MSC Industrial Stock Options
| MSM Stock | USD 80.41 1.48 1.81% |
MSC Industrial's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.53 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.42 over 27 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025.
Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows MSC Industrial'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. MSC Industrial's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for MSC Industrial's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
MSC Industrial Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts
Max pain occurs when MSC Industrial's market makers reach a net positive position across all MSC Industrial's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, MSC Industrial'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 MSC Industrial
Analyzing MSC Industrial's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in MSC Industrial regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when MSC Industrial's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money MSC Industrial's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with MSC Industrial's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on MSC Industrial lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if MSC Industrial'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 MSC Industrial 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 MSC Stock moves the wrong way.
MSC Industrial Direct In The Money Call Balance
When MSC Industrial's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against MSC Industrial Direct stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying MSC Industrial'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 MSC Industrial Direct 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.
MSC Current Options Market Mood
MSC Industrial'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 MSC 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 MSC Industrial's options investors are not very successful. MSC Industrial'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 MSC contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that MSC Industrial Direct will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0331% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With MSC Industrial trading at USD 80.41, that is roughly USD 0.0266. If you think that the market is fully incorporating MSC Industrial's daily price movement you should consider buying MSC Industrial Direct options at the current volatility level of 0.53%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing MSC Industrial 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" MSC calls. Remember, the seller must deliver MSC Industrial Direct stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
MSC Industrial Option Chain
When MSC Industrial's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against MSC Industrial Direct 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.
MSC Industrial's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on MSC. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for MSC. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a MSC Industrial 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 | MSM250321C00070000 | 1 | 70.0 | 9.5 - 13.3 | 10.81 | In |
Call | MSM250321C00075000 | 10 | 75.0 | 5.9 - 8.4 | 8.35 | In |
Call | MSM250321C00080000 | 61 | 80.0 | 3.2 - 4.4 | 6.76 | In |
Call | MSM250321C00085000 | 125 | 85.0 | 1.5 - 1.8 | 2.3 | Out |
Call | MSM250321C00090000 | 181 | 90.0 | 0.5 - 0.8 | 1.0 | Out |
Call | MSM250321C00095000 | 50 | 95.0 | 0.05 - 0.95 | 0.4 | Out |
Call | MSM250321C00100000 | 380 | 100.0 | 0.0 - 1.05 | 0.74 | Out |
Call | MSM250321C00105000 | 1 | 105.0 | 0.0 - 0.2 | 1.0 | Out |
Call | MSM250321C00110000 | 1 | 110.0 | 0.0 - 0.95 | 0.15 | Out |
Call | MSM250321C00115000 | 0 | 115.0 | 0.0 - 0.9 | 0.9 | |
Call | MSM250321C00120000 | 1 | 120.0 | 0.0 - 0.9 | 0.65 | Out |
Call | MSM250321C00125000 | 0 | 125.0 | 0.0 - 0.9 | 0.9 | |
Put | MSM250321P00055000 | 2 | 55.0 | 0.0 - 0.95 | 0.05 | Out |
Put | MSM250321P00060000 | 1 | 60.0 | 0.0 - 1.05 | 0.7 | Out |
Put | MSM250321P00065000 | 25 | 65.0 | 0.05 - 0.4 | 0.2 | Out |
Put | MSM250321P00070000 | 114 | 70.0 | 0.2 - 0.55 | 0.4 | Out |
Put | MSM250321P00075000 | 55 | 75.0 | 0.65 - 1.75 | 0.85 | Out |
Put | MSM250321P00080000 | 100 | 80.0 | 2.75 - 3.0 | 1.95 | Out |
Put | MSM250321P00085000 | 36 | 85.0 | 5.2 - 7.0 | 4.1 | In |
Put | MSM250321P00090000 | 3 | 90.0 | 7.5 - 12.3 | 10.5 | In |
Put | MSM250321P00095000 | 0 | 95.0 | 12.6 - 16.5 | 15.7 | In |
Put | MSM250321P00100000 | 5 | 100.0 | 17.6 - 21.5 | 20.4 | In |
Put | MSM250321P00105000 | 0 | 105.0 | 22.6 - 26.5 | 22.6 | In |
Put | MSM250321P00110000 | 0 | 110.0 | 27.1 - 32.0 | 27.1 | In |
Put | MSM250321P00115000 | 0 | 115.0 | 32.1 - 37.0 | 32.1 | In |
Put | MSM250321P00120000 | 0 | 120.0 | 37.1 - 42.0 | 37.1 | In |
Put | MSM250321P00125000 | 0 | 125.0 | 42.1 - 47.0 | 42.1 | In |
MSC Industrial Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time
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MSC Total Stockholder Equity
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MSC Industrial Corporate Directors
| Steven Paladino | Non-Executive Independent Director | Profile | |
| Michael Kaufmann | Non-Executive Independent Director | Profile | |
| Denis Kelly | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Jonathan Byrnes | Director, Member of Audit Committee, Member of Compensation Committee and Member of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee | Profile |
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Is Trading Companies & Distributors 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 MSC Industrial. If investors know MSC 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 MSC Industrial 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 (0.36) | Earnings Share 4.19 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth (0.08) | Return On Assets |
The market value of MSC Industrial Direct is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of MSC that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of MSC Industrial's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is MSC Industrial'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 MSC Industrial's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect MSC Industrial'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 MSC Industrial's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if MSC Industrial is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, MSC Industrial'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.