KLAC250321P00940000 Option on KLA Tencor

KLAC Stock  USD 724.80  12.77  1.73%   
KLAC250321P00940000 is a PUT option contract on KLA Tencor's common stock with a strick price of 940.0 expiring on 2025-03-21. The contract was not traded in recent days and, as of today, has 24 days remaining before the expiration. The option is currently trading at a bid price of $199.3, and an ask price of $207.0. The implied volatility as of the 25th of February is 24.0.
  
A put option written on KLA Tencor becomes more valuable as the price of KLA Tencor drops. Conversely, KLA Tencor's put option loses its value as KLA Stock rises.

Rule 16 of 2025-03-21 Option Contract

The options market is anticipating that KLA Tencor will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0329% per day over the life of the option. With KLA Tencor trading at USD 724.8, that is roughly USD 0.24. If you think that the market is fully understating KLA Tencor's daily price movement you should consider buying KLA Tencor options at that current volatility level of 0.53%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

In The Money Put Option on KLA Tencor

An 'In The Money' option is one with a strike price that the current stock price has already surpassed. Some options investors can hedge their KLA Tencor positions using in-the-money options. They may also want to buy options with some intrinsic value, not just time value. However, because in-the-money options on KLA Stock have intrinsic value and are priced higher than out-of-the-money options in the same chain, their volatilities are relatively smaller.
Put Contract NameKLAC250321P00940000
Expires On2025-03-21
Days Before Expriration24
Vega0.144779
Gamma8.02E-4
Theoretical Value203.15
Open Interest2
Strike Price940.0
Last Traded At193.0
Current Price Spread199.3 | 207.0
Rule 16 Daily Up or DownUSD 0.24

KLA short PUT Option Greeks

KLA Tencor's Option Greeks for the contract ending on 2025-03-21 at a strike price of 940.0 measures the various factors that affect its cost and calculated using a theoretical options pricing model. It helps investors make more informed decisions about whether to trade this option contract or when to trade it. In addition to KLA Tencor's option greeks, its implied volatility helps estimate the risk of KLA Tencor stock implied by the prices of the options on KLA Tencor's stock.
Delta-0.964509
Gamma8.02E-4
Theta-0.122556
Vega0.144779
Rho-0.206273

KLA long PUT Option Payoff at expiration

Put options written on KLA Tencor grant holders of the option the right to sell a specified amount of KLA Tencor at a specified price within a specified time frame. The put buyer has a limited loss and, while not fully unlimited gains, as the price of KLA Stock cannot fall below zero, the put buyer does gain as the price drops. So, purchasing a put option on KLA Tencor is like buying insurance aginst KLA Tencor's downside shift.
   Profit   
Current Price 724.8Break Even 736.85Strike Price 940100%
       KLA Tencor Price At Expiration  

KLA short PUT Option Payoff at expiration

By selling KLA Tencor's put option, the investors signal their bearish sentiment. A short position in a put option written on KLA Tencor will generally make money when the underlying price is above the strike price. Therefore KLA Tencor's put payoff at expiration depends on where the KLA Stock price is relative to the put option strike price. The breakeven price of 736.85 is the critical point that divides the payoff function into two parts. Below the breakeven price, the payoff is dropping and negative (the seller makes a loss). Above the breakeven price, the payoff line is upward sloping as the option payoff increases in proportion to KLA Tencor's price. Finally, at the strike price of 940.0, the payoff chart is constant and positive.
   Profit   
Current Price 724.8Break Even 736.85Strike Price 940100%
       KLA Tencor Price At Expiration  
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KLA Tencor Available Put Options

KLA Tencor's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on KLA. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for KLA. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a KLA Tencor 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
 Put
KLAC250417P006400002640.07.1 - 9.37.5Out
 Put
KLAC250417P006600002660.010.0 - 12.310.9Out
 Put
KLAC250417P006700001670.012.8 - 14.910.0Out
 Put
KLAC250417P0068000014680.013.4 - 17.314.7Out
 Put
KLAC250417P0070000022700.021.3 - 23.913.65Out
 Put
KLAC250417P0071000011710.024.9 - 28.720.57Out
 Put
KLAC250417P007200004720.028.8 - 32.323.5Out
 Put
KLAC250417P0073000081730.033.4 - 38.228.5Out
 Put
KLAC250417P0074000017740.037.6 - 42.233.0Out
 Put
KLAC250417P007500003750.040.6 - 46.141.3In
 Put
KLAC250417P007600007760.047.9 - 52.747.0In
 Put
KLAC250417P007700007770.052.0 - 58.950.3In
 Put
KLAC250417P007800003780.059.3 - 64.451.9In
 Put
KLAC250417P008100000810.080.7 - 85.780.7In
 Put
KLAC250417P008200000820.087.8 - 93.687.8In
 Put
KLAC250417P008300000830.096.0 - 101.496.0In
 Put
KLAC250417P008400000840.0104.3 - 110.7104.3In
 Put
KLAC250417P008500000850.0113.1 - 119.8113.1In
 Put
KLAC250417P008600000860.0122.9 - 128.6122.9In
 Put
KLAC250417P008700000870.0131.2 - 137.7131.2In
 Put
KLAC250417P008800000880.0140.8 - 146.5140.8In
 Put
KLAC250417P008900000890.0150.4 - 156.1150.4In
 Put
KLAC250417P009000000900.0160.7 - 165.5160.7In

KLA Tencor Corporate Management

Virendra KirloskarChief Accounting Officer and Sr. VPProfile
Becky HowlandSr CommunicationsProfile
Oreste DonzellaPackaging ElectronicsProfile
Kevin CFAVice RelationsProfile
When determining whether KLA Tencor offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of KLA Tencor's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Kla Tencor Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Kla Tencor Stock:
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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 KLA Tencor. If investors know KLA 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 KLA Tencor 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
0.439
Dividend Share
6.05
Earnings Share
23.76
Revenue Per Share
80.814
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.237
The market value of KLA Tencor is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of KLA that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of KLA Tencor's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is KLA Tencor'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 KLA Tencor's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect KLA Tencor'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 KLA Tencor's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if KLA Tencor is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, KLA Tencor'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.

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