MKS Instruments Stock Options
| MKSI Stock | USD 244.31 0.15 0.06% |
MKS Instruments' latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2026 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.82 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.28 over 82 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on April 17th 2026. The total put volume is at 12.0, with calls trading at the volume of 5.0. This yields a 2.4 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against April 17th 2026 Option Contracts
2026-04-17
The chart above shows MKS Instruments' 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. MKS Instruments' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for MKS Instruments' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
MKS Instruments Maximum Pain Price Across 2026-04-17 Option Contracts
MKS Instruments' 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, 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 MKS Instruments
Analyzing MKS Instruments' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in MKS Instruments regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when MKS Instruments' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money MKS Instruments' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with MKS Instruments' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
MKS Instruments In The Money Call Balance
When MKS Instruments' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against MKS Instruments stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying MKS Instruments' 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 MKS Instruments 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.
MKS Current Options Market Mood
MKS Instruments' 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 MKS 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 MKS Instruments' options investors are not very successful. MKS Instruments' 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 MKS contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that MKS Instruments will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0513% per day over the life of the 2026-04-17 option contract. With MKS Instruments trading at USD 244.31, that is roughly USD 0.13. If you think that the market is fully incorporating MKS Instruments' daily price movement you should consider buying MKS Instruments options at the current volatility level of 0.82%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing MKS Instruments 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" MKS calls. Remember, the seller must deliver MKS Instruments stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
MKS Instruments Option Chain
When MKS Instruments' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against MKS Instruments 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.
MKS Instruments' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on MKS. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for MKS. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a MKS Instruments 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 | Strike Price | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | MKSI260417C00390000 | 3 | 390.0 | 0.0 - 2.75 | 3.12 | Out |
Call | MKSI260417C00380000 | 0 | 380.0 | 0.0 - 2.8 | 2.8 | |
Call | MKSI260417C00370000 | 0 | 370.0 | 0.05 - 3.1 | 0.05 | |
Call | MKSI260417C00360000 | 0 | 360.0 | 1.0 - 2.05 | 1.0 | |
Call | MKSI260417C00350000 | 0 | 350.0 | 0.5 - 3.5 | 3.16 | |
Call | MKSI260417C00340000 | 0 | 340.0 | 0.6 - 3.8 | 0.6 | |
Call | MKSI260417C00330000 | 0 | 330.0 | 1.4 - 4.3 | 1.4 | |
Call | MKSI260417C00320000 | 2 | 320.0 | 3.1 - 4.9 | 5.65 | Out |
Call | MKSI260417C00310000 | 0 | 310.0 | 2.85 - 6.3 | 2.85 | |
Call | MKSI260417C00300000 | 15 | 300.0 | 5.2 - 7.8 | 6.5 | Out |
Call | MKSI260417C00290000 | 7 | 290.0 | 6.8 - 9.1 | 12.1 | Out |
Call | MKSI260417C00280000 | 90 | 280.0 | 8.9 - 10.9 | 10.5 | Out |
Call | MKSI260417C00270000 | 139 | 270.0 | 12.4 - 13.6 | 12.0 | Out |
Call | MKSI260417C00260000 | 40 | 260.0 | 15.8 - 17.4 | 21.5 | Out |
Call | MKSI260417C00250000 | 95 | 250.0 | 18.8 - 21.3 | 21.56 | Out |
Call | MKSI260417C00240000 | 86 | 240.0 | 24.8 - 26.4 | 23.25 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00230000 | 36 | 230.0 | 29.3 - 31.9 | 38.5 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00220000 | 37 | 220.0 | 35.7 - 38.4 | 36.03 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00210000 | 855 | 210.0 | 43.2 - 45.0 | 56.9 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00200000 | 32 | 200.0 | 50.7 - 53.0 | 53.14 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00195000 | 20 | 195.0 | 54.7 - 56.8 | 60.0 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00190000 | 77 | 190.0 | 58.3 - 60.8 | 47.7 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00185000 | 6 | 185.0 | 62.2 - 65.3 | 52.6 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00180000 | 19 | 180.0 | 67.3 - 69.4 | 77.0 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00175000 | 97 | 175.0 | 71.5 - 73.4 | 48.0 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00170000 | 11 | 170.0 | 75.5 - 79.0 | 54.7 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00165000 | 14 | 165.0 | 80.0 - 83.6 | 70.3 