Dime Community Stock Options

DCOM Stock  USD 35.90  0.11  0.31%   
Dime Community's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-12-20 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.36 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 176.2 over 17 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on 2024-12-20. The total put volume is at 74.0, with calls trading at the volume of 74.0. This yields a 2.96 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against 2024-12-20 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Dime Community'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. Dime Community's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Dime Community's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Dime Community's option chain provides insight into all available option contracts written on Dime Community's stock. Investors can see outstanding put and call contracts with pricing information and greeks for a given expiration period. In addition, each of Dime Community's stock options below provides a detailed picture of the payoff. Comparing vital and dynamic information of various option contracts across diverse expiration periods will help you make an educated decision on your market timing strategies around investing in a given Dime option contract.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Dime Community

Analyzing Dime Community's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Dime Community regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Dime Community's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Dime Community's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Dime Community's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Dime Community Bancshares. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in persons.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Dime Community lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Dime Community's value remains static through the expiration date, the investor can sell to close an 'in-the-money' option to avoid a potential loss. However, in-the-money Dime Community contracts are usually more expensive to enter than their out-of-the-money counterparts. So keep in mind that while the payoffs on an in-the-money trade can be high, the investors could ultimately experience a more consequential loss if Dime Stock moves the wrong way.

Dime Community Bancshares In The Money Call Balance

When Dime Community's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Dime Community Bancshares stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Dime Community'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 Dime Community Bancshares 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.

Dime Current Options Market Mood

Dime Community'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 Dime 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 Dime Community's options investors are not very successful. Dime Community'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 Dime contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Dime Community Bancshares will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.085% per day over the life of the 2024-12-20 option contract. With Dime Community trading at USD 35.9, that is roughly USD 0.0305. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Dime Community's daily price movement you should consider buying Dime Community Bancshares options at the current volatility level of 1.36%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Dime Community 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" Dime calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Dime Community Bancshares stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Dime Community Option Chain

When Dime Community's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Dime Community Bancshares 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.
Dime Community's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Dime. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Dime. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Dime Community 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 IntExpirationCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
DCOM Option Call 20-12-2024 1502024-12-206.9 - 10.05.6In
Call
DCOM Option Call 20-12-2024 2072024-12-2012.4 - 16.07.95In
Call
DCOM Option Call 20-12-2024 2222024-12-202.6 - 6.22.7In
Call
DCOM Option Call 20-12-2024 2512024-12-201.25 - 4.72.0In
Call
DCOM Option Call 20-12-2024 3002024-12-200.0 - 0.01.9In
Call
DCOM Option Call 20-12-2024 3502024-12-200.0 - 0.02.7In
Call
DCOM Option Call 20-12-2024 4002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.25Out
 Put
DCOM Option Put 20-12-2024 2142024-12-200.0 - 0.250.2Out
 Put
DCOM Option Put 20-12-2024 1011562024-12-200.0 - 0.50.5Out
 Put
DCOM Option Put 20-12-2024 124992024-12-200.0 - 1.10.56Out
 Put
DCOM Option Put 20-12-2024 1512024-12-200.0 - 2.750.8Out
 Put
DCOM Option Put 20-12-2024 17242024-12-200.0 - 0.750.52Out
 Put
DCOM Option Put 20-12-2024 20292024-12-200.0 - 0.50.52Out
 Put
DCOM Option Put 20-12-2024 22172024-12-200.0 - 1.01.9Out
 Put
DCOM Option Put 20-12-2024 25222024-12-200.0 - 0.750.6Out
 Put
DCOM Option Put 20-12-2024 3002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.1Out
 Put
DCOM Option Put 20-12-2024 3502024-12-200.0 - 0.02.0Out

Dime Community Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Dime Community Market Cap Over Time

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Dime Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.29 Billion

At this time, Dime Community's Total Stockholder Equity is very stable compared to the past year.

Dime Community Corporate Management

Patricia EsqGeneral VPProfile
John RomanoExecutive BankingProfile
Nancy TomichExecutive LeaderProfile
Mario CaracappaExecutive ServiceProfile
Austin StonitschExecutive OfficerProfile
Michael FeganSenior OfficerProfile
When determining whether Dime Community Bancshares is a strong investment it is important to analyze Dime Community's competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact Dime Community's future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding Dime Stock, refer to the following important reports:
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Dime Community Bancshares. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in persons.
You can also try the Balance Of Power module to check stock momentum by analyzing Balance Of Power indicator and other technical ratios.
Is Regional Banks space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Dime Community. If investors know Dime will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Dime Community listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.14)
Dividend Share
1
Earnings Share
1.5
Revenue Per Share
8.193
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.08)
The market value of Dime Community Bancshares is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Dime that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Dime Community's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Dime Community's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Dime Community's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Dime Community's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Dime Community's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Dime Community is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Dime Community's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.