NVAX250124P00008500 Option on Novavax

NVAX Stock  USD 9.32  0.29  3.02%   
NVAX250124P00008500 is a PUT option contract on Novavax's common stock with a strick price of 8.5 expiring on 2025-01-24. The contract was not traded in recent days and, as of today, has 12 days remaining before the expiration. The option is currently trading at a bid price of $0.37, and an ask price of $0.49. The implied volatility as of the 12th of January 2025 is 12.0.
  
A put option written on Novavax becomes more valuable as the price of Novavax drops. Conversely, Novavax's put option loses its value as Novavax Stock rises.

Rule 16 of 2025-01-24 Option Contract

The options market is anticipating that Novavax will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0461% per day over the life of the option. With Novavax trading at USD 9.32, that is roughly USD 0.004296. If you think that the market is fully understating Novavax's daily price movement you should consider buying Novavax options at that current volatility level of 0.74%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

Out Of The Money Put Option on Novavax

An 'Out of The Money' option on Novavax has a strike price that Novavax Stock has yet to reach, meaning the option has no intrinsic value. 'Out of The Money' options are usually less costly than 'In The Money' options, making them more desirable to traders with smaller amounts of capital. Some of the uses for Novavax's 'Out of The Money' options include buying the options if you expect a big move in Novavax's stock. Since 'Out of The Money' options have a lower up-front cost (i.e., no intrinsic value) than 'In The Money' options, buying it is a reasonable choice.
Put Contract NameNVAX250124P00008500
Expires On2025-01-24
Days Before Expriration12
Vega0.007821
Gamma0.247666
Theoretical Value0.43
Open Interest44
Strike Price8.5
Last Traded At1.23
Current Price Spread0.37 | 0.49
Rule 16 Daily Up or DownUSD 0.004296

Novavax short PUT Option Greeks

Novavax's Option Greeks for the contract ending on 2025-01-24 at a strike price of 8.5 measures the various factors that affect its cost and calculated using a theoretical options pricing model. It helps investors make more informed decisions about whether to trade this option contract or when to trade it. In addition to Novavax's option greeks, its implied volatility helps estimate the risk of Novavax stock implied by the prices of the options on Novavax's stock.
Delta-0.370174
Gamma0.247666
Theta-0.014034
Vega0.007821
Rho-0.001781

Novavax long PUT Option Payoff at expiration

Put options written on Novavax grant holders of the option the right to sell a specified amount of Novavax at a specified price within a specified time frame. The put buyer has a limited loss and, while not fully unlimited gains, as the price of Novavax Stock cannot fall below zero, the put buyer does gain as the price drops. So, purchasing a put option on Novavax is like buying insurance aginst Novavax's downside shift.
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Novavax short PUT Option Payoff at expiration

By selling Novavax's put option, the investors signal their bearish sentiment. A short position in a put option written on Novavax will generally make money when the underlying price is above the strike price. Therefore Novavax's put payoff at expiration depends on where the Novavax Stock price is relative to the put option strike price. The breakeven price of 8.07 is the critical point that divides the payoff function into two parts. Below the breakeven price, the payoff is dropping and negative (the seller makes a loss). Above the breakeven price, the payoff line is upward sloping as the option payoff increases in proportion to Novavax's price. Finally, at the strike price of 8.5, the payoff chart is constant and positive.
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Novavax Available Put Options

Novavax's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Novavax. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Novavax. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Novavax 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
 Put
NVAX250417P0000250052.50.0 - 0.170.1Out
 Put
NVAX250417P000050002935.00.2 - 0.240.27Out
 Put
NVAX250417P0000750024517.50.95 - 1.00.97Out
 Put
NVAX250417P00010000147110.02.21 - 2.522.6In
 Put
NVAX250417P0001250057112.54.3 - 4.454.75In
 Put
NVAX250417P0001500022415.06.5 - 6.757.35In
 Put
NVAX250417P000175003417.58.6 - 9.758.53In
 Put
NVAX250417P000200003820.09.2 - 11.612.1In
 Put
NVAX250417P00022500022.513.45 - 14.3513.45In
 Put
NVAX250417P000250002625.016.15 - 16.7517.1In
 Put
NVAX250417P000300006230.021.15 - 21.3521.27In

Novavax Corporate Management

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