Morningstar Stock Options Expiring on 21st of February
| MORN Stock | USD 330.56 4.08 1.25% |
Morningstar's latest option contracts expiring on February 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.65 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.0 over 27 outstanding agreements suggesting . The Morningstar option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Morningstar option contracts. It shows all of Morningstar's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.
Open Interest Against February 21st 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows Morningstar'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. Morningstar's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Morningstar's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Morningstar lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Morningstar'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 Morningstar 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 Morningstar Stock moves the wrong way.
Morningstar In The Money Call Balance
When Morningstar's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Morningstar stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Morningstar'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 Morningstar 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.
Morningstar Current Options Market Mood
Morningstar'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 Morningstar 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 Morningstar's options investors are not very successful. Morningstar'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 Morningstar contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Morningstar will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0406% per day over the life of the 2025-02-21 option contract. With Morningstar trading at USD 330.56, that is roughly USD 0.13. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Morningstar's daily price movement you should consider buying Morningstar options at the current volatility level of 0.65%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Morningstar Option Chain
When Morningstar's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Morningstar 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.
Morningstar's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Morningstar. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Morningstar. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Morningstar 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 | MORN250221C00320000 | 1 | 320.0 | 11.1 - 16.1 | 10.5 | In |
Call | MORN250221C00350000 | 3 | 350.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | Out |
Call | MORN250221C00380000 | 1 | 380.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 1.55 | Out |
Call | MORN250221C00390000 | 1 | 390.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 0.85 | Out |
Call | MORN250221C00400000 | 0 | 400.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Call | MORN250221C00410000 | 0 | 410.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Call | MORN250221C00420000 | 0 | 420.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Call | MORN250221C00430000 | 0 | 430.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Call | MORN250221C00440000 | 0 | 440.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Call | MORN250221C00450000 | 0 | 450.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Call | MORN250221C00460000 | 0 | 460.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Call | MORN250221C00470000 | 0 | 470.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Call | MORN250221C00480000 | 0 | 480.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Call | MORN250221C00490000 | 0 | 490.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Put | MORN250221P00280000 | 2 | 280.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 1.2 | Out |
Put | MORN250221P00290000 | 2 | 290.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 2.2 | Out |
Put | MORN250221P00300000 | 2 | 300.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.05 | Out |
Put | MORN250221P00400000 | 0 | 400.0 | 67.1 - 72.0 | 67.1 | In |
Put | MORN250221P00410000 | 0 | 410.0 | 77.5 - 82.0 | 77.5 | In |
Put | MORN250221P00420000 | 0 | 420.0 | 87.5 - 92.0 | 87.5 | In |
Put | MORN250221P00430000 | 0 | 430.0 | 97.5 - 102.0 | 97.5 | In |
Put | MORN250221P00440000 | 0 | 440.0 | 107.2 - 112.0 | 107.2 | In |
Put | MORN250221P00450000 | 0 | 450.0 | 117.5 - 122.0 | 117.5 | In |
Put | MORN250221P00460000 | 0 | 460.0 | 127.5 - 132.0 | 127.5 | In |
Put | MORN250221P00470000 | 0 | 470.0 | 137.5 - 142.0 | 137.5 | In |
Put | MORN250221P00480000 | 0 | 480.0 | 147.4 - 152.0 | 147.4 | In |
Put | MORN250221P00490000 | 0 | 490.0 | 157.5 - 162.0 | 157.5 | In |
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