Erie Indemnity Stock Options

ERIE Stock  USD 393.91  12.82  3.15%   
Erie Indemnity's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.57 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.28 over 71 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025. The total put volume is at 3.0, with calls trading at the volume of 1.0. This yields a 3.0 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Erie Indemnity'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. Erie Indemnity's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Erie Indemnity's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Erie Indemnity Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts

Max pain usually refers to a trading concept that asserts that market manipulation can cause the market price of particular securities such as Erie Indemnity close to expiration to expire worthless. So, Max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Erie Indemnity'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 Erie Indemnity

Analyzing Erie Indemnity's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Erie Indemnity regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Erie Indemnity's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Erie Indemnity's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Erie Indemnity's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Erie Indemnity's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Erie Indemnity common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Erie stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Erie Indemnity's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Erie Indemnity's Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Stock Based Compensation is expected to grow to about 20.4 M, whereas Other Stockholder Equity is forecasted to decline to (1.1 B).

Erie Indemnity In The Money Call Balance

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

Erie Current Options Market Mood

Erie Indemnity'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 Erie 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 Erie Indemnity's options investors are not very successful. Erie Indemnity'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 Erie contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Erie Indemnity will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0356% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Erie Indemnity trading at USD 393.91, that is roughly USD 0.14. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Erie Indemnity's daily price movement you should consider buying Erie Indemnity options at the current volatility level of 0.57%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Erie Indemnity 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" Erie calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Erie Indemnity stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Erie Indemnity Option Chain