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00160000 | 37 | 160.0 | 84.7 - 88.2 | 92.88 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00155000 | 5 | 155.0 | 89.5 - 92.8 | 96.0 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00150000 | 222 | 150.0 | 94.3 - 97.2 | 87.2 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00145000 | 3 | 145.0 | 99.1 - 102.6 | 21.0 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00140000 | 110 | 140.0 | 103.8 - 107.5 | 119.1 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00135000 | 1 | 135.0 | 108.5 - 112.5 | 25.02 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00130000 | 65 | 130.0 | 113.6 - 117.2 | 114.1 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00125000 | 11 | 125.0 | 118.5 - 122.1 | 100.0 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00120000 | 4 | 120.0 | 123.5 - 127.2 | 45.0 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00115000 | 20 | 115.0 | 128.4 - 132.0 | 49.67 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00110000 | 1 | 110.0 | 133.4 - 137.1 | 44.93 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00105000 | 17 | 105.0 | 138.3 - 141.9 | 42.5 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00100000 | 6 | 100.0 | 143.3 - 147.0 | 158.4 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00090000 | 1 | 90.0 | 153.2 - 156.8 | 114.86 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00080000 | 2 | 80.0 | 163.1 - 166.7 | 143.2 | In |
Call | MKSI260417C00070000 | 1 | 70.0 | 173.0 - 177.1 | 88.47 | In |
Put | MKSI260417P00390000 | 0 | 390.0 | 143.9 - 147.4 | 143.9 | In |
Put | MKSI260417P00380000 | 0 | 380.0 | 134.0 - 137.5 | 134.0 | In |
Put | MKSI260417P00370000 | 0 | 370.0 | 125.0 - 127.6 | 125.0 | In |
Put | MKSI260417P00360000 | 0 | 360.0 | 115.4 - 117.8 | 115.4 | In |
Put | MKSI260417P00350000 | 0 | 350.0 | 105.6 - 108.2 | 105.6 | In |
Put | MKSI260417P00340000 | 0 | 340.0 | 95.3 - 98.6 | 95.3 | In |
Put | MKSI260417P00330000 | 0 | 330.0 | 85.9 - 89.2 | 85.9 | In |
Put | MKSI260417P00320000 | 0 | 320.0 | 76.9 - 80.0 | 76.9 | In |
Put | MKSI260417P00310000 | 0 | 310.0 | 67.6 - 71.1 | 67.6 | In |
Put | MKSI260417P00300000 | 0 | 300.0 | 59.3 - 62.5 | 59.3 | In |
Put | MKSI260417P00270000 | 14 | 270.0 | 36.8 - 38.6 | 30.7 | In |
Put | MKSI260417P00260000 | 8 | 260.0 | 30.3 - 32.9 | 30.0 | In |
Put | MKSI260417P00250000 | 20 | 250.0 | 23.6 - 27.0 | 25.0 | In |
Put | MKSI260417P00240000 | 3 | 240.0 | 18.8 - 21.3 | 21.6 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00230000 | 12 | 230.0 | 14.9 - 17.3 | 13.4 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00220000 | 10 | 220.0 | 11.4 - 13.7 | 16.0 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00210000 | 24 | 210.0 | 8.3 - 9.6 | 9.2 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00200000 | 15 | 200.0 | 5.8 - 7.9 | 5.0 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00195000 | 11 | 195.0 | 4.6 - 7.2 | 5.5 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00190000 | 9 | 190.0 | 3.7 - 6.0 | 5.23 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00185000 | 4 | 185.0 | 3.1 - 5.4 | 4.33 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00180000 | 7 | 180.0 | 1.9 - 4.2 | 3.1 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00175000 | 10 | 175.0 | 1.9 - 3.1 | 2.31 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00165000 | 2 | 165.0 | 0.2 - 3.2 | 31.5 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00160000 | 12 | 160.0 | 0.0 - 2.4 | 2.2 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00155000 | 7 | 155.0 | 0.0 - 3.0 | 3.9 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00150000 | 226 | 150.0 | 0.35 - 1.5 | 2.8 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00145000 | 4 | 145.0 | 0.0 - 1.5 | 12.5 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00140000 | 8 | 140.0 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 1.04 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00135000 | 5 | 135.0 | 0.0 - 1.2 | 14.9 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00130000 | 20 | 130.0 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 0.8 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00125000 | 4 | 125.0 | 0.0 - 1.15 | 0.7 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00120000 | 137 | 120.0 | 0.0 - 1.15 | 4.2 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00115000 | 15 | 115.0 | 0.0 - 1.15 | 7.4 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00110000 | 22 | 110.0 | 0.0 - 1.15 | 7.0 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00105000 | 2 | 105.0 | 0.0 - 1.55 | 1.3 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00100000 | 2 | 100.0 | 0.0 - 0.1 | 2.93 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00095000 | 4 | 95.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 3.2 | Out |
Put | MKSI260417P00080000 | 1 | 80.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 5.1 | Out |
MKS Total Stockholder Equity
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MKS Instruments Corporate Management
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Quarterly Earnings Growth 0.184 | Dividend Share 0.88 | Earnings Share 4.38 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.106 |
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