LLY Option Call 18-12-2026 690 Option on Eli Lilly

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 Eli Lilly 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 Eli Stock have intrinsic value and are priced higher than out-of-the-money options in the same chain, their volatilities are relatively smaller.

Buying Eli Lilly's call option is the simplest of option trades. A call option on Eli Stock gives investors the right (but not the obligation) to purchase Eli Lilly at the given strike price. Therefore Eli Lilly's call intrinsic value or payoff at expiration depends on where the Eli Stock price is relative to the call option strike price. The strike price of 690.0 is the critical point that divides the payoff function into two parts. Below the strike, the payoff chart is constant and negative (the trade is a loss). Above the strike, the payoff line is upward sloping as the option payoff rises in proportion with Eli Lilly's price. Finally, at the break-even point of 690.0, the line crosses zero, and trading Eli becomes profitable.

By selling Eli Lilly's call option, the investors signals his or her bearish sentiment. A short position in a call option written on Eli Lilly will generally make money when the underlying price goes down. Therefore Eli Lilly's call intrinsic value or payoff at expiration depends on where the Eli Stock price is relative to the call option strike price. The strike price of 690.0 is the critical point that divides the payoff function into two parts. Below the strike, the payoff chart is constant and positive (the seller makes a profit). Above the strike, the payoff line is downward sloping as the option payoff drops in proportion to Eli Lilly's price. Finally, at the break-even point of 690.0, the line crosses zero, and trading Eli becomes disadvantageous with no downside limits.

Eli Lilly's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Eli. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Eli. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Eli Lilly 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.

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