Federal Signal Stock Options
| FSS Stock | USD 97.20 0.64 0.65% |
Federal Signal's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.42. The Federal Signal option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Federal Signal option contracts. It shows all of Federal Signal's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.
Federal Signal Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts
Max pain occurs when Federal Signal's market makers reach a net positive position across all Federal Signal's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Federal Signal'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 Federal Signal
Analyzing Federal Signal's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Federal Signal regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Federal Signal's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Federal Signal's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Federal Signal's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Federal Signal In The Money Call Balance
When Federal Signal's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Federal Signal stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Federal Signal'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 Federal Signal 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.
Federal Current Options Market Mood
Federal Signal'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 Federal 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 Volume
Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Federal Signal'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. Federal Signal'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 Federal contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Federal Signal will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0263% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Federal Signal trading at USD 97.2, that is roughly USD 0.0255. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Federal Signal's daily price movement you should consider buying Federal Signal options at the current volatility level of 0.42%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Federal Signal 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" Federal calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Federal Signal stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Federal Signal Option Chain
When Federal Signal's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Federal Signal 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.
Federal Signal's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Federal. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Federal. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Federal Signal 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 | FSS250321C00095000 | 0 | 95.0 | 4.6 - 8.3 | 4.6 | In |
Call | FSS250321C00100000 | 0 | 100.0 | 1.6 - 5.8 | 1.6 | |
Call | FSS250321C00105000 | 0 | 105.0 | 0.3 - 3.5 | 0.3 | |
Call | FSS250321C00110000 | 0 | 110.0 | 0.05 - 2.6 | 0.05 | |
Call | FSS250321C00115000 | 0 | 115.0 | 0.0 - 2.2 | 2.2 | |
Call | FSS250321C00120000 | 0 | 120.0 | 0.0 - 2.25 | 2.25 | |
Call | FSS250321C00125000 | 0 | 125.0 | 0.0 - 2.2 | 2.2 | |
Call | FSS250321C00130000 | 0 | 130.0 | 0.0 - 2.2 | 2.2 | |
Call | FSS250321C00135000 | 0 | 135.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 2.15 | |
Call | FSS250321C00140000 | 0 | 140.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 2.15 | |
Put | FSS250321P00095000 | 0 | 95.0 | 1.6 - 6.0 | 1.6 | |
Put | FSS250321P00100000 | 0 | 100.0 | 4.0 - 8.5 | 4.0 | In |
Put | FSS250321P00105000 | 0 | 105.0 | 7.2 - 12.0 | 7.2 | In |
Put | FSS250321P00110000 | 0 | 110.0 | 11.2 - 16.0 | 11.2 | In |
Put | FSS250321P00115000 | 0 | 115.0 | 16.5 - 20.5 | 16.5 | In |
Put | FSS250321P00120000 | 0 | 120.0 | 20.9 - 25.5 | 20.9 | In |
Put | FSS250321P00125000 | 0 | 125.0 | 26.7 - 29.5 | 26.7 | In |
Put | FSS250321P00130000 | 0 | 130.0 | 31.7 - 35.0 | 31.7 | In |
Put | FSS250321P00135000 | 0 | 135.0 | 36.7 - 40.1 | 36.7 | In |
Put | FSS250321P00140000 | 0 | 140.0 | 41.7 - 45.0 | 41.7 | In |
Federal Total Stockholder Equity
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Federal Signal Corporate Directors
| Eugene Lowe | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Brenda Reichelderfer | Lead Independent Director | Profile | |
| John Workman | Independent Director | Profile | |
| William Owens | Independent Director | Profile |
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