Mastercard Stock Options Expiring on 18th of December 2026
| MA Stock | USD 532.94 0.56 0.11% |
Mastercard's latest option contracts expiring on 2026-12-18 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.26 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.45 over 73 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2026-12-18. The total put volume is at 52.0, with calls trading at the volume of 52.0. This yields a 0.38 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against 2026-12-18 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows Mastercard'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. Mastercard's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Mastercard's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Mastercard Maximum Pain Price across 2026-12-18 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 Mastercard 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, Mastercard's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
Mastercard's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Mastercard common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Mastercard stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Mastercard's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Mastercard's Common Stock Shares Outstanding is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is expected to grow to about 44.6 B, whereas Total Stockholder Equity is forecasted to decline to about 4.6 B. Mastercard In The Money Call Balance
When Mastercard's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Mastercard stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Mastercard'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 Mastercard 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.
Mastercard Current Options Market Mood
Mastercard'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 Mastercard 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 Mastercard's options investors are not very successful. Mastercard'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 Mastercard contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Mastercard will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0163% per day over the life of the 2026-12-18 option contract. With Mastercard trading at USD 532.94, that is roughly USD 0.0866. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Mastercard's daily price movement you should consider buying Mastercard options at the current volatility level of 0.26%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Mastercard Option Chain
When Mastercard's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Mastercard 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.
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Mastercard's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Mastercard. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Mastercard. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Mastercard 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 | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 220 | 3 | 2026-12-18 | 293.0 - 302.0 | 292.62 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 230 | 5 | 2026-12-18 | 233.5 - 238.0 | 246.56 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 240 | 8 | 2026-12-18 | 284.0 - 293.0 | 268.0 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 250 | 0 | 2026-12-18 | 240.0 - 244.5 | 216.71 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 270 | 1 | 2026-12-18 | 281.0 - 290.0 | 257.95 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 280 | 4 | 2026-12-18 | 214.5 - 218.5 | 192.0 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 300 | 6 | 2026-12-18 | 214.0 - 221.6 | 198.43 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 310 | 0 | 2026-12-18 | 207.85 - 213.1 | 198.95 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 320 | 1 | 2026-12-18 | 227.0 - 236.0 | 225.4 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 330 | 2 | 2026-12-18 | 228.0 - 236.95 | 211.33 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 340 | 6 | 2026-12-18 | 150.0 - 154.0 | 154.62 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 350 | 7 | 2026-12-18 | 202.1 - 210.95 | 200.7 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 360 | 0 | 2026-12-18 | 203.0 - 211.05 | 186.3 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 370 | 6 | 2026-12-18 | 175.0 - 180.05 | 163.75 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 380 | 5 | 2026-12-18 | 187.0 - 196.0 | 172.55 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 390 | 14 | 2026-12-18 | 179.0 - 187.85 | 179.0 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 400 | 1 | 2026-12-18 | 171.0 - 180.0 | 165.9 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 410 | 7 | 2026-12-18 | 163.0 - 173.0 | 157.95 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 420 | 14 | 2026-12-18 | 156.0 - 165.0 | 150.65 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 430 | 14 | 2026-12-18 | 148.0 - 158.0 | 145.25 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 440 | 16 | 2026-12-18 | 141.05 - 149.9 | 144.7 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 450 | 20 | 2026-12-18 | 134.05 - 143.0 | 138.25 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 460 | 13 | 2026-12-18 | 127.2 - 135.85 | 117.8 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 470 | 20 | 2026-12-18 | 120.0 - 129.0 | 111.95 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 480 | 3 | 2026-12-18 | 114.0 - 121.6 | 106.2 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 490 | 21 | 2026-12-18 | 107.65 - 115.65 | 103.58 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 