Dime Community Stock Options

DCOM Stock  USD 31.96  0.16  0.50%   
Dime Community's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.87 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 127.43 over 20 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 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 Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Dime Community's market makers reach a net positive position across all Dime Community's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Dime Community's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

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.
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 0.0544% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Dime Community trading at USD 31.96, that is roughly USD 0.0174. 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 0.87%. 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 IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
DCOM250321C00012500012.518.4 - 21.418.4In
Call
DCOM250321C00015000015.016.2 - 18.916.2In
Call
DCOM250321C00017500017.513.9 - 16.616.2In
Call
DCOM250321C00020000020.011.4 - 14.111.6In
Call
DCOM250321C00022500022.59.0 - 11.99.0In
Call
DCOM250321C000250002325.06.7 - 9.611.51In
Call
DCOM250321C00030000030.02.4 - 4.82.4In
Call
DCOM250321C00035000035.00.6 - 2.450.6Out
Call
DCOM250321C00040000040.00.0 - 1.551.55Out
Call
DCOM250321C00045000045.00.0 - 1.751.75Out
 Put
DCOM250321P00012500114212.50.0 - 0.150.08Out
 Put
DCOM250321P0001500051615.00.0 - 1.00.2Out
 Put
DCOM250321P0001750064017.50.0 - 0.250.67Out
 Put
DCOM250321P0002000029120.00.05 - 0.451.55Out
 Put
DCOM250321P0002250023422.50.0 - 2.250.52Out
 Put
DCOM250321P0002500010425.00.1 - 1.650.8Out
 Put
DCOM250321P00030000430.00.5 - 2.951.05Out
 Put
DCOM250321P00035000035.03.3 - 5.13.3In
 Put
DCOM250321P00040000040.07.6 - 9.57.6In
 Put
DCOM250321P00045000045.012.2 - 14.312.2In

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

1.48 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:
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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.