Burford Capital Stock Options Expiring on 21st of February
| BUR Stock | USD 13.93 0.84 6.42% |
Burford Capital's latest option contracts expiring on February 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.32 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.46 over 20 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on February 21st 2025. The total put volume is at 176, with calls trading at the volume of 14.0. This yields a 12.57 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against February 21st 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows Burford Capital'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. Burford Capital's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Burford Capital's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Burford Capital Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-02-21 Option Contracts
Max pain occurs when Burford Capital's market makers reach a net positive position across all Burford Capital's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Burford Capital's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
Burford Capital In The Money Call Balance
When Burford Capital's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Burford Capital stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Burford Capital'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 Burford Capital 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.
Burford Current Options Market Mood
Burford Capital'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 Burford 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 Burford Capital's options investors are not very successful. Burford Capital'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 Burford contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Burford Capital will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0825% per day over the life of the 2025-02-21 option contract. With Burford Capital trading at USD 13.93, that is roughly USD 0.0115. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Burford Capital's daily price movement you should consider buying Burford Capital options at the current volatility level of 1.32%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Burford Capital Option Chain
When Burford Capital's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Burford Capital 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.
Burford Capital's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Burford. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Burford. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Burford Capital 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 | BUR250221C00005000 | 0 | 5.0 | 8.1 - 9.6 | 8.6 | In |
Call | BUR250221C00007500 | 12 | 7.5 | 5.6 - 7.1 | 5.9 | In |
Call | BUR250221C00010000 | 3 | 10.0 | 3.8 - 4.2 | 3.9 | In |
Call | BUR250221C00012500 | 583 | 12.5 | 1.5 - 1.65 | 1.53 | In |
Call | BUR250221C00015000 | 629 | 15.0 | 0.1 - 0.2 | 0.15 | Out |
Call | BUR250221C00017500 | 720 | 17.5 | 0.0 - 0.25 | 0.05 | Out |
Call | BUR250221C00020000 | 1747 | 20.0 | 0.0 - 0.05 | 0.05 | Out |
Call | BUR250221C00022500 | 324 | 22.5 | 0.0 - 0.05 | 0.31 | Out |
Call | BUR250221C00025000 | 0 | 25.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | BUR250221C00030000 | 0 | 30.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Put | BUR250221P00005000 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Put | BUR250221P00007500 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Put | BUR250221P00010000 | 4 | 10.0 | 0.0 - 0.1 | 0.05 | Out |
Put | BUR250221P00012500 | 1619 | 12.5 | 0.1 - 0.15 | 0.1 | Out |
Put | BUR250221P00015000 | 208 | 15.0 | 1.15 - 1.3 | 1.75 | In |
Put | BUR250221P00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 3.4 - 4.6 | 3.4 | In |
Put | BUR250221P00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 6.0 - 6.4 | 6.0 | In |
Put | BUR250221P00022500 | 0 | 22.5 | 8.5 - 9.5 | 8.5 | In |
Put | BUR250221P00025000 | 0 | 25.0 | 10.9 - 12.1 | 9.3 | In |
Put | BUR250221P00030000 | 0 | 30.0 | 15.9 - 17.3 | 14.88 | In |
Burford Capital Market Cap Over Time
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Burford Capital Corporate Management
| Jonathan Molot | Chief Investment Officer | Profile | |
| Charles ACA | Chief Officer | Profile | |
| Mark Klein | Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel | Profile | |
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