When Erie Indemnity's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Erie Indemnity 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.
Erie Indemnity's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Erie. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Erie. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Erie Indemnity 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
ERIE250321C001800004180.0204.7 - 209.7247.5In
Call
ERIE250321C001850001185.0199.8 - 204.8243.2In
Call
ERIE250321C001900001190.0194.8 - 199.8240.6In
Call
ERIE250321C001950004195.0190.8 - 195.8229.9In
Call
ERIE250321C002100002210.0175.0 - 180.0185.8In
Call
ERIE250321C002200002220.0166.5 - 171.5177.5In
Call
ERIE250321C002300003230.0156.4 - 161.4181.8In
Call
ERIE250321C002400002240.0146.5 - 151.5153.6In
Call
ERIE250321C002500008250.0136.6 - 141.6157.6In
Call
ERIE250321C002700001270.0115.7 - 120.7143.1In
Call
ERIE250321C002800004280.0107.0 - 112.0131.2In
Call
ERIE250321C002900003290.096.0 - 101.0123.9In
Call
ERIE250321C003000001300.087.6 - 92.6114.3In
Call
ERIE250321C003100001310.078.5 - 83.5131.5In
Call
ERIE250321C003200005320.068.6 - 73.6118.5In
Call
ERIE250321C003300002330.059.5 - 64.577.0In
Call
ERIE250321C003500008350.041.4 - 46.337.0In
Call
ERIE250321C003600002360.033.2 - 38.243.2In
Call
ERIE250321C0037000012370.027.0 - 32.024.55In
Call
ERIE250321C0038000021380.020.5 - 25.518.83In
Call
ERIE250321C003900003390.013.8 - 18.814.1Out
Call
ERIE250321C004000006400.010.1 - 15.018.73Out
Call
ERIE250321C004100004410.06.4 - 11.45.78Out
Call
ERIE250321C0042000044420.03.5 - 8.55.5Out
Call
ERIE250321C004300004430.01.6 - 6.36.9Out
Call
ERIE250321C004400005440.00.0 - 4.517.8Out
Call
ERIE250321C0045000017450.01.5 - 3.31.9Out
Call
ERIE250321C004600003460.01.0 - 1.57.5Out
Call
ERIE250321C0047000018470.00.0 - 4.86.96Out
Call
ERIE250321C0048000017480.00.0 - 4.827.3Out
Call
ERIE250321C0049000024490.00.0 - 4.88.75Out
Call
ERIE250321C0050000020500.00.0 - 4.82.55Out
Call
ERIE250321C0051000012510.00.0 - 4.831.3Out
Call
ERIE250321C00520000150520.00.0 - 4.826.4Out
Call
ERIE250321C005400006540.00.0 - 4.89.3Out
Call
ERIE250321C0056000025560.00.0 - 4.82.21Out
Call
ERIE250321C00580000183580.00.0 - 2.152.0Out
Call
ERIE250321C0060000060600.00.0 - 1.756.5Out
Call
ERIE250321C006200003620.00.0 - 1.6517.34Out
Call
ERIE250321C006400001640.00.0 - 4.812.5Out
Call
ERIE250321C006600003660.00.0 - 4.88.0Out
Call
ERIE250321C006800002680.00.0 - 4.83.3Out
Call
ERIE250321C007000000700.00.0 - 4.82.45Out
Call
ERIE250321C007200004720.00.0 - 4.83.3Out
Call
ERIE250321C007400000740.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
ERIE250321C007600007760.00.0 - 0.80.5Out
Call
ERIE250321C0078000020780.00.0 - 4.80.75Out
 Put
ERIE250321P002200001220.00.0 - 4.81.15Out
 Put
ERIE250321P002400001240.00.0 - 1.70.85Out
 Put
ERIE250321P003300003330.00.1 - 5.02.75Out
 Put
ERIE250321P003500001350.03.9 - 8.85.0Out
 Put
ERIE250321P003600001360.06.5 - 11.47.07Out
 Put
ERIE250321P003700003370.07.6 - 12.013.11Out
 Put
ERIE250321P0038000065380.012.9 - 17.816.02Out
 Put
ERIE250321P0040000043400.022.1 - 27.025.0In
 Put
ERIE250321P0041000045410.029.1 - 34.030.9In
 Put
ERIE250321P0042000011420.033.6 - 38.636.81In
 Put
ERIE250321P0043000020430.042.0 - 47.031.4In
 Put
ERIE250321P004400006440.051.0 - 56.058.7In
 Put
ERIE250321P004500005450.061.8 - 65.568.0In
 Put
ERIE250321P004600001460.072.0 - 77.049.9In
 Put
ERIE250321P006000000600.0211.0 - 216.0175.0In
 Put
ERIE250321P006200000620.0230.4 - 235.4200.3In
 Put
ERIE250321P006400000640.0250.6 - 255.6250.6In
 Put
ERIE250321P006600000660.0270.5 - 275.5270.5In
 Put
ERIE250321P006800000680.0290.0 - 295.0290.0In
 Put
ERIE250321P007000000700.0310.5 - 315.5280.1In
 Put
ERIE250321P007200000720.0330.3 - 335.3330.3In
 Put
ERIE250321P007400000740.0350.3 - 355.3350.3In
 Put
ERIE250321P007600000760.0370.7 - 375.7370.7In
 Put
ERIE250321P007800000780.0390.4 - 395.4390.4In

Erie Indemnity Market Cap Over Time

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Erie Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

971.05 Million

At present, Erie Indemnity's Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

Erie Indemnity Corporate Management

CPCU CPAEx CFOProfile
Marc CICSenior UnderwritingProfile
Charles CICSenior MarketingProfile
Jeffrey CPCUSenior ServicesProfile
CPCU FCASEx ProductsProfile
Ronald HaburskySenior OfficerProfile
Bill MatrogranVice OperationsProfile
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Is Property & Casualty Insurance 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 Erie Indemnity. If investors know Erie 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 Erie Indemnity 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
0.22
Dividend Share
5.1
Earnings Share
10.7
Revenue Per Share
79.861
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.164
The market value of Erie Indemnity is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Erie that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Erie Indemnity's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Erie Indemnity'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 Erie Indemnity's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Erie Indemnity'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 Erie Indemnity's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Erie Indemnity is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Erie Indemnity'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.