Novartis Stock Options Expiring on 17th of January 2025

NVS Stock  USD 99.17  0.96  0.96%   
Novartis' latest option contracts expiring on 2025-01-17 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.57 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.05 over 57 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more puts than calls on contracts expiring on 2025-01-17. The total put volume is at 835, with calls trading at the volume of 835. This yields a 2.31 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against 2025-01-17 Option Contracts

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

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

Novartis Current Options Market Mood

Novartis' 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 Novartis 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 Novartis' calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Novartis' 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 Novartis contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Novartis AG ADR will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0356% per day over the life of the 2025-01-17 option contract. With Novartis trading at USD 99.17, that is roughly USD 0.0353. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Novartis' daily price movement you should consider buying Novartis AG ADR options at the current volatility level of 0.57%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  

Novartis Option Chain

When Novartis' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Novartis AG ADR 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.
Novartis' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Novartis. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Novartis. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Novartis 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
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 3702025-01-1761.5 - 66.564.93In
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 4762025-01-1752.5 - 57.559.4In
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 50172025-01-1745.6 - 50.552.6In
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 6002025-01-1741.5 - 45.842.5In
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 6582025-01-1731.5 - 36.438.1In
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 7002025-01-1736.0 - 41.031.4In
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 7272025-01-1726.5 - 31.017.45In
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 7512025-01-1726.0 - 30.731.0In
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 7772025-01-1725.5 - 30.530.7In
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 80102025-01-1728.5 - 33.030.0In
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 8522025-01-1720.5 - 21.118.96In
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 87222025-01-1715.1 - 16.022.7In
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 903262025-01-170.0 - 0.015.71In
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 922102025-01-170.0 - 0.013.0In
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 952232025-01-170.0 - 0.06.7In
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 972982025-01-170.0 - 0.04.7In
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 1005332025-01-170.0 - 0.02.75Out
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 10520652025-01-170.0 - 0.00.75Out
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 11014852025-01-170.0 - 0.00.25Out
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 1156272025-01-170.0 - 0.00.08Out
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 12010512025-01-170.0 - 0.00.08Out
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 1256242025-01-170.0 - 0.00.04Out
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 1304222025-01-170.0 - 0.10.2Out
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 1353082025-01-170.0 - 0.30.21Out
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 1403602025-01-170.0 - 0.00.1Out
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 145842025-01-170.0 - 0.750.1Out
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 15072025-01-170.0 - 1.40.3Out
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 15542025-01-170.0 - 0.250.15Out
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 160152025-01-170.0 - 0.750.2Out
Call
NVS Option Call 17-01-2025 16552025-01-170.0 - 1.20.06Out
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 372452025-01-170.0 - 0.250.2Out
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 4252025-01-170.0 - 4.01.0Out
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 474992025-01-170.0 - 0.10.05Out
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 50122025-01-170.0 - 0.20.15Out
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 554802025-01-170.0 - 0.250.1Out
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 60102025-01-170.0 - 0.10.05Out
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 658102025-01-170.0 - 0.10.05Out
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 67322025-01-170.0 - 0.00.9Out
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 703132025-01-170.0 - 0.00.04Out
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 7212025-01-170.0 - 0.01.15Out
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 752222025-01-170.0 - 0.20.2Out
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 772442025-01-170.7 - 2.21.2Out
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 801782025-01-170.0 - 0.00.29Out
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 822512025-01-170.0 - 0.02.35Out
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 856262025-01-170.0 - 0.00.1Out
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 871072025-01-170.0 - 0.00.17Out
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 903132025-01-170.0 - 0.00.15Out
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 929252025-01-170.0 - 0.00.3Out
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 953272025-01-170.0 - 0.00.5Out
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 9710202025-01-170.0 - 0.00.76Out
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 1005522025-01-170.0 - 0.01.65In
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 10511452025-01-170.0 - 0.04.8In
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 1108542025-01-170.0 - 0.08.25In
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 115152025-01-170.0 - 0.012.08In
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 12002025-01-170.0 - 0.017.1In
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 12502025-01-1721.5 - 24.818.0In
 Put
NVS Option Put 17-01-2025 13002025-01-1725.9 - 29.823.02In

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Novartis Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

57.16 Billion

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

Novartis Corporate Directors

Ton BuechnerNon-Executive Independent DirectorProfile
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Elizabeth DohertyNon-Executive Independent DirectorProfile

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