Vistra Energy Stock Options

VST Stock  USD 176.30  21.09  13.59%   
Vistra Energy's latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.92 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.39 over 109 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 1.3 K, with calls trading at the volume of 4.7 K. This yields a 0.28 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Vistra Energy Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-04-17 Option Contracts

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

Analyzing Vistra Energy's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Vistra Energy regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Vistra Energy's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Vistra Energy's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Vistra Energy's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Vistra Energy Corp In The Money Call Balance

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

Vistra Current Options Market Mood

Vistra Energy'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 Vistra 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 Vistra Energy's calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Vistra Energy'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 Vistra contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Vistra Energy Corp will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0575% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Vistra Energy trading at USD 176.3, that is roughly USD 0.1. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Vistra Energy's daily price movement you should consider buying Vistra Energy Corp options at the current volatility level of 0.92%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Vistra Energy 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" Vistra calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Vistra Energy Corp stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Vistra Energy Option Chain

When Vistra Energy's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Vistra Energy Corp 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.
Vistra Energy's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Vistra. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Vistra. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Vistra Energy 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
VST250417C00030000130.0144.2 - 148.147.97In
Call
VST250417C00035000335.0139.15 - 142.65103.8In
Call
VST250417C000400002040.0134.25 - 137.998.7In
Call
VST250417C00045000245.0129.2 - 133.0590.0In
Call
VST250417C0005000043650.0125.45 - 127.387.5In
Call
VST250417C000525003152.5122.25 - 124.95121.04In
Call
VST250417C000550004555.0119.75 - 122.6581.87In
Call
VST250417C00057500157.5117.0 - 120.4526.1In
Call
VST250417C000600001760.0114.55 - 117.95114.0In
Call
VST250417C000625002762.5112.05 - 115.817.6In
Call
VST250417C0006500083065.0109.6 - 113.280.21In
Call
VST250417C000675001067.5107.25 - 110.673.26In
Call
VST250417C000700004970.0104.7 - 108.3103.7In
Call
VST250417C0007250021072.5102.3 - 106.069.85In
Call
VST250417C0007500023075.099.8 - 103.3125.18In
Call
VST250417C0007750022577.597.75 - 100.9573.05In
Call
VST250417C0008000017080.095.55 - 98.15104.85In
Call
VST250417C000825007282.592.85 - 95.4589.1In
Call
VST250417C0008500025585.091.35 - 92.9105.0In
Call
VST250417C0008750045287.589.2 - 91.353.6In
Call
VST250417C0009000017590.086.3 - 88.1555.4In
Call
VST250417C0009250015992.583.5 - 85.6560.9In
Call
VST250417C0009500024795.081.8 - 83.3582.0In
Call
VST250417C000975002697.578.45 - 81.347.1In
Call
VST250417C00100000202100.077.1 - 78.6570.1In
Call
VST250417C00105000568105.071.65 - 73.9539.35In
Call
VST250417C00110000179110.068.0 - 69.342.6In
Call
VST250417C00115000651115.063.7 - 65.728.83In
Call
VST250417C001200005145120.059.65 - 60.459.59In
Call
VST250417C00125000250125.054.55 - 56.6550.86In
Call
VST250417C00130000696130.051.45 - 52.7550.5In
Call
VST250417C00135000459135.046.7 - 48.6546.95In
Call
VST250417C00140000524140.043.75 - 45.443.0In
Call
VST250417C00145000808145.039.1 - 40.8538.7In
Call
VST250417C00150000770150.036.85 - 37.537.6In
Call
