Knowles Cor Stock Options

KN Stock  USD 20.37  0.37  1.85%   
Knowles Cor's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.87 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.4 over 20 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts

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

Knowles Cor Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Knowles Cor's market makers reach a net positive position across all Knowles Cor's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Knowles Cor'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 Knowles Cor

Analyzing Knowles Cor's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Knowles Cor regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Knowles Cor's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Knowles Cor's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Knowles Cor's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Knowles Cor lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Knowles Cor's value remains static through the expiration date, the investor can sell to close an 'in-the-money' option to avoid a potential loss. However, in-the-money Knowles Cor contracts are usually more expensive to enter than their out-of-the-money counterparts. So keep in mind that while the payoffs on an in-the-money trade can be high, the investors could ultimately experience a more consequential loss if Knowles Stock moves the wrong way.

Knowles Cor In The Money Call Balance

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

Knowles Current Options Market Mood

Knowles Cor'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 Knowles 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 Knowles Cor'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. Knowles Cor'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 Knowles contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Knowles Cor will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0544% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Knowles Cor trading at USD 20.37, that is roughly USD 0.0111. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Knowles Cor's daily price movement you should consider buying Knowles Cor options at the current volatility level of 0.87%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Knowles Cor 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" Knowles calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Knowles Cor stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Knowles Cor Option Chain

When Knowles Cor's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Knowles Cor 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.
Knowles Cor's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Knowles. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Knowles. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Knowles Cor 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
KN250321C0000750007.512.1 - 14.712.1In
Call
KN250321C00010000310.09.6 - 12.29.14In
Call
KN250321C00012500012.57.2 - 9.87.2In
Call
KN250321C00015000015.04.7 - 7.14.7In
Call
KN250321C00017500317.52.15 - 4.93.65In
Call
KN250321C000200005720.01.2 - 1.51.4Out
Call
KN250321C0002250026822.50.0 - 0.550.35Out
Call
KN250321C00025000125.00.0 - 0.50.23Out
Call
KN250321C00030000030.00.0 - 0.50.5Out
Call
KN250321C00035000035.00.0 - 1.51.5Out
 Put
KN250321P0000750007.50.0 - 0.50.5Out
 Put
KN250321P00010000010.00.0 - 0.50.5Out
 Put
KN250321P00012500012.50.0 - 1.51.5Out
 Put
KN250321P000150002215.00.05 - 0.20.25Out
 Put
KN250321P0001750010117.50.2 - 0.40.35Out
 Put
KN250321P000200001120.00.95 - 1.452.15Out
 Put
KN250321P00022500022.51.6 - 4.21.6In
 Put
KN250321P00025000025.04.3 - 5.74.3In
 Put
KN250321P00030000030.09.4 - 11.59.4In
 Put
KN250321P00035000035.014.6 - 16.114.6In

Knowles Cor Market Cap Over Time

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Knowles Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.18 Billion

At this time, Knowles Cor's Total Stockholder Equity is very stable compared to the past year.

Knowles Cor Corporate Directors

Ye LiIndependent DirectorProfile
Hermann EulIndependent DirectorProfile
Keith BarnesIndependent DirectorProfile
Ronald JankovIndependent DirectorProfile
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.98)
Earnings Share
0.51
Revenue Per Share
8.96
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.318
Return On Assets
0.0329
The market value of Knowles Cor is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Knowles that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Knowles Cor's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Knowles Cor'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 Knowles Cor's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Knowles Cor'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 Knowles Cor's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Knowles Cor is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Knowles Cor'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.