Glaukos Corp Stock Options

GKOS Stock  USD 159.01  0.67  0.42%   
Glaukos Corp's latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.5 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.52 over 49 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 7.0, with calls trading at the volume of 5.0. This yields a 1.4 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts

Glaukos Corp option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in Glaukos Corp's lending market. For example, when Glaukos Corp's puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on Glaukos Corp, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Glaukos Corp stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Glaukos Corp'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. Glaukos Corp's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Glaukos Corp's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Glaukos Corp Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-04-17 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Glaukos Corp's market makers reach a net positive position across all Glaukos Corp's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Glaukos Corp'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 Glaukos Corp

Analyzing Glaukos Corp's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Glaukos Corp regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Glaukos Corp's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Glaukos Corp's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Glaukos Corp's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Glaukos Corp In The Money Call Balance

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

Glaukos Current Options Market Mood

Glaukos Corp'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 Glaukos 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 Glaukos Corp'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. Glaukos Corp'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 Glaukos contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Glaukos Corp will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0313% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Glaukos Corp trading at USD 159.01, that is roughly USD 0.0497. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Glaukos Corp's daily price movement you should consider buying Glaukos Corp options at the current volatility level of 0.5%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Glaukos Corp 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" Glaukos calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Glaukos Corp stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Glaukos Corp Option Chain

When Glaukos Corp's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Glaukos Corp 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.
Glaukos Corp's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Glaukos. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Glaukos. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Glaukos Corp 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
GKOS250417C00090000190.067.7 - 72.546.7In
Call
GKOS250417C001000001100.057.8 - 62.534.0In
Call
GKOS250417C001050001105.053.2 - 58.031.8In
Call
GKOS250417C001150001115.044.5 - 48.435.22In
Call
GKOS250417C001200001120.040.0 - 43.943.05In
Call
GKOS250417C001300004130.031.5 - 35.330.4In
Call
GKOS250417C0013500044135.027.2 - 30.628.97In
Call
GKOS250417C0014000047140.024.0 - 27.221.3In
Call
GKOS250417C0014500056145.019.6 - 23.623.55In
Call
GKOS250417C00150000542150.016.1 - 20.018.0In
Call
GKOS250417C0015500026155.013.0 - 15.812.5In
Call
GKOS250417C001600009160.010.7 - 12.712.25Out
Call
GKOS250417C0016500011165.08.1 - 10.410.7Out
Call
GKOS250417C001700008170.06.0 - 8.58.7Out
Call
GKOS250417C001750003175.04.6 - 6.87.2Out
Call
GKOS250417C0018000012180.03.1 - 5.56.8Out
Call
GKOS250417C0018500041185.02.05 - 4.34.5Out
Call
GKOS250417C0019000020190.01.1 - 3.53.5Out
Call
GKOS250417C0019500038195.00.55 - 4.62.5Out
Call
GKOS250417C0020000023200.00.45 - 4.22.0Out
Call
GKOS250417C002100006210.00.15 - 3.41.3Out
Call
GKOS250417C002200003220.00.0 - 2.950.8Out
 Put
GKOS250417P00075000175.00.0 - 2.151.8Out
 Put
GKOS250417P00080000780.00.0 - 1.551.55Out
 Put
GKOS250417P000850004685.00.0 - 2.22.05Out
 Put
GKOS250417P000900003490.00.0 - 2.250.39Out
 Put
GKOS250417P000950003395.00.0 - 1.752.65Out
 Put
GKOS250417P0010000037100.00.0 - 1.853.2Out
 Put
GKOS250417P0010500013105.00.1 - 2.71.13Out
 Put
GKOS250417P001100004110.00.2 - 2.952.05Out
 Put
GKOS250417P001150008115.00.35 - 3.11.76Out
 Put
GKOS250417P0012000011120.00.55 - 3.82.94Out
 Put
GKOS250417P0012500094125.02.1 - 4.42.5Out
 Put
GKOS250417P0013000044130.00.65 - 5.02.52Out
 Put
GKOS250417P0013500035135.02.0 - 4.07.9Out
 Put
GKOS250417P0014000055140.02.8 - 5.05.2Out
 Put
GKOS250417P001450006145.04.9 - 7.46.0Out
 Put
GKOS250417P0015000017150.05.8 - 8.38.3Out
 Put
GKOS250417P001550009155.07.6 - 10.59.2Out
 Put
GKOS250417P001650009165.013.0 - 15.824.1In
 Put
GKOS250417P001700003170.016.0 - 18.619.8In
 Put
GKOS250417P001750000175.019.1 - 23.119.1In
 Put
GKOS250417P001800001180.023.0 - 26.827.66In
 Put
GKOS250417P001850001185.026.9 - 30.031.66In
 Put
GKOS250417P001900001190.031.2 - 34.253.1In
 Put
GKOS250417P001950000195.035.6 - 39.435.6In
 Put
GKOS250417P002000000200.040.0 - 43.940.0In
 Put
GKOS250417P002100002210.049.3 - 53.253.47In
 Put
GKOS250417P002200000220.058.7 - 63.558.7In

Glaukos Corp Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Glaukos Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

288.63 Million

At this time, Glaukos Corp's Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Glaukos Corp Corporate Directors

Gilbert KlimanIndependent DirectorProfile
Mark FoleyLead Independent DirectorProfile
Aimee WeisnerIndependent DirectorProfile
David HoffmeisterIndependent DirectorProfile

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