JEF241220P00040000 Option on Jefferies Financial
| JEF Stock | USD 79.14 0.21 0.27% |
Jefferies Financial's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-12-20 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.25 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 38.4 over 42 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on 2024-12-20. The total put volume is at 111, with calls trading at the volume of 111. This yields a 0.56 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against 2024-12-20 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows Jefferies Financial'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. Jefferies Financial's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Jefferies Financial's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Jefferies Financial Maximum Pain Price across 2024-12-20 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 Jefferies Financial 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, Jefferies Financial's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
Jefferies Financial's option chain provides insight into all available option contracts written on Jefferies Financial's stock. Investors can see outstanding put and call contracts with pricing information and greeks for a given expiration period. In addition, each of Jefferies Financial's stock options below provides a detailed picture of the payoff. Comparing vital and dynamic information of various option contracts across diverse expiration periods will help you make an educated decision on your market timing strategies around investing in a given Jefferies option contract.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Jefferies Financial
Analyzing Jefferies Financial's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Jefferies Financial regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Jefferies Financial's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Jefferies Financial's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Jefferies Financial's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Jefferies Financial Group. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in income.
Jefferies Financial In The Money Call Balance
When Jefferies Financial's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Jefferies Financial Group stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Jefferies Financial'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 Jefferies Financial Group 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.
Jefferies Current Options Market Mood
Jefferies Financial'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 Jefferies 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 Jefferies Financial's options investors are not very successful. Jefferies Financial'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 Jefferies contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Jefferies Financial Group will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0156% per day over the life of the 2024-12-20 option contract. With Jefferies Financial trading at USD 79.14, that is roughly USD 0.0124. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Jefferies Financial's daily price movement you should consider buying Jefferies Financial Group options at the current volatility level of 0.25%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Jefferies Financial 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" Jefferies calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Jefferies Financial Group stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Jefferies Financial Option Chain
When Jefferies Financial's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Jefferies Financial Group 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.
Jefferies Financial's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Jefferies. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Jefferies. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Jefferies Financial 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 | Expiration | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | JEF Option Call 20-12-2024 35 | 1 | 2024-12-20 | 19.2 - 22.8 | 10.9 | In |
Call | JEF Option Call 20-12-2024 37 | 1 | 2024-12-20 | 10.1 - 11.2 | 8.2 | In |
Call | JEF Option Call 20-12-2024 40 | 7 | 2024-12-20 | 28.7 - 32.5 | 24.3 | In |
Call | JEF Option Call 20-12-2024 42 | 1 | 2024-12-20 | 21.2 - 22.9 | 19.47 | In |
Call | JEF Option Call 20-12-2024 45 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 25.9 | In |
Call | JEF Option Call 20-12-2024 47 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 24.0 | In |
Call | JEF Option Call 20-12-2024 50 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 24.89 | In |
Call | JEF Option Call 20-12-2024 52 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 22.6 | In |
Call | JEF Option Call 20-12-2024 55 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 19.03 | In |
Call | JEF Option Call 20-12-2024 57 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 16.7 | In |
Call | JEF Option Call 20-12-2024 60 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 17.81 | In |
Call | JEF Option Call 20-12-2024 62 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 12.51 | In |
Call | JEF Option Call 20-12-2024 65 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 12.88 | In |
Call | JEF Option Call 20-12-2024 67 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 10.05 | In |
Call | JEF Option Call 20-12-2024 70 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 9.2 | In |
Call | JEF Option Call 20-12-2024 72 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 6.6 | In |
Call | JEF Option Call 20-12-2024 75 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 4.8 | In |
Call | JEF Option Call 20-12-2024 77 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3.02 | In |
Call | JEF Option Call 20-12-2024 80 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.95 | |
Call | JEF Option Call 20-12-2024 82 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.0 | |
Call | JEF Option Call 20-12-2024 85 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.5 | |
Put | JEF Option Put 20-12-2024 32 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.1 | |
Put | JEF Option Put 20-12-2024 35 | 2 | 2024-12-20 | 0.4 - 0.5 | 1.2 | Out |
Put | JEF Option Put 20-12-2024 37 | 12 | 2024-12-20 | 0.1 - 0.75 | 0.66 | Out |
Put | JEF Option Put 20-12-2024 40 | 51 | 2024-12-20 | 0.3 - 1.7 | 0.3 | Out |
Put | JEF Option Put 20-12-2024 42 | 31 | 2024-12-20 | 0.1 - 0.8 | 0.33 | Out |
Put | JEF Option Put 20-12-2024 45 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.03 | |
Put | JEF Option Put 20-12-2024 47 | 288 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.3 | Out |
Put | JEF Option Put 20-12-2024 50 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.05 | |
Put | JEF Option Put 20-12-2024 52 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.33 | |
Put | JEF Option Put 20-12-2024 55 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.1 | |
Put | JEF Option Put 20-12-2024 57 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.05 | |
Put | JEF Option Put 20-12-2024 60 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.35 | |
Put | JEF Option Put 20-12-2024 62 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.46 | |
Put | JEF Option Put 20-12-2024 65 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.25 | |
Put | JEF Option Put 20-12-2024 67 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.63 | |
Put | JEF Option Put 20-12-2024 70 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.25 | |
Put | JEF Option Put 20-12-2024 72 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.5 | |
Put | JEF Option Put 20-12-2024 75 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.15 | |
Put | JEF Option Put 20-12-2024 77 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.91 | |
Put | JEF Option Put 20-12-2024 80 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3.2 | In |
Put | JEF Option Put 20-12-2024 85 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 21.3 | In |
Jefferies Financial Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time
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Jefferies Total Stockholder Equity
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Jefferies Financial Corporate Directors
| MaryAnne Gilmartin | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Linda Adamany | Lead Independent Director | Profile | |
| Robert Joyal | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Barry Alperin | Independent Director | Profile |
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Jefferies Financial Group. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in income. You can also try the Analyst Advice module to analyst recommendations and target price estimates broken down by several categories.
Is Multi-Sector Holdings 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 Jefferies Financial. If investors know Jefferies 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 Jefferies Financial 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 2.403 | Dividend Share 1.25 | Earnings Share 2.34 | Revenue Per Share 28.582 | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.424 |
The market value of Jefferies Financial is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Jefferies that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Jefferies Financial's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Jefferies Financial'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 Jefferies Financial's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Jefferies Financial'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 Jefferies Financial's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Jefferies Financial is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Jefferies Financial'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.