CPRX250321P00010000 Option on Catalyst Pharmaceuticals

CPRX Stock  USD 23.19  0.77  3.21%   
CPRX250321P00010000 is a PUT option contract on Catalyst Pharmaceuticals' common stock with a strick price of 10.0 expiring on 2025-03-21. The contract was not traded in recent days and, as of today, has 49 days remaining before the expiration. The option is currently trading at an ask price of $4.8. The implied volatility as of the 31st of January is 49.0.
  
A put option written on Catalyst Pharmaceuticals becomes more valuable as the price of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals drops. Conversely, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals' put option loses its value as Catalyst Stock rises.

Rule 16 of 2025-03-21 Option Contract

The options market is anticipating that Catalyst Pharmaceuticals will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.21% per day over the life of the option. With Catalyst Pharmaceuticals trading at USD 23.19, that is roughly USD 0.0477. If you think that the market is fully understating Catalyst Pharmaceuticals' daily price movement you should consider buying Catalyst Pharmaceuticals options at that current volatility level of 3.29%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

Out Of The Money Put Option on Catalyst Pharmaceuticals

An 'Out of The Money' option on Catalyst has a strike price that Catalyst Stock has yet to reach, meaning the option has no intrinsic value. 'Out of The Money' options are usually less costly than 'In The Money' options, making them more desirable to traders with smaller amounts of capital. Some of the uses for Catalyst Pharmaceuticals' 'Out of The Money' options include buying the options if you expect a big move in Catalyst Pharmaceuticals' stock. Since 'Out of The Money' options have a lower up-front cost (i.e., no intrinsic value) than 'In The Money' options, buying it is a reasonable choice.
Put Contract NameCPRX250321P00010000
Expires On2025-03-21
Days Before Expriration49
Vega0.014635
Gamma0.006045
Theoretical Value2.4
Open Interest2
Strike Price10.0
Last Traded At0.35
Current Price Spread0.0 | 4.8
Rule 16 Daily Up or DownUSD 0.0477

Catalyst short PUT Option Greeks

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals' Option Greeks for the contract ending on 2025-03-21 at a strike price of 10.0 measures the various factors that affect its cost and calculated using a theoretical options pricing model. It helps investors make more informed decisions about whether to trade this option contract or when to trade it. In addition to Catalyst Pharmaceuticals' option greeks, its implied volatility helps estimate the risk of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals stock implied by the prices of the options on Catalyst Pharmaceuticals' stock.
Delta-0.096135
Gamma0.006045
Theta-0.047629
Vega0.014635
Rho-0.005618

Catalyst long PUT Option Payoff at expiration

Put options written on Catalyst Pharmaceuticals grant holders of the option the right to sell a specified amount of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals at a specified price within a specified time frame. The put buyer has a limited loss and, while not fully unlimited gains, as the price of Catalyst Stock cannot fall below zero, the put buyer does gain as the price drops. So, purchasing a put option on Catalyst Pharmaceuticals is like buying insurance aginst Catalyst Pharmaceuticals' downside shift.
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Catalyst short PUT Option Payoff at expiration

By selling Catalyst Pharmaceuticals' put option, the investors signal their bearish sentiment. A short position in a put option written on Catalyst Pharmaceuticals will generally make money when the underlying price is above the strike price. Therefore Catalyst Pharmaceuticals' put payoff at expiration depends on where the Catalyst Stock price is relative to the put option strike price. The breakeven price of 7.6 is the critical point that divides the payoff function into two parts. Below the breakeven price, the payoff is dropping and negative (the seller makes a loss). Above the breakeven price, the payoff line is upward sloping as the option payoff increases in proportion to Catalyst Pharmaceuticals' price. Finally, at the strike price of 10.0, the payoff chart is constant and positive.
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Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Available Put Options

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Catalyst. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Catalyst. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Catalyst Pharmaceuticals 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 IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
 Put
CPRX250321P0000750007.50.0 - 4.84.8Out
 Put
CPRX250321P00010000210.00.0 - 4.80.35Out
 Put
CPRX250321P00012500012.50.0 - 4.84.8Out
 Put
CPRX250321P00015000915.00.0 - 1.00.28Out
 Put
CPRX250321P000175007017.50.0 - 0.40.65Out
 Put
CPRX250321P000200003720.00.35 - 1.950.59Out
 Put
CPRX250321P000225003122.50.0 - 3.41.4Out
 Put
CPRX250321P00025000225.01.1 - 4.32.11In
 Put
CPRX250321P00030000030.05.3 - 8.95.3In
 Put
CPRX250321P00035000035.09.8 - 12.69.8In

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Corporate Management

Philip SchwartzCo SecProfile
CMA CPAVP, OfficerProfile
Pete SrVice SalesProfile
Mary ColemanVP RelationsProfile
Stanley MDSenior DiscoveryProfile
Gary MDChief OfficerProfile

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