KD241220P00020000 Option on Kyndryl Holdings

KD Stock  USD 35.79  0.67  1.91%   
Kyndryl Holdings' latest option contracts expiring on 2024-12-20 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.52 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.49 over 51 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2024-12-20. The total put volume is at 275, with calls trading at the volume of 275. This yields a 0.29 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against 2024-12-20 Option Contracts

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

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Kyndryl Holdings

Analyzing Kyndryl Holdings' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Kyndryl Holdings regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Kyndryl Holdings' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Kyndryl Holdings' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Kyndryl Holdings' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Kyndryl Holdings' stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Kyndryl Holdings common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Kyndryl stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Kyndryl Holdings' stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
The current year's Common Stock Shares Outstanding is expected to grow to about 247.8 M, whereas Total Stockholder Equity is forecasted to decline to about 964.2 M.

Kyndryl Holdings In The Money Call Balance

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

Kyndryl Current Options Market Mood

Kyndryl Holdings' 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 Kyndryl 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 Kyndryl Holdings' options investors are not very successful. Kyndryl Holdings' 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 Kyndryl contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Kyndryl Holdings will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0325% per day over the life of the 2024-12-20 option contract. With Kyndryl Holdings trading at USD 35.79, that is roughly USD 0.0116. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Kyndryl Holdings' daily price movement you should consider buying Kyndryl Holdings options at the current volatility level of 0.52%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Kyndryl Holdings 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" Kyndryl calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Kyndryl Holdings stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Kyndryl Holdings Option Chain

When Kyndryl Holdings' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Kyndryl Holdings 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.
Kyndryl Holdings' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Kyndryl. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Kyndryl. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Kyndryl Holdings 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 IntExpirationCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 1012024-12-2017.0 - 19.616.21In
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 1512024-12-2017.6 - 20.19.7In
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 17262024-12-200.0 - 0.05.5In
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 18312024-12-2016.6 - 17.86.08In
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 1992024-12-2015.2 - 16.35.4In
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 20172024-12-200.0 - 0.015.43In
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 215302024-12-200.0 - 0.07.16In
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 2263862024-12-200.0 - 0.012.5In
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 234512024-12-200.0 - 0.05.53In
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 2413292024-12-200.0 - 0.010.56In
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 256512024-12-200.0 - 0.010.1In
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 265122024-12-200.0 - 0.09.06In
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 274222024-12-200.0 - 0.07.75In
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 2829702024-12-200.0 - 0.07.0In
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 2915052024-12-200.0 - 0.05.6In
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 3012032024-12-200.0 - 0.05.23In
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 311012024-12-200.0 - 0.04.2In
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 32502024-12-200.0 - 0.02.71In
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 33602024-12-200.0 - 0.01.75In
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 344572024-12-200.0 - 0.01.35In
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 355382024-12-200.0 - 0.00.9In
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 364812024-12-200.0 - 0.00.48Out
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 371092024-12-200.0 - 0.00.16Out
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 381022024-12-200.0 - 0.00.1Out
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 3982024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
Call
KD Option Call 20-12-2024 404452024-12-200.0 - 0.00.03Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 1022024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 1312024-12-200.0 - 0.750.39Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 14302024-12-200.0 - 0.750.05Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 1522024-12-200.05 - 0.750.17Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 16412024-12-200.0 - 0.050.14Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 17272024-12-200.0 - 0.00.02Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 18412024-12-200.0 - 0.050.4Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 191012024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 207522024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 21872024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 228482024-12-200.0 - 0.00.24Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 2318892024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 242472024-12-200.0 - 0.00.08Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 2516852024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 2615542024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 276372024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 282572024-12-200.0 - 0.00.09Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 291482024-12-200.0 - 0.00.09Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 30722024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 31812024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 32962024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 331722024-12-200.0 - 0.00.1Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 342382024-12-200.0 - 0.00.3Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 35322024-12-200.0 - 0.00.85Out
 Put
KD Option Put 20-12-2024 36152024-12-200.0 - 0.01.4In

Kyndryl Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

964.25 Million

At present, Kyndryl Holdings' Total Stockholder Equity is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

Kyndryl Holdings Corporate Management

Maryjo CharbonnierChief Human Resource OfficerProfile
Elly KeinanGroup PresidentProfile
Antoine ShagouryChief OfficerProfile
Howard UngerleiderIndependent DirectorProfile
John HarrisIndependent DirectorProfile
Stephen HesterIndependent DirectorProfile
Denis MachuelIndependent DirectorProfile
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Is IT Consulting & Other Services 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 Kyndryl Holdings. If investors know Kyndryl 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 Kyndryl Holdings listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Earnings Share
(0.38)
Revenue Per Share
66.373
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.07)
Return On Assets
0.0205
Return On Equity
(0.08)
The market value of Kyndryl Holdings is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Kyndryl that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Kyndryl Holdings' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Kyndryl Holdings' 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 Kyndryl Holdings' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Kyndryl Holdings' 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 Kyndryl Holdings' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Kyndryl Holdings is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Kyndryl Holdings' 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.