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| GD Stock | USD 339.47 1.01 0.30% |
General Dynamics' latest option contracts expiring on March 20th 2026 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.4 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.84 over 61 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 20th 2026. The total put volume is at 37.0, with calls trading at the volume of 36.0. This yields a 1.03 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against March 20th 2026 Option Contracts
2026-03-20
The chart above shows General Dynamics' 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. General Dynamics' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for General Dynamics' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
General Dynamics 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 General Dynamics 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, General Dynamics' 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 General Dynamics
Analyzing General Dynamics' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in General Dynamics regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when General Dynamics' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money General Dynamics' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with General Dynamics' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
General Dynamics' stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of General Dynamics common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell General stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If General Dynamics' stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, General Dynamics' Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Common Stock Total Equity is expected to grow to about 457.1 M, whereas Other Stockholder Equity is projected to grow to (17.5 B). General Dynamics In The Money Call Balance
When General Dynamics' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against General Dynamics stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying General Dynamics' 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 General Dynamics 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.
General Current Options Market Mood
General Dynamics' 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 General 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 General Dynamics' calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. General Dynamics' 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 General contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that General Dynamics will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.025% per day over the life of the 2026-03-20 option contract. With General Dynamics trading at USD 339.47, that is roughly USD 0.0849. If you think that the market is fully incorporating General Dynamics' daily price movement you should consider buying General Dynamics options at the current volatility level of 0.4%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing General Dynamics 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" General calls. Remember, the seller must deliver General Dynamics stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
General Dynamics Option Chain
When General Dynamics' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against General Dynamics 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.
General Dynamics' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on General. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for General. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a General Dynamics 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 | GD260320C00440000 | 0 | 440.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | GD260320C00430000 | 26 | 430.0 | 0.0 - 0.45 | 0.4 | Out |
Call | GD260320C00420000 | 8 | 420.0 | 0.0 - 2.3 | 1.09 | Out |
Call | GD260320C00410000 | 3 | 410.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.7 | Out |
Call | GD260320C00400000 | 72 | 400.0 | 0.0 - 1.15 | 0.6 | Out |
Call | GD260320C00390000 | 123 | 390.0 | 0.6 - 2.55 | 1.55 | Out |
Call | GD260320C00380000 | 72 | 380.0 | 0.85 - 2.3 | 2.3 | Out |
Call | GD260320C00370000 | 134 | 370.0 | 2.2 - 3.9 | 3.9 | Out |
Call | GD260320C00360000 | 136 | 360.0 | 5.5 - 6.2 | 6.1 | Out |
Call | GD260320C00350000 | 159 | 350.0 | 9.0 - 10.0 | 9.6 | Out |
Call | GD260320C00340000 | 153 | 340.0 | 13.9 - 15.0 | 15.39 | Out |
Call | GD260320C00330000 | 21 | 330.0 | 19.2 - 21.4 | 21.4 | In |
Call | GD260320C00320000 | 26 | 320.0 | 26.9 - 28.4 | 31.59 | In |
Call | GD260320C00310000 | 53 | 310.0 | 34.5 - 37.5 | 38.55 | In |
Call | GD260320C00300000 | 39 | 300.0 | 42.1 - 45.8 | 47.98 | In |
Call | GD260320C00290000 | 69 | 290.0 | 52.5 - 53.8 | 55.0 | In |
Call | GD260320C00280000 | 50 | 280.0 | 61.3 - 64.7 | 69.3 | In |
