FormFactor Stock Options
| FORM Stock | USD 42.00 0.89 2.08% |
FormFactor's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-12-20 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.24 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.48 over 17 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2024-12-20. The total put volume is at 9.0, with calls trading at the volume of 9.0. This yields a 0.05 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against 2024-12-20 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows FormFactor'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. FormFactor's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for FormFactor's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on FormFactor
Analyzing FormFactor's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in FormFactor regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when FormFactor's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money FormFactor's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with FormFactor'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 FormFactor. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in metropolitan statistical area.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on FormFactor lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if FormFactor'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 FormFactor 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 FormFactor Stock moves the wrong way.
FormFactor In The Money Call Balance
When FormFactor's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against FormFactor stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying FormFactor'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 FormFactor 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.
FormFactor Current Options Market Mood
FormFactor'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 FormFactor 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 FormFactor's options investors are not very successful. FormFactor'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 FormFactor contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that FormFactor will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0775% per day over the life of the 2024-12-20 option contract. With FormFactor trading at USD 42.0, that is roughly USD 0.0325. If you think that the market is fully incorporating FormFactor's daily price movement you should consider buying FormFactor options at the current volatility level of 1.24%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing FormFactor 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" FormFactor calls. Remember, the seller must deliver FormFactor stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
FormFactor Option Chain
When FormFactor's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against FormFactor 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.
FormFactor's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on FormFactor. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for FormFactor. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a FormFactor 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 | Expiration | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | FORM Option Call 20-12-2024 30 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 13.5 - 17.4 | 20.1 | In |
Call | FORM Option Call 20-12-2024 35 | 8 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 8.5 | In |
Call | FORM Option Call 20-12-2024 40 | 270 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 4.08 | In |
Call | FORM Option Call 20-12-2024 45 | 72 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.6 | Out |
Call | FORM Option Call 20-12-2024 50 | 35 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.1 | Out |
Call | FORM Option Call 20-12-2024 55 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 1.3 | 0.6 | |
Call | FORM Option Call 20-12-2024 60 | 113 | 2024-12-20 | 0.1 - 4.9 | 0.8 | Out |
Call | FORM Option Call 20-12-2024 65 | 3 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 1.3 | 0.95 | Out |
Call | FORM Option Call 20-12-2024 70 | 10 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 4.3 | 2.1 | Out |
Call | FORM Option Call 20-12-2024 75 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.05 | |
Call | FORM Option Call 20-12-2024 80 | 53 | 2024-12-20 | 0.3 - 2.6 | 1.75 | Out |
Call | FORM Option Call 20-12-2024 85 | 76 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 1.4 | Out |
Put | FORM Option Put 20-12-2024 30 | 42 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.2 | Out |
Put | FORM Option Put 20-12-2024 35 | 16 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.85 | Out |
Put | FORM Option Put 20-12-2024 40 | 232 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.05 | Out |
Put | FORM Option Put 20-12-2024 45 | 12 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 2.63 | In |
Put | FORM Option Put 20-12-2024 50 | 2 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 8.8 | In |
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FormFactor Corporate Management
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Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in FormFactor. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in metropolitan statistical area. To learn how to invest in FormFactor Stock, please use our How to Invest in FormFactor guide.You can also try the Analyst Advice module to analyst recommendations and target price estimates broken down by several categories.
Is Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 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 FormFactor. If investors know FormFactor 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 FormFactor 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 3.259 | Earnings Share 1.73 | Revenue Per Share 9.585 | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.212 | Return On Assets 0.0269 |
The market value of FormFactor is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of FormFactor that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of FormFactor's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is FormFactor'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 FormFactor's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect FormFactor'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 FormFactor's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if FormFactor is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, FormFactor'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.