Intel Stock Options

INTC Stock  USD 20.01  0.26  1.32%   
Intel's latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.63 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.83 over 62 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 4.8 K, with calls trading at the volume of K. This yields a 0.6 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Intel Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-04-17 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 Intel 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, Intel'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 Intel

Analyzing Intel's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Intel regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Intel's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Intel's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Intel's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Intel's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Intel common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Intel stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Intel's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Intel's Common Stock Shares Outstanding is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is expected to grow to about 231.3 B, whereas Preferred Stock Total Equity is forecasted to decline to about 437.4 M.

Intel In The Money Call Balance

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

Intel Current Options Market Mood

Intel'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 Intel 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 Intel'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. Intel'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 Intel contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Intel will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0394% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Intel trading at USD 20.01, that is roughly USD 0.007879. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Intel's daily price movement you should consider buying Intel options at the current volatility level of 0.63%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Intel 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" Intel calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Intel stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Intel Option Chain

When Intel's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Intel 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.
Intel's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Intel. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Intel. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Intel 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
INTC250417C0001000023910.09.9 - 10.012.2In
Call
INTC250417C00011000511.08.4 - 9.559.1In
Call
INTC250417C0001200039512.07.95 - 8.18.1In
Call
INTC250417C0001300016813.07.05 - 7.159.45In
Call
INTC250417C0001400021414.05.5 - 6.257.75In
Call
INTC250417C0001500045815.05.25 - 5.455.45In
Call
INTC250417C0001600031316.04.45 - 4.554.65In
Call
INTC250417C0001700019517.03.75 - 3.853.9In
Call
INTC250417C00018000149618.03.1 - 3.153.15In
Call
INTC250417C00019000495419.02.5 - 2.582.6In
Call
INTC250417C00020000850720.02.06 - 2.272.07Out
Call
INTC250417C00021000575021.01.63 - 1.681.68Out
Call
INTC250417C000220001365722.01.29 - 1.371.33Out
Call
INTC250417C00023000899223.01.04 - 1.111.06Out
Call
INTC250417C000240001114924.00.82 - 0.880.84Out
Call
INTC250417C000250001295125.00.63 - 0.670.66Out
Call
INTC250417C00026000655226.00.5 - 0.530.52Out
Call
INTC250417C00027000472627.00.39 - 0.420.41Out
Call
INTC250417C00028000866628.00.31 - 0.340.32Out
Call
INTC250417C00029000185629.00.24 - 0.270.27Out
Call
INTC250417C000300001078030.00.21 - 0.220.22Out
Call
INTC250417C00031000282931.00.16 - 0.190.17Out
Call
INTC250417C00032000104332.00.12 - 0.160.14Out
Call
INTC250417C00033000180233.00.12 - 0.170.12Out
Call
INTC250417C0003400030934.00.1 - 0.130.11Out
Call
INTC250417C00035000728735.00.09 - 0.140.09Out
Call
INTC250417C0003600056736.00.03 - 0.120.1Out
Call
INTC250417C000370001837.00.03 - 0.110.09Out
Call
INTC250417C00038000838.00.03 - 0.110.09Out
Call
INTC250417C0003900011839.00.02 - 0.10.06Out
Call
INTC250417C00040000156340.00.05 - 0.10.06Out
 Put
INTC250417P0001000036610.00.0 - 0.030.01Out
 Put
INTC250417P000110002011.00.02 - 0.090.05Out
 Put
INTC250417P00012000174512.00.05 - 0.120.06Out
 Put
INTC250417P00013000225013.00.08 - 0.150.1Out
 Put
INTC250417P00014000431114.00.19 - 0.210.2Out
 Put
INTC250417P00015000585015.00.34 - 0.370.34Out
 Put
INTC250417P00016000405716.00.52 - 0.580.51Out
 Put
INTC250417P00017000388517.00.78 - 0.80.77Out
 Put
INTC250417P00018000509218.01.12 - 1.141.13Out
 Put
INTC250417P000190001081019.01.54 - 1.571.52Out
 Put
INTC250417P000200001755120.02.0 - 2.092.07In
 Put
INTC250417P00021000681621.02.63 - 2.742.64In
 Put
INTC250417P00022000770922.03.25 - 3.353.25In
 Put
INTC250417P000230001456223.04.0 - 4.13.95In
 Put
INTC250417P00024000517324.04.8 - 4.94.75In
 Put
INTC250417P00025000214625.05.1 - 5.95.6In
 Put
INTC250417P00026000185026.06.5 - 6.65.75In
 Put
INTC250417P00027000123727.07.4 - 7.57.4In
 Put
INTC250417P0002800048728.08.3 - 8.458.25In
 Put
INTC250417P0002900043729.09.25 - 9.47.41In
 Put
INTC250417P0003000046230.010.2 - 10.359.13In
 Put
INTC250417P000310006131.011.2 - 11.810.52In
 Put
INTC250417P0003200060132.012.15 - 12.310.19In
 Put
INTC250417P000330009133.013.15 - 13.313.15In
 Put
INTC250417P00034000034.014.15 - 14.3514.6In
 Put
INTC250417P00035000035.015.15 - 15.315.2In
 Put
INTC250417P00036000036.016.15 - 16.7515.67In
 Put
INTC250417P00037000037.017.1 - 17.9517.1In
 Put
INTC250417P00038000038.017.85 - 18.717.85In
 Put
INTC250417P00039000039.018.3 - 19.918.3In
 Put
INTC250417P00040000040.020.15 - 20.2519.9In

Intel Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Intel Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

127.5 Billion

At present, Intel's Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

Intel Corporate Management

Dawn JonesChief ImpactProfile
Keyvan EsfarjaniExecutive OfficerProfile
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Is Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 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 Intel. If investors know Intel 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 Intel 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
(0.72)
Dividend Share
0.495
Earnings Share
(3.74)
Revenue Per Share
12.748
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.06)
The market value of Intel is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Intel that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Intel's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Intel'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 Intel's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Intel'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 Intel's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Intel is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Intel'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.