Call | GD260320C00270000 | 61 | 270.0 | 70.4 - 74.4 | 74.5 | In |
Call | GD260320C00260000 | 13 | 260.0 | 79.9 - 84.1 | 82.0 | In |
Call | GD260320C00250000 | 18 | 250.0 | 89.9 - 94.0 | 73.0 | In |
Call | GD260320C00240000 | 5 | 240.0 | 99.6 - 103.8 | 47.8 | In |
Call | GD260320C00230000 | 10 | 230.0 | 109.6 - 113.7 | 109.6 | In |
Call | GD260320C00220000 | 4 | 220.0 | 119.6 - 123.6 | 99.65 | In |
Call | GD260320C00210000 | 7 | 210.0 | 129.5 - 133.5 | 129.5 | In |
Call | GD260320C00200000 | 3 | 200.0 | 139.3 - 143.4 | 139.3 | In |
Call | GD260320C00190000 | 1 | 190.0 | 149.3 - 153.3 | 90.49 | In |
Call | GD260320C00185000 | 1 | 185.0 | 154.3 - 158.3 | 154.3 | In |
Call | GD260320C00175000 | 1 | 175.0 | 164.2 - 168.2 | 164.2 | In |
Put | GD260320P00440000 | 0 | 440.0 | 97.7 - 101.7 | 97.7 | In |
Put | GD260320P00430000 | 0 | 430.0 | 87.7 - 91.8 | 87.7 | In |
Put | GD260320P00420000 | 0 | 420.0 | 77.7 - 82.0 | 77.7 | In |
Put | GD260320P00410000 | 0 | 410.0 | 67.8 - 71.8 | 67.8 | In |
Put | GD260320P00400000 | 0 | 400.0 | 57.8 - 61.7 | 57.8 | In |
Put | GD260320P00390000 | 0 | 390.0 | 48.0 - 51.5 | 48.0 | In |
Put | GD260320P00380000 | 0 | 380.0 | 38.5 - 41.7 | 38.5 | In |
Put | GD260320P00370000 | 0 | 370.0 | 29.5 - 33.4 | 29.5 | In |
Put | GD260320P00360000 | 14 | 360.0 | 22.1 - 25.0 | 24.47 | In |
Put | GD260320P00350000 | 25 | 350.0 | 16.5 - 18.4 | 20.0 | In |
Put | GD260320P00340000 | 97 | 340.0 | 9.9 - 13.3 | 12.0 | Out |
Put | GD260320P00330000 | 119 | 330.0 | 6.2 - 9.2 | 8.1 | Out |
Put | GD260320P00320000 | 115 | 320.0 | 3.6 - 5.6 | 5.14 | Out |
Put | GD260320P00310000 | 113 | 310.0 | 3.0 - 3.4 | 3.1 | Out |
Put | GD260320P00300000 | 70 | 300.0 | 1.3 - 2.3 | 1.85 | Out |
Put | GD260320P00290000 | 95 | 290.0 | 0.6 - 1.5 | 1.3 | Out |
Put | GD260320P00280000 | 79 | 280.0 | 0.1 - 1.25 | 1.0 | Out |
Put | GD260320P00270000 | 31 | 270.0 | 0.05 - 0.8 | 0.7 | Out |
Put | GD260320P00260000 | 32 | 260.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 1.75 | Out |
Put | GD260320P00250000 | 54 | 250.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 1.25 | Out |
Put | GD260320P00240000 | 44 | 240.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 1.0 | Out |
Put | GD260320P00230000 | 15 | 230.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.15 | Out |
Put | GD260320P00220000 | 11 | 220.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.4 | Out |
Put | GD260320P00210000 | 7 | 210.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 0.49 | Out |
Put | GD260320P00200000 | 77 | 200.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 2.05 | Out |
Put | GD260320P00190000 | 1 | 190.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 0.64 | Out |
Put | GD260320P00185000 | 1 | 185.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 0.54 | Out |
Put | GD260320P00180000 | 24 | 180.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 2.15 | Out |
Put | GD260320P00175000 | 3 | 175.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 0.1 | Out |
Put | GD260320P00160000 | 3 | 160.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 1.95 | Out |
Put | GD260320P00155000 | 5 | 155.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 2.25 | Out |
Put | GD260320P00150000 | 10 | 150.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 2.15 | Out |
Put | GD260320P00145000 | 19 | 145.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 2.15 | Out |
General Dynamics Market Cap Over Time
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General Dynamics Corporate Directors
| Mark Malcolm | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Robert Steel | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Rudy Leon | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Catherine Reynolds | Independent Director | Profile |
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Is Aerospace & Defense 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 General Dynamics. If investors know General 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 General Dynamics 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 0.158 | Dividend Share 5.92 | Earnings Share 15.36 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.106 |
The market value of General Dynamics is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of General that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of General Dynamics' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is General Dynamics' 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 General Dynamics' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect General Dynamics' 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 General Dynamics' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if General Dynamics is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, General Dynamics' 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.