FirstEnergy Stock Options

FE Stock  USD 44.77  0.19  0.42%   
FirstEnergy's latest option contracts expiring on March 20th 2026 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.35 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.51 over 40 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on March 20th 2026.

Open Interest Against March 20th 2026 Option Contracts

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

FirstEnergy Maximum Pain Price Across 2026-03-20 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 FirstEnergy 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, FirstEnergy'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 FirstEnergy

Analyzing FirstEnergy's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in FirstEnergy regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when FirstEnergy's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money FirstEnergy's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with FirstEnergy's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
FirstEnergy's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of FirstEnergy common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell FirstEnergy stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If FirstEnergy's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, FirstEnergy's Capital Stock 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 78.4 M, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is forecasted to decline to about 419.5 M.

FirstEnergy In The Money Call Balance

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

FirstEnergy Current Options Market Mood

FirstEnergy'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 FirstEnergy 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 options investors, including buyers and sellers of FirstEnergy's calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. FirstEnergy'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 FirstEnergy contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that FirstEnergy will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0219% per day over the life of the 2026-03-20 option contract. With FirstEnergy trading at USD 44.77, that is roughly USD 0.009793. If you think that the market is fully incorporating FirstEnergy's daily price movement you should consider buying FirstEnergy options at the current volatility level of 0.35%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing FirstEnergy 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" FirstEnergy calls. Remember, the seller must deliver FirstEnergy stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

FirstEnergy Option Chain

When FirstEnergy's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against FirstEnergy 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.
FirstEnergy's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on FirstEnergy. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for FirstEnergy. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a FirstEnergy 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
FE260320C00070000070.00.0 - 2.152.15Out
Call
FE260320C00065000065.00.0 - 2.152.15Out
Call
FE260320C00060000760.00.0 - 2.150.15Out
Call
FE260320C0005500012055.00.0 - 0.20.33Out
Call
FE260320C00050000193150.00.1 - 0.30.24Out
Call
FE260320C0004900029449.00.15 - 0.70.35Out
Call
FE260320C0004800047148.00.3 - 0.70.4Out
Call
FE260320C0004700060647.00.6 - 0.850.67Out
Call
FE260320C0004600038546.00.85 - 1.21.05Out
Call
FE260320C0004500048045.01.25 - 1.61.53Out
Call
FE260320C0004400041344.01.2 - 2.22.0In
Call
FE260320C000430003843.01.8 - 3.12.55In
Call
FE260320C0004200015242.02.9 - 4.83.56In
Call
FE260320C000400003740.04.7 - 5.94.67In
Call
FE260320C00037000237.06.8 - 9.46.04In
Call
FE260320C000350001035.09.7 - 10.39.7In
Call
FE260320C00033000933.010.0 - 14.210.0In
 Put
FE260320P00070000070.023.1 - 27.323.1In
 Put
FE260320P00065000065.018.2 - 22.318.2In
 Put
FE260320P00060000060.013.3 - 17.313.3In
 Put
FE260320P00055000055.08.2 - 12.48.2In
 Put
FE260320P00050000050.04.8 - 6.74.8In
 Put
FE260320P000490003449.03.3 - 5.83.6In
 Put
FE260320P0004800028148.03.0 - 4.23.8In
 Put
FE260320P0004700032147.02.8 - 3.91.77In
 Put
FE260320P0004600018346.02.05 - 2.42.85In
 Put
FE260320P0004500029145.01.45 - 1.71.35In
 Put
FE260320P000440005444.01.0 - 1.451.1Out
 Put
FE260320P000430009443.00.5 - 0.90.85Out
 Put
FE260320P0004200010142.00.25 - 0.850.54Out
 Put
FE260320P000410001241.00.25 - 0.750.42Out
 Put
FE260320P0004000061440.00.05 - 0.50.34Out
 Put
FE260320P000390002439.00.0 - 1.150.53Out
 Put
FE260320P000380002138.00.0 - 0.80.47Out
 Put
FE260320P0003700077737.00.0 - 0.750.08Out
 Put
FE260320P00036000936.00.0 - 2.250.3Out
 Put
FE260320P0003500015035.00.0 - 0.250.18Out
 Put
FE260320P000330002133.00.0 - 1.00.29Out
 Put
FE260320P00030000449930.00.0 - 0.20.05Out
 Put
FE260320P00028000928.00.0 - 0.750.3Out

FirstEnergy Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

9.39 Billion

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

FirstEnergy Corporate Directors

Julia JohnsonIndependent DirectorProfile
Christopher PappasExecutive Independent DirectorProfile
Dan DeVilleDirector AreasProfile
James OneilIndependent DirectorProfile
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Is Electric Utilities 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 FirstEnergy. If investors know FirstEnergy 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 FirstEnergy 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
0.045
Dividend Share
1.74
Earnings Share
2.3
Revenue Per Share
24.775
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.112
The market value of FirstEnergy is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of FirstEnergy that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of FirstEnergy's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is FirstEnergy'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 FirstEnergy's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect FirstEnergy'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 FirstEnergy's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if FirstEnergy is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, FirstEnergy'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.