Qualcomm Incorporated Stock Options

QCOM Stock  USD 171.93  1.00  0.58%   
Qualcomm Incorporated's latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.45 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.71 over 58 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 690, with calls trading at the volume of 2.2 K. This yields a 0.31 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Qualcomm Incorporated Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-04-17 Option Contracts

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

Analyzing Qualcomm Incorporated's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Qualcomm Incorporated regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Qualcomm Incorporated's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Qualcomm Incorporated's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Qualcomm Incorporated's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Qualcomm Incorporated lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Qualcomm Incorporated'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 Qualcomm Incorporated 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 Qualcomm Stock moves the wrong way.

Qualcomm Incorporated In The Money Call Balance

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

Qualcomm Current Options Market Mood

Qualcomm Incorporated'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 Qualcomm 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 Qualcomm Incorporated's options investors are not very successful. Qualcomm Incorporated'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 Qualcomm contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Qualcomm Incorporated will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0281% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Qualcomm Incorporated trading at USD 171.93, that is roughly USD 0.0484. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Qualcomm Incorporated's daily price movement you should consider buying Qualcomm Incorporated options at the current volatility level of 0.45%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Qualcomm Incorporated 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" Qualcomm calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Qualcomm Incorporated stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Qualcomm Incorporated Option Chain

When Qualcomm Incorporated's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Qualcomm Incorporated 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.
Qualcomm Incorporated's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Qualcomm. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Qualcomm. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Qualcomm Incorporated 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
QCOM250417C00080000180.091.55 - 94.3585.0In
Call
QCOM250417C0010000010100.072.3 - 74.152.58In
Call
QCOM250417C001100001110.062.45 - 63.854.8In
Call
QCOM250417C0011500010115.057.5 - 59.8559.63In
Call
QCOM250417C001200008120.052.05 - 54.9552.47In
Call
QCOM250417C0012500027125.047.95 - 50.649.71In
Call
QCOM250417C0013000088130.043.2 - 45.244.45In
Call
QCOM250417C0013500013135.039.2 - 39.837.75In
Call
QCOM250417C0014000024140.034.4 - 35.234.7In
Call
QCOM250417C00145000114145.030.15 - 31.3530.7In
Call
QCOM250417C00150000147150.025.85 - 26.726.3In
Call
QCOM250417C00155000209155.021.7 - 23.322.7In
Call
QCOM250417C001600001484160.018.3 - 19.2519.15In
Call
QCOM250417C001650001063165.015.15 - 16.115.85In
Call
QCOM250417C00170000818170.012.15 - 13.113.59In
Call
QCOM250417C00175000675175.010.2 - 10.610.5Out
Call
QCOM250417C001800001656180.08.1 - 8.458.4Out
Call
QCOM250417C00185000957185.06.45 - 6.66.35Out
Call
QCOM250417C001900001281190.04.95 - 5.15.39Out
Call
QCOM250417C00195000273195.03.75 - 3.93.9Out
Call
QCOM250417C002000001767200.02.84 - 2.953.1Out
Call
QCOM250417C002100001536210.01.61 - 1.681.61Out
Call
QCOM250417C00220000366220.00.87 - 0.940.91Out
Call
QCOM250417C00230000120230.00.39 - 0.640.65Out
Call
QCOM250417C00240000114240.00.18 - 0.420.23Out
Call
QCOM250417C00250000134250.00.07 - 0.30.2Out
Call
QCOM250417C0026000041260.00.01 - 0.230.1Out
 Put
QCOM250417P000800001480.00.0 - 0.950.1Out
 Put
QCOM250417P000850002885.00.0 - 0.970.34Out
 Put
QCOM250417P00090000890.00.0 - 1.140.21Out
 Put
QCOM250417P000950002495.00.0 - 0.230.28Out
 Put
QCOM250417P001000009100.00.03 - 0.90.14Out
 Put
QCOM250417P0010500026105.00.02 - 0.440.21Out
 Put
QCOM250417P0011000054110.00.07 - 0.290.2Out
 Put
QCOM250417P0011500060115.00.13 - 0.360.3Out
 Put
QCOM250417P00120000568120.00.23 - 0.460.27Out
 Put
QCOM250417P001250001196125.00.37 - 0.60.45Out
 Put
QCOM250417P00130000261130.00.59 - 0.810.72Out
 Put
QCOM250417P001350001024135.00.95 - 1.021.01Out
 Put
QCOM250417P001400001716140.01.37 - 1.441.37Out
 Put
QCOM250417P00145000629145.01.96 - 2.061.82Out
 Put
QCOM250417P001500001585150.02.78 - 2.932.66Out
 Put
QCOM250417P001550001530155.03.9 - 4.23.78Out
 Put
QCOM250417P001600002026160.05.3 - 5.655.2Out
 Put
QCOM250417P001650006443165.07.05 - 7.47.1Out
 Put
QCOM250417P001700004127170.09.2 - 9.69.4Out
 Put
QCOM250417P00175000336175.011.7 - 12.011.95In
 Put
QCOM250417P0018000052180.014.25 - 15.3515.0In
 Put
QCOM250417P00185000237185.017.7 - 18.917.9In
 Put
QCOM250417P0019000042190.021.25 - 22.821.7In
 Put
QCOM250417P0019500058195.025.05 - 25.725.55In
 Put
QCOM250417P0020000063200.028.4 - 30.428.85In
 Put
QCOM250417P002100000210.037.15 - 39.550.9In
 Put
QCOM250417P002200000220.047.25 - 48.453.05In
 Put
QCOM250417P002300000230.056.9 - 58.4562.1In
 Put
QCOM250417P002400000240.065.45 - 68.2583.5In
 Put
QCOM250417P002500000250.076.4 - 77.5576.4In
 Put
QCOM250417P002600000260.085.15 - 88.2585.15In

Qualcomm Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

31.73 Billion

At this time, Qualcomm Incorporated's Total Stockholder Equity is very stable compared to the past year.
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.941
Dividend Share
3.3
Earnings Share
8.99
Revenue Per Share
34.912
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.187
The market value of Qualcomm Incorporated is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Qualcomm that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Qualcomm Incorporated's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Qualcomm Incorporated'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 Qualcomm Incorporated's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Qualcomm Incorporated'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 Qualcomm Incorporated's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Qualcomm Incorporated is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Qualcomm Incorporated'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.