POSCO Holdings Stock Options
| PKX Stock | USD 47.61 0.64 1.36% |
POSCO Holdings' latest option contracts expiring on 2024-12-20 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.69 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.59 over 9 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2024-12-20. The total put volume is at 23.0, with calls trading at the volume of 23.0. This yields a 1.44 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against 2024-12-20 Option Contracts
POSCO Holdings 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 POSCO Holdings' lending market. For example, when POSCO Holdings' 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 POSCO Holdings, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting POSCO Holdings stock over its option's life.
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The chart above shows POSCO Holdings' 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. POSCO Holdings' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for POSCO Holdings' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on POSCO Holdings
Analyzing POSCO Holdings' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in POSCO Holdings regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when POSCO Holdings' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money POSCO Holdings' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with POSCO Holdings' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
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POSCO Holdings In The Money Call Balance
When POSCO Holdings' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against POSCO Holdings stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying POSCO Holdings' 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 POSCO Holdings 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.
POSCO Current Options Market Mood
POSCO Holdings' 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 POSCO 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 POSCO Holdings' options investors are not very successful. POSCO Holdings' 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 POSCO contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that POSCO Holdings will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0431% per day over the life of the 2024-12-20 option contract. With POSCO Holdings trading at USD 47.61, that is roughly USD 0.0205. If you think that the market is fully incorporating POSCO Holdings' daily price movement you should consider buying POSCO Holdings options at the current volatility level of 0.69%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing POSCO Holdings 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" POSCO calls. Remember, the seller must deliver POSCO Holdings stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
POSCO Holdings Option Chain
When POSCO Holdings' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against POSCO Holdings 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.
POSCO Holdings' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on POSCO. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for POSCO. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a POSCO Holdings 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 | Expiration | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | PKX Option Call 20-12-2024 35 | 1 | 2024-12-20 | 10.8 - 14.5 | 18.4 | In |
Call | PKX Option Call 20-12-2024 45 | 7 | 2024-12-20 | 0.9 - 5.3 | 2.4 | In |
Call | PKX Option Call 20-12-2024 50 | 58 | 2024-12-20 | 0.3 - 0.7 | 0.5 | Out |
Call | PKX Option Call 20-12-2024 55 | 128 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.05 | Out |
Call | PKX Option Call 20-12-2024 60 | 2 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.6 | Out |
Call | PKX Option Call 20-12-2024 65 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 2.0 | |
Put | PKX Option Put 20-12-2024 45 | 43 | 2024-12-20 | 0.15 - 0.5 | 0.85 | Out |
Put | PKX Option Put 20-12-2024 50 | 64 | 2024-12-20 | 2.35 - 3.4 | 3.4 | In |
Put | PKX Option Put 20-12-2024 55 | 9 | 2024-12-20 | 7.2 - 7.9 | 5.03 | In |
POSCO Holdings Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time
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POSCO Total Stockholder Equity
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