Summit Therapeutics Stock Options Expiring on 20th of December

SMMT Stock  USD 18.79  0.82  4.56%   
Summit Therapeutics' latest option contracts expiring on 2024-12-20 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.45 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.33 over 45 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more puts than calls on contracts expiring on 2024-12-20. The total put volume is at 242, with calls trading at the volume of 242. This yields a 1.6 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against 2024-12-20 Option Contracts

Summit Therapeutics 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 Summit Therapeutics' lending market. For example, when Summit Therapeutics' 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 Summit Therapeutics, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Summit Therapeutics stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Summit Therapeutics' 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. Summit Therapeutics' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Summit Therapeutics' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
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Summit Therapeutics PLC In The Money Call Balance

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

Summit Current Options Market Mood

Summit Therapeutics' 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 Summit 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 Summit Therapeutics' options investors are not very successful. Summit Therapeutics' 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 Summit contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Summit Therapeutics PLC will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0281% per day over the life of the 2024-12-20 option contract. With Summit Therapeutics trading at USD 18.79, that is roughly USD 0.005285. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Summit Therapeutics' daily price movement you should consider buying Summit Therapeutics PLC 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.
  

Summit Therapeutics Option Chain

When Summit Therapeutics' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Summit Therapeutics PLC 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.
Summit Therapeutics' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Summit. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Summit. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Summit Therapeutics 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 IntExpirationCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 1502024-12-200.0 - 0.04.17In
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 1502024-12-200.0 - 0.03.52In
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 1602024-12-200.0 - 0.01.65In
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 1702024-12-200.0 - 0.02.14In
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 1702024-12-200.0 - 0.01.8In
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 1802024-12-200.0 - 0.01.65Out
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 1802024-12-200.0 - 0.00.91Out
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 1902024-12-200.0 - 0.00.45Out
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 1902024-12-200.0 - 0.00.72Out
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 2002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.25Out
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 2002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.45Out
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 2102024-12-200.0 - 0.00.15Out
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 2102024-12-200.0 - 0.00.39Out
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 2202024-12-200.0 - 0.00.1Out
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 2202024-12-200.0 - 0.00.1Out
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 2302024-12-200.0 - 0.00.11Out
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 2302024-12-200.0 - 0.00.42Out
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 2402024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 2502024-12-200.0 - 0.00.14Out
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 2602024-12-200.0 - 0.00.1Out
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 2702024-12-200.0 - 0.00.2Out
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 2882024-12-200.0 - 0.750.4Out
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 2912024-12-200.0 - 0.750.5Out
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 3002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.09Out
Call
SMMT Option Call 20-12-2024 3502024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
 Put
SMMT Option Put 20-12-2024 1002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.1Out
 Put
SMMT Option Put 20-12-2024 1302024-12-200.0 - 0.00.11Out
 Put
SMMT Option Put 20-12-2024 1402024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
 Put
SMMT Option Put 20-12-2024 1502024-12-200.0 - 0.00.35Out
 Put
SMMT Option Put 20-12-2024 1502024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
 Put
SMMT Option Put 20-12-2024 1602024-12-200.0 - 0.00.55Out
 Put
SMMT Option Put 20-12-2024 1602024-12-200.0 - 0.00.2Out
 Put
SMMT Option Put 20-12-2024 1702024-12-200.0 - 0.00.4Out
 Put
SMMT Option Put 20-12-2024 1702024-12-200.0 - 0.00.58Out
 Put
SMMT Option Put 20-12-2024 1802024-12-200.0 - 0.00.88In
 Put
SMMT Option Put 20-12-2024 1802024-12-200.0 - 0.00.95In
 Put
SMMT Option Put 20-12-2024 1902024-12-200.0 - 0.01.43In
 Put
SMMT Option Put 20-12-2024 2002024-12-200.0 - 0.01.85In
 Put
SMMT Option Put 20-12-2024 2002024-12-200.0 - 0.02.48In
 Put
SMMT Option Put 20-12-2024 2102024-12-200.0 - 0.02.9In
 Put
SMMT Option Put 20-12-2024 2202024-12-200.0 - 0.04.46In
 Put
SMMT Option Put 20-12-2024 2302024-12-200.0 - 0.02.8In
 Put
SMMT Option Put 20-12-2024 2522024-12-204.7 - 8.15.5In
 Put
SMMT Option Put 20-12-2024 26102024-12-206.0 - 8.96.85In
 Put
SMMT Option Put 20-12-2024 3002024-12-208.8 - 12.610.25In

Summit Therapeutics Market Cap Over Time

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Summit Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

39.57 Million

At this time, Summit Therapeutics' Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Summit Therapeutics Corporate Management

Elaine JDHead CounselProfile
Fong ClowChief OfficerProfile
Betty ChangOncology ResearchProfile
Bhaskar AnandChief FinanceProfile
Will BlackHead TechnologyProfile

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