500 | 10 | 2026-12-18 | 101.0 - 108.95 | 95.95 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 510 | 11 | 2026-12-18 | 97.15 - 102.4 | 87.89 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 520 | 81 | 2026-12-18 | 90.55 - 96.15 | 93.25 | In |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 540 | 427 | 2026-12-18 | 80.5 - 84.6 | 75.3 | Out |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 560 | 90 | 2026-12-18 | 69.25 - 74.95 | 72.78 | Out |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 580 | 48 | 2026-12-18 | 59.95 - 65.55 | 62.58 | Out |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 600 | 32 | 2026-12-18 | 50.0 - 58.15 | 49.04 | Out |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 620 | 7 | 2026-12-18 | 43.0 - 51.95 | 42.01 | Out |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 640 | 7 | 2026-12-18 | 36.0 - 45.0 | 34.53 | Out |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 660 | 34 | 2026-12-18 | 30.05 - 37.75 | 32.0 | Out |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 680 | 297 | 2026-12-18 | 25.05 - 32.45 | 26.4 | Out |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 740 | 1 | 2026-12-18 | 16.75 - 19.15 | 13.5 | Out |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 760 | 1 | 2026-12-18 | 13.7 - 16.7 | 15.74 | Out |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 780 | 1 | 2026-12-18 | 11.75 - 14.2 | 10.25 | Out |
Call | MA Option Call 18-12-2026 800 | 1 | 2026-12-18 | 7.05 - 13.65 | 8.45 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 220 | 11 | 2026-12-18 | 0.1 - 10.0 | 1.6 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 230 | 42 | 2026-12-18 | 1.07 - 4.35 | 3.0 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 240 | 4 | 2026-12-18 | 1.29 - 4.85 | 3.8 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 250 | 1 | 2026-12-18 | 2.32 - 6.5 | 4.0 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 260 | 4 | 2026-12-18 | 2.0 - 5.25 | 4.25 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 270 | 56 | 2026-12-18 | 1.42 - 5.8 | 3.8 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 280 | 15 | 2026-12-18 | 4.4 - 6.2 | 5.5 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 290 | 13 | 2026-12-18 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 6.22 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 300 | 6 | 2026-12-18 | 2.41 - 7.15 | 4.4 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 310 | 8 | 2026-12-18 | 2.72 - 7.75 | 6.15 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 320 | 202 | 2026-12-18 | 2.96 - 8.35 | 6.0 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 330 | 12 | 2026-12-18 | 9.2 - 12.25 | 11.65 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 340 | 5 | 2026-12-18 | 3.6 - 10.2 | 8.75 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 350 | 12 | 2026-12-18 | 4.3 - 11.0 | 7.5 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 360 | 3 | 2026-12-18 | 11.7 - 15.3 | 15.65 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 370 | 11 | 2026-12-18 | 10.4 - 14.8 | 14.5 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 380 | 18 | 2026-12-18 | 8.4 - 16.0 | 10.85 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 390 | 4 | 2026-12-18 | 7.65 - 13.9 | 12.05 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 400 | 7 | 2026-12-18 | 9.15 - 15.45 | 14.5 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 410 | 4 | 2026-12-18 | 12.0 - 20.0 | 16.45 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 420 | 2 | 2026-12-18 | 12.2 - 20.35 | 16.4 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 430 | 7 | 2026-12-18 | 15.15 - 25.0 | 22.8 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 440 | 5 | 2026-12-18 | 18.65 - 24.55 | 25.7 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 450 | 11 | 2026-12-18 | 19.65 - 23.9 | 24.4 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 460 | 3 | 2026-12-18 | 23.0 - 30.05 | 30.5 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 470 | 3 | 2026-12-18 | 29.05 - 36.8 | 41.63 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 480 | 24 | 2026-12-18 | 26.0 - 34.95 | 32.7 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 490 | 37 | 2026-12-18 | 29.05 - 35.15 | 33.47 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 500 | 5 | 2026-12-18 | 37.0 - 42.55 | 42.83 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 510 | 8 | 2026-12-18 | 50.6 - 52.65 | 56.06 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 520 | 10 | 2026-12-18 | 41.45 - 46.4 | 43.79 | Out |
Put | MA Option Put 18-12-2026 600 | 6 | 2026-12-18 | 80.0 - 89.0 | 92.0 | In |
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Is Transaction & Payment Processing 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 Mastercard. If investors know Mastercard 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 Mastercard 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 0.041 | Dividend Share 2.64 | Earnings Share 13.22 | Revenue Per Share 29.283 | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.128 |
The market value of Mastercard is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Mastercard that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Mastercard's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Mastercard'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 Mastercard's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Mastercard'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 Mastercard's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Mastercard is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Mastercard'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.