Star Gas Stock Options
| SGU Stock | USD 12.23 0.53 4.53% |
Star Gas' latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 2.52 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.04 over 18 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025.
Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts
Star Gas 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 Star Gas' lending market. For example, when Star Gas' 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 Star Gas, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Star Gas stock over its option's life.
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The chart above shows Star Gas' 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. Star Gas' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Star Gas' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Star Gas
Analyzing Star Gas' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Star Gas regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Star Gas' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Star Gas' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Star Gas' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Star Gas Partners In The Money Call Balance
When Star Gas' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Star Gas Partners stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Star Gas' 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 Star Gas Partners 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.
Star Current Options Market Mood
Star Gas' 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 Star 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 Star Gas' calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Star Gas' 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 Star contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Star Gas Partners will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.16% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Star Gas trading at USD 12.23, that is roughly USD 0.0193. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Star Gas' daily price movement you should consider buying Star Gas Partners options at the current volatility level of 2.52%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Star Gas 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" Star calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Star Gas Partners stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Star Gas Option Chain
When Star Gas' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Star Gas Partners 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.
Star Gas' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Star. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Star. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Star Gas 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 | Strike Price | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | SGU250321C00002500 | 0 | 2.5 | 8.2 - 10.9 | 8.2 | In |
Call | SGU250321C00005000 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.7 - 8.6 | 5.7 | In |
Call | SGU250321C00007500 | 1 | 7.5 | 3.2 - 6.0 | 5.0 | In |
Call | SGU250321C00010000 | 0 | 10.0 | 1.25 - 3.5 | 2.79 | In |
Call | SGU250321C00012500 | 268 | 12.5 | 0.25 - 0.6 | 0.25 | Out |
Call | SGU250321C00015000 | 1 | 15.0 | 0.0 - 0.95 | 0.38 | Out |
Call | SGU250321C00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 1.35 | |
Call | SGU250321C00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 1.35 | |
Call | SGU250321C00022500 | 0 | 22.5 | 0.0 - 0.95 | 0.95 | |
Put | SGU250321P00002500 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Put | SGU250321P00005000 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Put | SGU250321P00007500 | 1 | 7.5 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 2.4 | Out |
Put | SGU250321P00010000 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 - 1.4 | 1.4 | |
Put | SGU250321P00012500 | 10 | 12.5 | 0.0 - 0.95 | 1.0 | In |
Put | SGU250321P00015000 | 0 | 15.0 | 1.65 - 5.5 | 1.65 | In |
Put | SGU250321P00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 4.7 - 8.0 | 4.7 | In |
Put | SGU250321P00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 6.8 - 10.5 | 6.8 | In |
Put | SGU250321P00022500 | 0 | 22.5 | 9.7 - 13.0 | 9.7 | In |
Star Gas Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time
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Star Total Stockholder Equity
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Star Gas Corporate Directors
| David Bauer | Independent Director of Kestrel Heat, LLC | Profile | |
| Henry Babcock | Independent Director of Kestrel Heat, LLC | Profile | |
| Daniel Donovan | Consultant of Kestrel Heat LLC and Director of Kestrel Heat LLC | Profile | |
| William Nicoletti | Independent Director of Kestrel Heat, LLC | Profile |
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