null Option on PayPal Holdings

PYPL Stock  USD 78.57  0.63  0.80%   
PayPal Holdings' latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.42 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.88 over 44 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025. The total put volume is at 2.4 K, with calls trading at the volume of 6.7 K. This yields a 0.36 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts

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

PayPal Holdings Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-05-16 Option Contracts

PayPal Holdings' max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, 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 PayPal Holdings

Analyzing PayPal Holdings' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in PayPal Holdings regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when PayPal Holdings' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money PayPal Holdings' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with PayPal Holdings' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

PayPal Holdings In The Money Call Balance

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

PayPal Current Options Market Mood

PayPal 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 PayPal 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 PayPal Holdings' options investors are not very successful. PayPal 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 PayPal contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that PayPal Holdings will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0263% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With PayPal Holdings trading at USD 78.57, that is roughly USD 0.0206. If you think that the market is fully incorporating PayPal Holdings' daily price movement you should consider buying PayPal Holdings options at the current volatility level of 0.42%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing PayPal 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" PayPal calls. Remember, the seller must deliver PayPal Holdings stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

PayPal Holdings Option Chain

When PayPal Holdings' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against PayPal 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.
PayPal Holdings' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on PayPal. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for PayPal. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a PayPal 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 IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
PYPL250516C00055000155.023.65 - 24.5523.9In
Call
PYPL250516C00060000260.019.05 - 19.519.59In
Call
PYPL250516C000650006865.014.15 - 16.215.5In
Call
PYPL250516C000700005670.010.3 - 12.3511.0In
Call
PYPL250516C000750003175.07.8 - 8.78.0In
Call
PYPL250516C0007750030777.56.4 - 6.656.55Out
Call
PYPL250516C000800008180.05.25 - 6.855.35Out
Call
PYPL250516C000825007582.54.2 - 4.44.35Out
Call
PYPL250516C0008500041385.03.4 - 4.33.55Out
Call
PYPL250516C0008750022287.52.53 - 2.852.81Out
Call
PYPL250516C00090000118090.02.05 - 2.812.23Out
Call
PYPL250516C0009250029692.51.67 - 1.841.91Out
Call
PYPL250516C0009500027695.01.29 - 1.471.37Out
Call
PYPL250516C000975002397.50.8 - 1.231.15Out
Call
PYPL250516C00100000387100.00.8 - 0.930.86Out
Call
PYPL250516C00105000226105.00.56 - 0.620.58Out
Call
PYPL250516C00110000243110.00.37 - 0.420.4Out
Call
PYPL250516C00115000106115.00.18 - 0.410.3Out
Call
PYPL250516C0012000050120.00.17 - 0.360.23Out
Call
PYPL250516C00125000118125.00.06 - 0.260.13Out
Call
PYPL250516C001300005130.00.05 - 0.270.11Out
Call
PYPL250516C0013500083135.00.01 - 0.170.17Out
 Put
PYPL250516P00055000455.00.2 - 0.460.3Out
 Put
PYPL250516P000600002560.00.63 - 0.680.67Out
 Put
PYPL250516P0006500010665.01.21 - 1.361.36Out
 Put
PYPL250516P000700009470.02.38 - 2.492.48Out
 Put
PYPL250516P0007500061375.04.05 - 4.24.1Out
 Put
PYPL250516P0007750044277.54.45 - 5.45.27Out
 Put
PYPL250516P0008000056580.06.45 - 6.66.55In
 Put
PYPL250516P0008250036582.57.9 - 8.458.09In
 Put
PYPL250516P0008500081485.09.5 - 10.259.3In
 Put
PYPL250516P000875007387.510.25 - 12.310.8In
 Put
PYPL250516P0009000037490.013.2 - 14.412.92In
 Put
PYPL250516P0009250015092.515.25 - 16.815.77In
 Put
PYPL250516P000950005295.017.35 - 18.016.46In
 Put
PYPL250516P00097500097.519.85 - 21.019.85In
 Put
PYPL250516P0010000027100.021.6 - 22.5519.17In
 Put
PYPL250516P001050000105.025.95 - 28.1516.05In
 Put
PYPL250516P001100000110.030.55 - 32.9530.55In
 Put
PYPL250516P001150009115.036.2 - 38.1525.65In
 Put
PYPL250516P0012000012120.041.7 - 42.532.05In
 Put
PYPL250516P001250000125.046.2 - 48.1546.2In
 Put
PYPL250516P001300000130.051.5 - 52.8551.5In
 Put
PYPL250516P001350000135.056.5 - 58.2556.5In

PayPal Holdings Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

   Selling And Marketing Expenses   
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PayPal Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

17.95 Billion

At this time, PayPal Holdings' Total Stockholder Equity is quite stable compared to the past year.

PayPal Holdings Corporate Management

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Is Transaction & Payment Processing Services 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 PayPal Holdings. If investors know PayPal 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 PayPal Holdings 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
0.065
Earnings Share
3.99
Revenue Per Share
29.966
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.058
Return On Assets
0.0434
The market value of PayPal Holdings is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of PayPal that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of PayPal Holdings' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is PayPal Holdings' 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 PayPal Holdings' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect PayPal Holdings' 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 PayPal Holdings' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if PayPal Holdings is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, PayPal Holdings' 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.