Realty Income Stock Options Expiring on 21st of February

O Stock  USD 53.96  1.30  2.35%   
Realty Income's latest option contracts expiring on February 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.41 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.51 over 28 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on February 21st 2025. The total put volume is at 1.7 K, with calls trading at the volume of 876. This yields a 1.93 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against February 21st 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Realty Income'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. Realty Income's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Realty Income's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Realty Income Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-02-21 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Realty Income's market makers reach a net positive position across all Realty Income's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Realty Income's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Realty Income lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Realty Income'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 Realty Income 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 Realty Stock moves the wrong way.

Realty Income In The Money Call Balance

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

Realty Current Options Market Mood

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

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Realty Income will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0256% per day over the life of the 2025-02-21 option contract. With Realty Income trading at USD 53.96, that is roughly USD 0.0138. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Realty Income's daily price movement you should consider buying Realty Income options at the current volatility level of 0.41%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  

Realty Income Option Chain

When Realty Income's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Realty Income 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.
Realty Income's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Realty. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Realty. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Realty Income 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
O250221C00040000540.012.6 - 16.013.73In
Call
O250221C00045000445.07.8 - 9.410.2In
Call
O250221C000475001647.55.5 - 6.97.6In
Call
O250221C0005000017050.04.0 - 4.34.1In
Call
O250221C00052500104952.51.85 - 1.952.0In
Call
O250221C00055000505955.00.5 - 0.550.58Out
Call
O250221C00057500358257.50.05 - 0.10.08Out
Call
O250221C0006000059360.00.0 - 0.050.05Out
Call
O250221C000625002862.50.0 - 0.050.01Out
Call
O250221C0006500011165.00.0 - 0.050.08Out
Call
O250221C00070000070.00.0 - 0.050.05Out
Call
O250221C00075000075.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
O250221C00080000080.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
O250221P00037500137.50.0 - 0.150.05Out
 Put
O250221P00040000240.00.0 - 0.20.01Out
 Put
O250221P00042500842.50.0 - 0.20.05Out
 Put
O250221P000450002645.00.0 - 0.050.03Out
 Put
O250221P0004750029647.50.0 - 0.050.03Out
 Put
O250221P00050000163550.00.1 - 0.150.14Out
 Put
O250221P00052500156052.50.4 - 0.50.45Out
 Put
O250221P00055000177555.01.55 - 1.651.55In
 Put
O250221P000575008957.53.6 - 3.93.67In
 Put
O250221P000600003960.04.4 - 6.36.1In
 Put
O250221P00062500562.57.1 - 8.88.6In
 Put
O250221P00065000065.09.8 - 11.39.8In
 Put
O250221P00070000070.014.2 - 17.814.2In
 Put
O250221P00075000075.019.2 - 23.219.2In
 Put
O250221P00080000080.025.1 - 27.725.96In

Realty Income Market Cap Over Time

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Realty Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

39.78 Billion

At this time, Realty Income's Total Stockholder Equity is very stable compared to the past year.

Realty Income Corporate Directors

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Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.09)
Dividend Share
3.111
Earnings Share
1.05
Revenue Per Share
6.077
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.286
The market value of Realty Income is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Realty that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Realty Income's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Realty Income'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 Realty Income's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Realty Income'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 Realty Income's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Realty Income is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Realty Income'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.