Global X Stock Options
| SOCL Etf | USD 46.14 0.16 0.35% |
Global X's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.4 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.67 over 23 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025.
Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts
2025-03-21
The chart above shows Global X'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. Global X's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Global X's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Global X
Analyzing Global X's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Global X regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Global X's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Global X's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Global X's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Global X Social In The Money Call Balance
When Global X's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Global X Social stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Global X'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 Global X Social 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.
Global Current Options Market Mood
Global X'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 Global Etf'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
It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Using current Global X's option volume and open interest to make an investment decision is considered a contrarian-sentiment measure that can be utilized in many timing strategies in both derivative and spot marketplace.
Rule 16 of the current Global contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Global X Social will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.025% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Global X trading at USD 46.14, that is roughly USD 0.0115. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Global X's daily price movement you should consider buying Global X Social options at the current volatility level of 0.4%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Global X 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" Global calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Global X Social stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Global X Option Chain
When Global X's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Global X Social 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.
Global X's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Global. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Global. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Global X 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 | SOCL250321C00039000 | 10 | 39.0 | 5.0 - 8.4 | 3.8 | In |
Call | SOCL250321C00040000 | 2 | 40.0 | 4.7 - 7.7 | 4.5 | In |
Call | SOCL250321C00047000 | 0 | 47.0 | 0.0 - 2.75 | 2.75 | |
Call | SOCL250321C00048000 | 0 | 48.0 | 0.0 - 1.45 | 1.45 | |
Call | SOCL250321C00049000 | 0 | 49.0 | 0.0 - 1.15 | 1.15 | |
Call | SOCL250321C00050000 | 0 | 50.0 | 0.0 - 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Call | SOCL250321C00051000 | 0 | 51.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | SOCL250321C00052000 | 0 | 52.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | SOCL250321C00053000 | 0 | 53.0 | 0.0 - 2.7 | 2.7 | |
Call | SOCL250321C00055000 | 0 | 55.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | SOCL250321C00060000 | 0 | 60.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | SOCL250321C00065000 | 0 | 65.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Put | SOCL250321P00039000 | 2 | 39.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 3.6 | Out |
Put | SOCL250321P00047000 | 0 | 47.0 | 0.0 - 2.45 | 2.45 | In |
Put | SOCL250321P00048000 | 0 | 48.0 | 0.0 - 3.2 | 3.2 | In |
Put | SOCL250321P00049000 | 0 | 49.0 | 2.2 - 3.9 | 2.2 | In |
Put | SOCL250321P00050000 | 0 | 50.0 | 2.05 - 4.8 | 2.05 | In |
Put | SOCL250321P00051000 | 0 | 51.0 | 3.0 - 6.4 | 3.0 | In |
Put | SOCL250321P00052000 | 0 | 52.0 | 5.0 - 7.9 | 5.0 | In |
Put | SOCL250321P00053000 | 0 | 53.0 | 6.0 - 8.3 | 6.0 | In |
Put | SOCL250321P00055000 | 0 | 55.0 | 8.0 - 10.5 | 8.0 | In |
Put | SOCL250321P00060000 | 6 | 60.0 | 13.4 - 14.9 | 14.9 | In |
Put | SOCL250321P00065000 | 0 | 65.0 | 16.9 - 19.8 | 16.9 | In |
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The market value of Global X Social is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Global that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Global X's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Global X'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 Global X's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Global X'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 Global X's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Global X is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Global X'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.