Independent Bank Stock Options
| IBCP Stock | USD 34.42 0.45 1.29% |
Independent Bank's latest option contracts expiring on February 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.2 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.83 over 20 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on February 21st 2025.
Open Interest Against February 21st 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows Independent Bank'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. Independent Bank's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Independent Bank's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Independent Bank
Analyzing Independent Bank's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Independent Bank regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Independent Bank's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Independent Bank's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Independent Bank's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Independent Bank In The Money Call Balance
When Independent Bank's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Independent Bank stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Independent Bank'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 Independent Bank 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.
Independent Current Options Market Mood
Independent Bank'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 Independent 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 Independent Bank'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. Independent Bank'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 Independent contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Independent Bank will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.075% per day over the life of the 2025-02-21 option contract. With Independent Bank trading at USD 34.42, that is roughly USD 0.0258. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Independent Bank's daily price movement you should consider buying Independent Bank options at the current volatility level of 1.2%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Independent Bank 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" Independent calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Independent Bank stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Independent Bank Option Chain
When Independent Bank's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Independent Bank 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.
Independent Bank's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Independent. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Independent. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Independent Bank 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 | IBCP250221C00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 14.4 - 18.0 | 14.4 | In |
Call | IBCP250221C00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 11.9 - 15.5 | 11.9 | In |
Call | IBCP250221C00022500 | 0 | 22.5 | 9.4 - 12.7 | 9.4 | In |
Call | IBCP250221C00025000 | 1 | 25.0 | 7.3 - 10.4 | 3.7 | In |
Call | IBCP250221C00030000 | 3 | 30.0 | 1.5 - 5.5 | 4.3 | In |
Call | IBCP250221C00035000 | 4 | 35.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 3.7 | Out |
Call | IBCP250221C00040000 | 4 | 40.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 1.5 | Out |
Call | IBCP250221C00045000 | 0 | 45.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Call | IBCP250221C00050000 | 0 | 50.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Call | IBCP250221C00055000 | 0 | 55.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Put | IBCP250221P00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Put | IBCP250221P00020000 | 10 | 20.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 1.3 | Out |
Put | IBCP250221P00022500 | 0 | 22.5 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Put | IBCP250221P00025000 | 8 | 25.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 1.7 | Out |
Put | IBCP250221P00030000 | 3 | 30.0 | 0.35 - 0.7 | 0.65 | Out |
Put | IBCP250221P00035000 | 1 | 35.0 | 1.3 - 4.9 | 3.9 | In |
Put | IBCP250221P00040000 | 0 | 40.0 | 6.7 - 9.3 | 6.7 | In |
Put | IBCP250221P00045000 | 0 | 45.0 | 11.3 - 14.2 | 11.3 | In |
Put | IBCP250221P00050000 | 0 | 50.0 | 16.3 - 18.9 | 16.3 | In |
Put | IBCP250221P00055000 | 0 | 55.0 | 20.8 - 24.5 | 20.8 | In |
Independent Bank Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time
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Independent Bank Market Cap Over Time
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Independent Total Stockholder Equity
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Independent Bank Corporate Management
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