MA261218C00620000 Option on Mastercard

MA Stock  USD 489.77  40.78  7.69%   
Mastercard's latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.44 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.09 over 129 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more puts than calls on contracts expiring on June 20th 2025. The total put volume is at 786, with calls trading at the volume of 1.9 K. This yields a 0.41 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against June 20th 2025 Option Contracts

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 2025-06-20 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.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Mastercard

Analyzing Mastercard's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Mastercard regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Mastercard's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Mastercard's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Mastercard's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
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 50.5 B, whereas Total Stockholder Equity is forecasted to decline to about 4.7 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 0.0275% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With Mastercard trading at USD 489.77, that is roughly USD 0.13. 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 0.44%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Mastercard 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" Mastercard calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Mastercard stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

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.
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 IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
MA250620C008000000800.00.0 - 0.260.26Out
Call
MA250620C007800002780.00.0 - 0.270.35Out
Call
MA250620C007600000760.00.0 - 0.290.29Out
Call
MA250620C007400002740.00.0 - 0.310.3Out
Call
MA250620C00720000161720.00.0 - 0.340.58Out
Call
MA250620C00700000267700.00.0 - 0.390.48Out
Call
MA250620C00680000125680.00.02 - 0.470.35Out
Call
MA250620C00660000134660.00.16 - 0.620.63Out
Call
MA250620C006550000655.00.21 - 0.670.21Out
Call
MA250620C006500000650.00.27 - 0.730.27Out
Call
MA250620C00640000369640.00.42 - 0.90.97Out
Call
MA250620C006350002635.00.51 - 1.01.55Out
Call
MA250620C006300001630.00.62 - 1.131.27Out
Call
MA250620C006250002625.00.76 - 1.271.49Out
Call
MA250620C00620000391620.00.91 - 1.451.34Out
Call
MA250620C006150003615.01.1 - 1.651.95Out
Call
MA250620C006100004610.01.33 - 1.92.32Out
Call
MA250620C006050004605.01.59 - 2.192.65Out
Call
MA250620C00600000672600.01.9 - 2.522.61Out
Call
MA250620C005950002595.02.27 - 2.923.8Out
Call
MA250620C005900003590.02.71 - 3.44.35Out
Call
MA250620C005850007585.03.2 - 3.954.95Out
Call
MA250620C005800001984580.03.75 - 4.554.2Out
Call
MA250620C0057500027575.04.45 - 5.256.8Out
Call
MA250620C0057000012570.05.2 - 6.06.63Out
Call
MA250620C005650008565.06.1 - 6.9510.65Out
Call
MA250620C00560000621560.07.1 - 8.08.9Out
Call
MA250620C0055500038555.08.2 - 9.111.35Out
Call
MA250620C00550000108550.09.45 - 10.413.41Out
Call
MA250620C00545000155545.010.8 - 11.813.55Out
Call
MA250620C00540000641540.012.3 - 13.3514.92Out
Call
MA250620C0053500048535.013.9 - 14.9517.05Out
Call
MA250620C005300008530.015.65 - 16.7518.45Out
Call
MA250620C005250001525.017.55 - 18.6521.15Out
Call
MA250620C00520000384520.019.6 - 20.722.35Out
Call
MA250620C00510000128510.024.05 - 25.1525.67Out
Call
MA250620C00500000898500.029.0 - 30.1530.81Out
Call
MA250620C00490000364490.034.45 - 35.634.9Out
Call
MA250620C00480000390480.040.4 - 41.5569.25In
Call
MA250620C004700001132470.045.3 - 49.474.85In
Call
MA250620C00460000365460.052.15 - 56.3590.1In
Call
MA250620C004550001455.055.4 - 59.6595.9In
Call
MA250620C00450000193450.059.4 - 62.969.05In
Call
MA250620C00440000206440.066.45 - 71.295.0In
Call
MA250620C0043000057430.074.2 - 78.187.0In
Call
MA250620C0042000017420.082.3 - 86.3132.54In
Call
MA250620C0041000046410.090.3 - 95.15141.88In
Call
MA250620C0040000027400.098.9 - 103.9134.0In
Call
MA250620C0039000016390.0107.75 - 112.7135.5In
Call
MA250620C0038000025380.0116.8 - 121.6128.8In
Call
MA250620C0037000026370.0126.05 - 130.0157.07In
Call
MA250620C003600004360.0135.25 - 139.15140.25In
Call
MA250620C003550002355.0139.9 - 143.75167.71In
Call
