First Commonwealth Stock Options
| FCF Stock | USD 16.44 0.20 1.20% |
First Commonwealth's latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.76 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.3 over 20 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025.
Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows First Commonwealth'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. First Commonwealth's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for First Commonwealth's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on First Commonwealth
Analyzing First Commonwealth's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in First Commonwealth regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when First Commonwealth's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money First Commonwealth's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with First Commonwealth's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
First Commonwealth In The Money Call Balance
When First Commonwealth's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against First Commonwealth Financial stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying First Commonwealth'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 First Commonwealth Financial 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.
First Current Options Market Mood
First Commonwealth'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 First 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
Most First Commonwealth's options investors are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. First Commonwealth'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. Using current First Commonwealth's option volume and open interest to make an investment decision is considered a contrarian-sentiment measure that can be utilized in many timing strategies in both derivative and spot marketplace.
Rule 16 of the current First contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that First Commonwealth Financial will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0475% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With First Commonwealth trading at USD 16.44, that is roughly USD 0.007809. If you think that the market is fully incorporating First Commonwealth's daily price movement you should consider buying First Commonwealth Financial options at the current volatility level of 0.76%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing First Commonwealth 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" First calls. Remember, the seller must deliver First Commonwealth Financial stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
First Commonwealth Option Chain
When First Commonwealth's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against First Commonwealth Financial 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.
First Commonwealth's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on First. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for First. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a First Commonwealth 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 | Strike Price | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | FCF250417C00007500 | 0 | 7.5 | 8.7 - 11.2 | 8.7 | In |
Call | FCF250417C00010000 | 0 | 10.0 | 6.2 - 8.5 | 6.2 | In |
Call | FCF250417C00012500 | 0 | 12.5 | 3.8 - 6.1 | 3.8 | In |
Call | FCF250417C00015000 | 0 | 15.0 | 0.0 - 4.3 | 4.3 | In |
Call | FCF250417C00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 0.0 - 0.95 | 0.95 | |
Call | FCF250417C00020000 | 100 | 20.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 1.5 | Out |
Call | FCF250417C00022500 | 2 | 22.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.35 | Out |
Call | FCF250417C00025000 | 1 | 25.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.25 | Out |
Call | FCF250417C00030000 | 0 | 30.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | FCF250417C00035000 | 0 | 35.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Put | FCF250417P00007500 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Put | FCF250417P00010000 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Put | FCF250417P00012500 | 1 | 12.5 | 0.1 - 0.35 | 0.15 | Out |
Put | FCF250417P00015000 | 26 | 15.0 | 0.05 - 0.9 | 0.4 | Out |
Put | FCF250417P00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 0.0 - 2.55 | 2.55 | In |
Put | FCF250417P00020000 | 4 | 20.0 | 3.0 - 4.1 | 1.8 | In |
Put | FCF250417P00022500 | 0 | 22.5 | 5.4 - 6.5 | 5.4 | In |
Put | FCF250417P00025000 | 0 | 25.0 | 7.9 - 9.1 | 7.9 | In |
Put | FCF250417P00030000 | 0 | 30.0 | 12.9 - 15.0 | 12.9 | In |
Put | FCF250417P00035000 | 0 | 35.0 | 17.9 - 20.0 | 17.9 | In |
First Commonwealth Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time
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First Commonwealth Market Cap Over Time
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First Total Stockholder Equity
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First Commonwealth Corporate Directors
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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 First Commonwealth. If investors know First 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 First Commonwealth 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 (0.18) | Dividend Share 0.515 | Earnings Share 1.48 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth (0.05) |
The market value of First Commonwealth is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of First that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of First Commonwealth's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is First Commonwealth'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 First Commonwealth's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect First Commonwealth'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 First Commonwealth's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if First Commonwealth is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, First Commonwealth'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.