VST250417C001550002101155.033.85 - 34.332.5In
Call
VST250417C001600004730160.030.8 - 31.730.5In
Call
VST250417C001650001300165.027.65 - 29.4526.85In
Call
VST250417C001700004139170.025.2 - 26.3525.0In
Call
VST250417C00175000420175.023.05 - 24.122.45In
Call
VST250417C001800003068180.020.8 - 22.020.95Out
Call
VST250417C00185000209185.018.75 - 19.5518.9Out
Call
VST250417C001900008483190.016.85 - 17.2517.15Out
Call
VST250417C00195000348195.015.15 - 15.5515.36Out
Call
VST250417C002000001518200.013.65 - 14.113.3Out
Call
VST250417C00210000524210.011.05 - 11.8511.26Out
Call
VST250417C00220000137220.08.6 - 9.159.0Out
Call
VST250417C00230000131230.07.0 - 7.357.17Out
Call
VST250417C00240000126240.05.6 - 6.05.85Out
Call
VST250417C00250000397250.04.45 - 4.84.4Out
Call
VST250417C00260000156260.03.6 - 3.853.6Out
Call
VST250417C0027000041270.02.85 - 3.11.45Out
Call
VST250417C0028000096280.02.3 - 2.512.34Out
Call
VST250417C0029000022290.01.82 - 2.012.15Out
 Put
VST250417P000250001625.00.0 - 0.240.01Out
 Put
VST250417P00030000100230.00.0 - 0.850.01Out
 Put
VST250417P000350008035.00.0 - 1.10.01Out
 Put
VST250417P000400003540.00.0 - 1.30.01Out
 Put
VST250417P0004500039545.00.0 - 0.730.03Out
 Put
VST250417P0005000012650.00.0 - 0.540.02Out
 Put
VST250417P0005250013852.50.0 - 0.710.05Out
 Put
VST250417P0005500037155.00.0 - 0.680.8Out
 Put
VST250417P0005750018557.50.0 - 0.820.1Out
 Put
VST250417P0006000045360.00.0 - 0.970.11Out
 Put
VST250417P0006250020462.50.0 - 0.651.15Out
 Put
VST250417P0006500081065.00.02 - 1.390.3Out
 Put
VST250417P0006750032667.50.03 - 0.750.45Out
 Put
VST250417P0007000030170.00.05 - 0.440.25Out
 Put
VST250417P0007250015972.50.05 - 0.610.44Out
 Put
VST250417P0007500041675.00.06 - 0.751.0Out
 Put
VST250417P0007750014677.50.08 - 0.751.04Out
 Put
VST250417P0008000031680.00.1 - 0.81.04Out
 Put
VST250417P0008250026782.50.13 - 0.851.6Out
 Put
VST250417P0008500046785.00.15 - 0.950.9Out
 Put
VST250417P0008750016887.50.18 - 0.770.57Out
 Put
VST250417P0009000016090.00.16 - 0.890.52Out
 Put
VST250417P000925007292.50.26 - 1.21.21Out
 Put
VST250417P0009500075795.00.4 - 0.961.54Out
 Put
VST250417P0009750010897.50.37 - 1.493.4Out
 Put
VST250417P00100000375100.00.57 - 1.160.96Out
 Put
VST250417P00105000897105.01.2 - 1.681.34Out
 Put
VST250417P00110000501110.01.57 - 1.891.72Out
 Put
VST250417P00115000289115.02.1 - 2.262.22Out
 Put
VST250417P001200001529120.02.51 - 2.872.88Out
 Put
VST250417P00125000526125.03.4 - 3.73.52Out
 Put
VST250417P00130000554130.04.25 - 4.54.5Out
 Put
VST250417P00135000437135.05.3 - 5.65.6Out
 Put
VST250417P001400001294140.06.5 - 6.956.95Out
 Put
VST250417P00145000224145.07.85 - 8.358.4Out
 Put
VST250417P00150000773150.08.85 - 10.49.8Out
 Put
VST250417P00155000192155.011.25 - 11.711.85Out
 Put
VST250417P00160000429160.013.25 - 13.613.9Out
 Put
VST250417P00165000223165.015.35 - 15.7515.8Out
 Put
VST250417P0017000090170.017.6 - 18.118.35Out
 Put
VST250417P00175000103175.020.1 - 20.721.25Out
 Put
VST250417P0018000061180.022.65 - 23.5533.15In
 Put
VST250417P0018500077185.025.65 - 26.528.32In
 Put
VST250417P0019000065190.029.0 - 29.6530.46In
 Put
VST250417P001950007195.032.3 - 32.9538.05In
 Put
VST250417P0020000068200.035.75 - 36.840.32In
 Put
VST250417P0021000023210.042.85 - 44.1532.9In
 Put
VST250417P002200001220.050.4 - 51.978.1In
 Put
VST250417P002300002230.058.9 - 60.948.05In
 Put
VST250417P002400000240.067.5 - 68.967.5In
 Put
VST250417P002500001250.075.55 - 77.6582.05In
 Put
VST250417P002600000260.085.45 - 86.985.45In
 Put
VST250417P002700000270.094.7 - 96.2594.7In
 Put
VST250417P002800000280.0103.85 - 106.7103.85In
 Put
VST250417P002900000290.0113.7 - 116.3113.7In

Vistra Energy Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Vistra Energy Market Cap Over Time

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Vistra Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

6.41 Billion

At this time, Vistra Energy's Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Vistra Energy Corporate Directors

Gavin BaieraIndependent DirectorProfile
Hilary AckermannIndependent DirectorProfile
John SultIndependent DirectorProfile
Jeff HunterIndependent DirectorProfile

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