IShares Utilities Stock Options Expiring on 21st of March
| IDU Etf | USD 99.61 2.03 2.00% |
IShares Utilities' latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.19 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.09 over 23 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025.
Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts
IShares Utilities 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 IShares Utilities' lending market. For example, when IShares Utilities' 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 IShares Utilities, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting IShares Utilities stock over its option's life.
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The chart above shows IShares Utilities' 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. IShares Utilities' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for IShares Utilities' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
IShares Utilities Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts
Max pain occurs when IShares Utilities' market makers reach a net positive position across all IShares Utilities' options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, IShares Utilities' option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
iShares Utilities ETF In The Money Call Balance
When IShares Utilities' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against iShares Utilities ETF stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying IShares Utilities' 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 iShares Utilities ETF 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.
IShares Current Options Market Mood
IShares Utilities' 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 IShares Etf'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
It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Using current IShares Utilities' option volume and open interest to make an investment decision is considered a contrarian-sentiment measure that can be utilized in many timing strategies in both derivative and spot marketplace.
Rule 16 of the current IShares contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that iShares Utilities ETF will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0119% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With IShares Utilities trading at USD 99.61, that is roughly USD 0.0118. If you think that the market is fully incorporating IShares Utilities' daily price movement you should consider buying iShares Utilities ETF options at the current volatility level of 0.19%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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IShares Utilities Option Chain
When IShares Utilities' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against iShares Utilities ETF 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.
IShares Utilities' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on IShares. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for IShares. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a IShares Utilities 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 | IDU250321C00096000 | 4 | 96.0 | 3.0 - 8.8 | 7.2 | In |
Call | IDU250321C00099000 | 2 | 99.0 | 1.1 - 6.4 | 3.0 | In |
Call | IDU250321C00100000 | 1 | 100.0 | 1.1 - 5.0 | 1.1 | Out |
Call | IDU250321C00101000 | 2 | 101.0 | 0.5 - 4.5 | 1.0 | Out |
Call | IDU250321C00102000 | 1 | 102.0 | 0.05 - 4.0 | 2.69 | Out |
Call | IDU250321C00103000 | 0 | 103.0 | 0.0 - 4.0 | 4.0 | |
Call | IDU250321C00104000 | 0 | 104.0 | 0.0 - 3.2 | 3.2 | |
Call | IDU250321C00105000 | 1 | 105.0 | 0.0 - 2.85 | 3.5 | Out |
Call | IDU250321C00106000 | 0 | 106.0 | 0.0 - 2.55 | 2.55 | |
Call | IDU250321C00107000 | 0 | 107.0 | 0.0 - 2.45 | 2.45 | |
Call | IDU250321C00108000 | 0 | 108.0 | 0.0 - 2.35 | 2.35 | |
Call | IDU250321C00109000 | 0 | 109.0 | 0.0 - 2.2 | 2.2 | |
Put | IDU250321P00095000 | 1 | 95.0 | 0.0 - 1.85 | 3.0 | Out |
Put | IDU250321P00100000 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.25 - 5.0 | 0.25 | |
Put | IDU250321P00101000 | 0 | 101.0 | 0.65 - 4.8 | 0.65 | In |
Put | IDU250321P00102000 | 0 | 102.0 | 1.1 - 5.2 | 1.1 | In |
Put | IDU250321P00103000 | 0 | 103.0 | 1.05 - 6.4 | 1.05 | In |
Put | IDU250321P00104000 | 0 | 104.0 | 1.65 - 7.2 | 1.65 | In |
Put | IDU250321P00105000 | 0 | 105.0 | 2.3 - 8.1 | 2.3 | In |
Put | IDU250321P00106000 | 0 | 106.0 | 3.0 - 8.8 | 3.0 | In |
Put | IDU250321P00107000 | 0 | 107.0 | 3.9 - 9.9 | 3.9 | In |
Put | IDU250321P00108000 | 0 | 108.0 | 4.8 - 10.9 | 4.8 | In |
Put | IDU250321P00109000 | 0 | 109.0 | 5.6 - 11.8 | 5.6 | In |
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The market value of iShares Utilities ETF is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of IShares that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of IShares Utilities' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is IShares Utilities' 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 IShares Utilities' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect IShares Utilities' 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 IShares Utilities' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if IShares Utilities is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, IShares Utilities' 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.