MA250620C0035000052350.0144.55 - 148.3183.6In
Call
MA250620C0034000016340.0154.05 - 157.75208.25In
Call
MA250620C003300007330.0163.65 - 167.35181.55In
Call
MA250620C003200008320.0172.95 - 176.8130.5In
Call
MA250620C0031000010310.0182.5 - 186.45260.87In
Call
MA250620C003000003300.0192.1 - 196.05237.7In
Call
MA250620C002600001260.0230.8 - 234.75248.18In
Call
MA250620C002500001250.0240.6 - 245.05231.5In
Call
MA250620C002100001210.0279.6 - 283.7285.92In
 Put
MA250620P008000000800.0308.8 - 312.75308.8In
 Put
MA250620P007800000780.0288.8 - 292.85233.0In
 Put
MA250620P007600000760.0268.75 - 272.75268.75In
 Put
MA250620P007400000740.0247.9 - 252.7247.9In
 Put
MA250620P007200000720.0228.3 - 232.8200.47In
 Put
MA250620P007000000700.0208.3 - 212.75137.0In
 Put
MA250620P006800000680.0188.7 - 192.65188.7In
 Put
MA250620P006600000660.0168.85 - 172.75103.0In
 Put
MA250620P006550000655.0163.85 - 167.8163.85In
 Put
MA250620P006500000650.0158.85 - 162.8158.85In
 Put
MA250620P0060500052605.0113.5 - 118.0568.7In
 Put
MA250620P0060000029600.0109.3 - 113.1564.2In
 Put
MA250620P005950007595.0104.5 - 108.459.5In
 Put
MA250620P00585000101585.095.0 - 98.951.75In
 Put
MA250620P00580000126580.090.45 - 94.2577.79In
 Put
MA250620P0056500036565.077.3 - 81.2537.45In
 Put
MA250620P00560000292560.073.1 - 77.1571.15In
 Put
MA250620P0055500035555.069.05 - 73.1532.1In
 Put
MA250620P0055000050550.065.55 - 68.9547.18In
 Put
MA250620P0054500045545.061.45 - 65.5530.8In
 Put
MA250620P00540000594540.057.85 - 61.849.55In
 Put
MA250620P0053500025535.054.7 - 58.1550.6In
 Put
MA250620P0053000033530.050.95 - 55.5547.5In
 Put
MA250620P00525000117525.047.95 - 52.831.2In
 Put
MA250620P00520000836520.045.9 - 48.942.28In
 Put
MA250620P0051500018515.043.3 - 45.236.92In
 Put
MA250620P005100001413510.040.6 - 42.435.14In
 Put
MA250620P0050500010505.038.0 - 39.835.45In
 Put
MA250620P00500000432500.035.55 - 37.333.05In
 Put
MA250620P0049500013495.033.2 - 34.930.5In
 Put
MA250620P00490000316490.031.0 - 32.6529.2Out
 Put
MA250620P004850008485.029.0 - 30.526.95Out
 Put
MA250620P00480000441480.027.05 - 28.524.55Out
 Put
MA250620P004750009475.025.15 - 26.623.35Out
 Put
MA250620P00470000370470.023.4 - 24.820.8Out
 Put
MA250620P004650007465.021.8 - 23.1520.05Out
 Put
MA250620P00460000603460.020.25 - 21.5518.45Out
 Put
MA250620P004550004455.018.8 - 20.0517.3Out
 Put
MA250620P00450000412450.017.45 - 18.715.7Out
 Put
MA250620P004450001445.016.2 - 17.415.05Out
 Put
MA250620P00440000349440.015.0 - 16.1513.8Out
 Put
MA250620P00430000447430.012.95 - 13.911.85Out
 Put
MA250620P004250003425.011.95 - 13.011.25Out
 Put
MA250620P00420000926420.011.05 - 12.18.75Out
 Put
MA250620P00410000255410.09.55 - 10.456.8Out
 Put
MA250620P004050002405.08.9 - 9.751.24Out
 Put
MA250620P00400000757400.08.25 - 9.06.33Out
 Put
MA250620P00390000356390.07.1 - 7.90.83Out
 Put
MA250620P0038000048380.06.1 - 6.92.66Out
 Put
MA250620P00370000107370.05.35 - 6.052.28Out
 Put
MA250620P00360000211360.04.7 - 5.253.1Out
 Put
MA250620P00350000189350.04.1 - 4.753.25Out
 Put
MA250620P003450001345.03.85 - 4.43.1Out
 Put
MA250620P00340000112340.03.6 - 4.22.86Out
 Put
MA250620P00330000116330.03.2 - 3.751.35Out
 Put
MA250620P0032000098320.02.82 - 3.350.41Out
 Put
MA250620P00310000131310.02.48 - 3.01.92Out
 Put
MA250620P0030000050300.02.19 - 2.692.47Out
 Put
MA250620P0029000024290.00.0 - 2.410.7Out
 Put
MA250620P0028000098280.01.68 - 2.151.05Out
 Put
MA250620P0027000043270.01.45 - 1.920.53Out
 Put
MA250620P00260000100260.00.0 - 1.690.69Out
 Put
MA250620P0025000010250.00.0 - 1.510.33Out
 Put
MA250620P0024000090240.00.02 - 1.330.17Out
 Put
MA250620P002300009230.00.0 - 1.150.3Out
 Put
MA250620P0022000020220.00.56 - 1.00.4Out
 Put
MA250620P0021000061210.00.45 - 0.870.36Out

Mastercard Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

   Selling And Marketing Expenses   
       Timeline  

Mastercard Market Cap Over Time

   Market Cap   
       Timeline  

Mastercard Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

4.66 Billion

At present, Mastercard's Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

Mastercard Corporate Directors

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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
0.223
Dividend Share
2.74
Earnings Share
13.9
Revenue Per Share
30.451
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.144
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.