CenterPoint Energy Stock Options
| CNP Stock | USD 31.38 0.02 0.06% |
CenterPoint Energy's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-12-20 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.09 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.0 over 18 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2024-12-20. The total put volume is at 30.0, with calls trading at the volume of 30.0. This yields a 0.88 put-to-call volume ratio.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on CenterPoint Energy
Analyzing CenterPoint Energy's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in CenterPoint Energy regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when CenterPoint Energy's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money CenterPoint Energy's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with CenterPoint Energy's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
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CenterPoint Energy In The Money Call Balance
When CenterPoint Energy's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against CenterPoint Energy stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying CenterPoint Energy'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 CenterPoint Energy 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.
CenterPoint Current Options Market Mood
CenterPoint Energy'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 CenterPoint 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 Volume
Unfortunately, most CenterPoint Energy's options investors are not very successful. CenterPoint Energy'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 CenterPoint contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that CenterPoint Energy will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.005506% per day over the life of the 2024-12-20 option contract. With CenterPoint Energy trading at USD 31.38, that is roughly USD 0.001728. If you think that the market is fully incorporating CenterPoint Energy's daily price movement you should consider buying CenterPoint Energy options at the current volatility level of 0.0881%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing CenterPoint Energy 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" CenterPoint calls. Remember, the seller must deliver CenterPoint Energy stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
CenterPoint Energy Option Chain
When CenterPoint Energy's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against CenterPoint Energy 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.
CenterPoint Energy's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on CenterPoint. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for CenterPoint. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a CenterPoint Energy 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 | Expiration | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | CNP Option Call 20-12-2024 27 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3.3 | In |
Call | CNP Option Call 20-12-2024 28 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 4.3 | In |
Call | CNP Option Call 20-12-2024 29 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3.1 | In |
Call | CNP Option Call 20-12-2024 30 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 2.15 | In |
Call | CNP Option Call 20-12-2024 31 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.5 | In |
Call | CNP Option Call 20-12-2024 32 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.16 | |
Call | CNP Option Call 20-12-2024 33 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.05 | |
Call | CNP Option Call 20-12-2024 34 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.06 | |
Call | CNP Option Call 20-12-2024 35 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.05 | |
Put | CNP Option Put 20-12-2024 26 | 2 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.1 | 0.09 | Out |
Put | CNP Option Put 20-12-2024 27 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.08 | |
Put | CNP Option Put 20-12-2024 28 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.05 | |
Put | CNP Option Put 20-12-2024 29 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.05 | |
Put | CNP Option Put 20-12-2024 30 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.05 | |
Put | CNP Option Put 20-12-2024 31 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.24 | |
Put | CNP Option Put 20-12-2024 32 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.75 | In |
Put | CNP Option Put 20-12-2024 33 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.75 | In |
Put | CNP Option Put 20-12-2024 34 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.7 | In |
CenterPoint Total Stockholder Equity
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CenterPoint Energy Corporate Directors
| Phillip Smith | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Leslie Biddle | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Scott McLean | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Peter Wareing | Independent Director | Profile |
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