Marine Products Stock Options

MPX Stock  USD 9.14  0.01  0.11%   
Marine Products' latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.43 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.14 over 16 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts

Marine Products option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in Marine Products' lending market. For example, when Marine Products' puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on Marine Products, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Marine Products stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Marine Products' 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. Marine Products' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Marine Products' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Marine Products

Analyzing Marine Products' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Marine Products regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Marine Products' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Marine Products' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Marine Products' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Marine Products In The Money Call Balance

When Marine Products' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Marine Products stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Marine Products' 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 Marine Products 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.

Marine Current Options Market Mood

Marine Products' 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 Marine 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

Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Marine Products' calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Marine Products' 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 Marine contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Marine Products will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0894% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Marine Products trading at USD 9.14, that is roughly USD 0.008169. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Marine Products' daily price movement you should consider buying Marine Products options at the current volatility level of 1.43%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Marine Products 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" Marine calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Marine Products stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Marine Products Option Chain

When Marine Products' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Marine Products 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.
Marine Products' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Marine. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Marine. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Marine Products 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
MPX250321C0000250002.54.9 - 8.24.9In
Call
MPX250321C0000500005.02.6 - 5.72.6In
Call
MPX250321C0000750027.51.0 - 2.72.3In
Call
MPX250321C000100002110.00.0 - 0.50.7Out
Call
MPX250321C00012500512.50.0 - 0.750.07Out
Call
MPX250321C00015000015.00.0 - 0.150.15Out
Call
MPX250321C00017500017.50.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
MPX250321C00020000020.00.0 - 0.050.05Out
 Put
MPX250321P0000250002.50.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
MPX250321P0000500005.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
MPX250321P0000750047.50.0 - 0.30.3Out
 Put
MPX250321P00010000010.00.0 - 3.03.0In
 Put
MPX250321P00012500012.52.95 - 5.32.95In
 Put
MPX250321P00015000015.04.5 - 7.74.5In
 Put
MPX250321P00017500017.58.1 - 10.28.1In
 Put
MPX250321P00020000020.010.0 - 12.710.0In

Marine Products Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Marine Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

93.75 Million

At this time, Marine Products' Total Stockholder Equity is fairly stable compared to the past year.

Marine Products Corporate Directors

Pamela RollinsDirectorProfile
Bill DismukeIndependent DirectorProfile
James WilliamsIndependent DirectorProfile
Harry CynkusIndependent DirectorProfile

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