Morgan Stanley Stock Options Expiring on 18th of July 2025

MS Stock  USD 126.79  1.79  1.39%   
Morgan Stanley's latest option contracts expiring on 2025-07-18 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.15 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 4.25 over 43 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on 2025-07-18. The total put volume is at 829, with calls trading at the volume of 829. This yields a 2.82 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against 2025-07-18 Option Contracts

Morgan Stanley 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 Morgan Stanley's lending market. For example, when Morgan Stanley's 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 Morgan Stanley, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Morgan Stanley stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Morgan Stanley'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. Morgan Stanley's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Morgan Stanley's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
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Morgan Stanley In The Money Call Balance

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

Morgan Current Options Market Mood

Morgan Stanley'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 Morgan 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 Morgan Stanley's options investors are not very successful. Morgan Stanley'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 Morgan contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Morgan Stanley will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.009375% per day over the life of the 2025-07-18 option contract. With Morgan Stanley trading at USD 126.79, that is roughly USD 0.0119. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Morgan Stanley's daily price movement you should consider buying Morgan Stanley options at the current volatility level of 0.15%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  

Morgan Stanley Option Chain

When Morgan Stanley's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Morgan Stanley 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.
Morgan Stanley's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Morgan. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Morgan. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Morgan Stanley 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 IntExpirationCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 50102025-07-1876.8 - 78.5580.51In
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 92142025-07-1839.45 - 40.428.52In
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 9522025-07-1835.95 - 38.4518.45In
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 10002025-07-180.0 - 0.034.92In
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 10502025-07-1830.35 - 31.4519.9In
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 11002025-07-180.0 - 0.022.27In
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 11502025-07-180.0 - 0.020.65In
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 12002025-07-180.0 - 0.015.69In
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 12502025-07-180.0 - 0.013.45In
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 13002025-07-180.0 - 0.010.6Out
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 13502025-07-180.0 - 0.08.8Out
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 14002025-07-180.0 - 0.06.99Out
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 14502025-07-180.0 - 0.04.62Out
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 15002025-07-180.0 - 0.04.3Out
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 15502025-07-180.0 - 0.02.62Out
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 16002025-07-180.0 - 0.03.65Out
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 16502025-07-180.0 - 0.02.03Out
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 17002025-07-180.0 - 0.01.75Out
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 17502025-07-180.0 - 0.01.71Out
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 18002025-07-180.0 - 0.01.1Out
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 185432025-07-180.36 - 0.750.68Out
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 19002025-07-180.0 - 0.00.79Out
Call
MS Option Call 18-07-2025 19502025-07-180.0 - 0.00.62Out
 Put
MS Option Put 18-07-2025 5552025-07-180.08 - 0.520.22Out
 Put
MS Option Put 18-07-2025 6592025-07-180.14 - 0.30.49Out
 Put
MS Option Put 18-07-2025 7012025-07-180.25 - 0.40.76Out
 Put
MS Option Put 18-07-2025 7502025-07-180.0 - 0.00.4Out
 Put
MS Option Put 18-07-2025 8002025-07-180.0 - 0.00.54Out
 Put
MS Option Put 18-07-2025 8502025-07-180.0 - 0.00.67Out
 Put
MS Option Put 18-07-2025 8702025-07-180.0 - 0.00.88Out
 Put
MS Option Put 18-07-2025 9002025-07-180.0 - 0.00.85Out
 Put
MS Option Put 18-07-2025 9202025-07-180.0 - 0.00.98Out
 Put
MS Option Put 18-07-2025 9502025-07-180.0 - 0.01.29Out
 Put
MS Option Put 18-07-2025 97462025-07-181.31 - 1.522.95Out
 Put
MS Option Put 18-07-2025 1002322025-07-181.71 - 2.251.86Out
 Put
MS Option Put 18-07-2025 10502025-07-180.0 - 0.02.47Out
 Put
MS Option Put 18-07-2025 11002025-07-180.0 - 0.03.19Out
 Put
MS Option Put 18-07-2025 11502025-07-180.0 - 0.04.75Out
 Put
MS Option Put 18-07-2025 12002025-07-180.0 - 0.05.25Out
 Put
MS Option Put 18-07-2025 12502025-07-180.0 - 0.07.5Out
 Put
MS Option Put 18-07-2025 13002025-07-180.0 - 0.08.85In
 Put
MS Option Put 18-07-2025 13502025-07-180.0 - 0.011.5In
 Put
MS Option Put 18-07-2025 14002025-07-180.0 - 0.014.04In

Morgan Stanley Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Morgan Stanley Market Cap Over Time

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Morgan Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

103.99 Billion

At this time, Morgan Stanley's Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Morgan Stanley Corporate Directors

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Judith MiscikIndependent DirectorProfile
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