Hecla Mining Stock Options Expiring on 7th of February

HL Stock  USD 5.48  0.10  1.79%   
Hecla Mining's latest option contracts expiring on February 7th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 2.38 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.38 over 27 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on February 7th 2025. The total put volume is at 72.0, with calls trading at the volume of 198. This yields a 0.36 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against February 7th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Hecla Mining Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-02-07 Option Contracts

Hecla Mining's 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, option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

Hecla Mining In The Money Call Balance

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

Hecla Current Options Market Mood

Hecla Mining'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 Hecla 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 Hecla Mining's options investors are not very successful. Hecla Mining'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 Hecla contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Hecla Mining will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.15% per day over the life of the 2025-02-07 option contract. With Hecla Mining trading at USD 5.48, that is roughly USD 0.008152. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Hecla Mining's daily price movement you should consider buying Hecla Mining options at the current volatility level of 2.38%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  

Hecla Mining Option Chain

When Hecla Mining's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Hecla Mining 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.
Hecla Mining's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Hecla. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Hecla. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Hecla Mining 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
HL250207C00010500010.50.0 - 0.150.15Out
Call
HL250207C00010000010.00.0 - 1.771.77Out
Call
HL250207C0000950009.50.0 - 1.551.55Out
Call
HL250207C0000900009.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
HL250207C0000850008.50.0 - 1.251.25Out
Call
HL250207C0000800008.00.0 - 1.771.77Out
Call
HL250207C0000750007.50.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
HL250207C0000700037.00.0 - 1.780.01Out
Call
HL250207C000065001336.50.01 - 0.040.03Out
Call
HL250207C000060002516.00.0 - 0.070.07Out
Call
HL250207C000055007675.50.02 - 0.880.23Out
Call
HL250207C00005000455.00.0 - 0.850.63In
Call
HL250207C00004500134.50.5 - 1.40.98In
Call
HL250207C0000400054.00.66 - 2.881.34In
 Put
HL250207P00010500010.54.15 - 7.54.15In
 Put
HL250207P00010000010.03.85 - 6.53.85In
 Put
HL250207P0000950009.53.9 - 5.83.9In
 Put
HL250207P0000900009.03.4 - 4.353.4In
 Put
HL250207P0000850008.52.47 - 4.852.47In
 Put
HL250207P0000800008.02.21 - 2.852.21In
 Put
HL250207P0000750007.51.79 - 3.11.79In
 Put
HL250207P0000700007.00.68 - 5.00.68In
 Put
HL250207P0000650016.50.66 - 2.961.59In
 Put
HL250207P0000600026.00.19 - 0.590.59In
 Put
HL250207P000055001095.50.05 - 0.790.21Out
 Put
HL250207P000050003305.00.04 - 0.070.05Out
 Put
HL250207P00004500154.50.0 - 0.010.01Out

Hecla Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

2.38 Billion

At this time, Hecla Mining's Total Stockholder Equity is quite stable compared to the past year.

Hecla Mining Corporate Directors

Stephen RalbovskyIndependent DirectorProfile
George JohnsonIndependent DirectorProfile
Catherine BoggsIndependent DirectorProfile
George NethercuttIndependent DirectorProfile
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Is Metals & Mining 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 Hecla Mining. If investors know Hecla 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 Hecla Mining 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
(0.81)
Dividend Share
0.04
Earnings Share
(0.03)
Revenue Per Share
1.364
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.347
The market value of Hecla Mining is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Hecla that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Hecla Mining's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Hecla Mining'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 Hecla Mining's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Hecla Mining'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 Hecla Mining's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Hecla Mining is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Hecla Mining'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.