the payoff line is upward sloping as the option payoff rises in proportion with Bank of Nova Scotia's price. Finally, at the break-even point of 47.5, the line crosses zero, and trading Bank becomes profitable.

By selling Bank of Nova Scotia's call option, the investors signals his or her bearish sentiment. A short position in a call option written on Bank of Nova Scotia will generally make money when the underlying price goes down. Therefore Bank of Nova Scotia's call intrinsic value or payoff at expiration depends on where the Bank Stock price is relative to the call option strike price. The strike price of 47.5 is the critical point that divides the payoff function into two parts. Below the strike, the payoff chart is constant and positive (the seller makes a profit). Above the strike, the payoff line is downward sloping as the option payoff drops in proportion to Bank of Nova Scotia's price. Finally, at the break-even point of 47.5, the line crosses zero, and trading Bank becomes disadvantageous with no downside limits.

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