Silicon Motion Stock Options Expiring on 21st of February
| SIMO Stock | USD 54.61 1.04 1.94% |
Silicon Motion's latest option contracts expiring on February 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.84 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.33 over 30 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on February 21st 2025. The total put volume is at 9.0, with calls trading at the volume of 45.0. This yields a 0.2 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against February 21st 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows Silicon Motion'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. Silicon Motion's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Silicon Motion's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Silicon Motion Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-02-21 Option Contracts
Max pain occurs when Silicon Motion's market makers reach a net positive position across all Silicon Motion's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Silicon Motion'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 Silicon Motion lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Silicon Motion'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 Silicon Motion 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 Silicon Stock moves the wrong way.
Silicon Motion Technology In The Money Call Balance
When Silicon Motion's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Silicon Motion Technology stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Silicon Motion'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 Silicon Motion Technology 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.
Silicon Current Options Market Mood
Silicon Motion'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 Silicon 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 Silicon Motion's options investors are not very successful. Silicon Motion'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 Silicon contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Silicon Motion Technology will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0525% per day over the life of the 2025-02-21 option contract. With Silicon Motion trading at USD 54.61, that is roughly USD 0.0287. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Silicon Motion's daily price movement you should consider buying Silicon Motion Technology options at the current volatility level of 0.84%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Silicon Motion Option Chain
When Silicon Motion's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Silicon Motion Technology 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.
Silicon Motion's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Silicon. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Silicon. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Silicon Motion 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 | SIMO250221C00045000 | 1 | 45.0 | 6.6 - 10.5 | 5.3 | In |
Call | SIMO250221C00047500 | 2 | 47.5 | 4.6 - 8.5 | 6.2 | In |
Call | SIMO250221C00050000 | 19 | 50.0 | 4.3 - 5.2 | 3.8 | In |
Call | SIMO250221C00052500 | 162 | 52.5 | 2.5 - 3.6 | 3.3 | In |
Call | SIMO250221C00055000 | 87 | 55.0 | 1.75 - 2.65 | 2.07 | Out |
Call | SIMO250221C00057500 | 736 | 57.5 | 0.0 - 2.3 | 1.22 | Out |
Call | SIMO250221C00060000 | 39 | 60.0 | 0.3 - 1.1 | 0.6 | Out |
Call | SIMO250221C00062500 | 91 | 62.5 | 0.15 - 1.3 | 0.23 | Out |
Call | SIMO250221C00065000 | 222 | 65.0 | 0.0 - 0.3 | 0.3 | Out |
Call | SIMO250221C00070000 | 0 | 70.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 2.15 | |
Call | SIMO250221C00075000 | 0 | 75.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 2.15 | |
Call | SIMO250221C00080000 | 0 | 80.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 2.15 | |
Call | SIMO250221C00085000 | 0 | 85.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 2.15 | |
Call | SIMO250221C00090000 | 0 | 90.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 2.15 | |
Put | SIMO250221P00040000 | 50 | 40.0 | 0.0 - 1.65 | 0.05 | Out |
Put | SIMO250221P00042500 | 23 | 42.5 | 0.0 - 2.25 | 0.5 | Out |
Put | SIMO250221P00045000 | 26 | 45.0 | 0.15 - 0.65 | 1.16 | Out |
Put | SIMO250221P00047500 | 123 | 47.5 | 0.35 - 0.9 | 0.85 | Out |
Put | SIMO250221P00050000 | 80 | 50.0 | 1.0 - 1.7 | 1.84 | Out |
Put | SIMO250221P00052500 | 59 | 52.5 | 1.95 - 3.1 | 2.35 | Out |
Put | SIMO250221P00055000 | 79 | 55.0 | 3.3 - 4.2 | 3.61 | In |
Put | SIMO250221P00057500 | 3 | 57.5 | 4.0 - 7.7 | 5.1 | In |
Put | SIMO250221P00060000 | 2 | 60.0 | 5.9 - 9.9 | 8.79 | In |
Put | SIMO250221P00062500 | 1 | 62.5 | 8.0 - 12.0 | 11.58 | In |
Put | SIMO250221P00065000 | 2 | 65.0 | 10.4 - 14.5 | 10.41 | In |
Put | SIMO250221P00070000 | 0 | 70.0 | 15.3 - 19.5 | 15.3 | In |
Put | SIMO250221P00075000 | 0 | 75.0 | 20.2 - 24.5 | 20.2 | In |
Put | SIMO250221P00080000 | 0 | 80.0 | 25.2 - 29.5 | 25.2 | In |
Put | SIMO250221P00085000 | 0 | 85.0 | 30.2 - 34.5 | 30.2 | In |
Put | SIMO250221P00090000 | 0 | 90.0 | 35.2 - 39.5 | 35.2 | In |
Silicon Motion Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time
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Silicon Motion Market Cap Over Time
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Silicon Total Stockholder Equity
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Silicon Motion Corporate Management
| Thomas Sepenzis | Senior Strategy | Profile | |
| Michelle Lin | Vice Controller | Profile | |
| Riyadh Lai | Chief Officer | Profile | |
| ChiaChang Kou | President, Founder | Profile | |
| Jason Tsai | Interim Finance | Profile |
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Is Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 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 Silicon Motion. If investors know Silicon 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 Silicon Motion 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 0.953 | Earnings Share 2.66 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.233 | Return On Assets |
The market value of Silicon Motion Technology is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Silicon that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Silicon Motion's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Silicon Motion'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 Silicon Motion's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Silicon Motion'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 Silicon Motion's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Silicon Motion is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Silicon Motion'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.