CRM240524C00252500 Option on Salesforce

CRM Stock  USD 241.85  0.91  0.37%   
Salesforce's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-06-14 are carrying combined implied volatility of 32.73 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.72 over 134 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2024-06-14. The current put volume is at 8.9 K, with calls trading at the volume of 9.2 K. This yields a 0.97 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against 2024-06-14 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Salesforce'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. Salesforce's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Salesforce's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Salesforce Maximum Pain Price across 2024-06-14 Option Contracts

Max pain usually refers to a trading concept that asserts that market manipulation can cause the market price of particular securities such as Salesforce close to expiration to expire worthless. According to most research, approximately 10% to 15% of all stock options are exercised, while about 35% expire worthlessly, with roughly 50% traded out before the expiration date. So, Max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
Salesforce's option chain provides insight into all available option contracts written on Salesforce's stock. Investors can see outstanding put and call contracts with pricing information and greeks for a given expiration period. In addition, each of Salesforce's stock options below provides a detailed picture of the payoff. Comparing vital and dynamic information of various option contracts across diverse expiration periods will help you make an educated decision on your market timing strategies around investing in a given Salesforce option contract.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Salesforce

Analyzing Salesforce's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Salesforce regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Salesforce's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Salesforce's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Salesforce's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Salesforce. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in metropolitan statistical area.
To learn how to invest in Salesforce Stock, please use our How to Invest in Salesforce guide.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Salesforce lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Salesforce'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 Salesforce 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 Salesforce Stock moves the wrong way.
At this time, Salesforce's Stock Based Compensation To Revenue is very stable compared to the past year.

Salesforce In The Money Call Balance

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

Salesforce Current Options Market Mood

Salesforce'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 Salesforce 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 Salesforce'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. Salesforce'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. Using current Salesforce'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 Salesforce contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Salesforce will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 2.05% per day over the life of the 2024-06-14 option contract. With Salesforce trading at USD 241.85, that is roughly USD 4.95. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Salesforce's daily price movement you should consider buying Salesforce options at the current volatility level of 32.73%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Salesforce 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" Salesforce calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Salesforce stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Salesforce Option Chain

When Salesforce's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Salesforce 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.
Salesforce's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Salesforce. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Salesforce. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Salesforce 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.
DeltaGammaOpen IntExpirationCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $155.00.99682.0E-4112024-06-1486.2 - 87.877.29In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $160.00.99881.0E-412024-06-1481.15 - 82.874.31In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $165.00.9973.0E-402024-06-1476.2 - 77.80.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $170.00.99950.002024-06-1471.15 - 72.80.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $175.00.960.001802024-06-1466.15 - 67.80.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $180.00.99525.0E-4512024-06-1461.2 - 62.8553.1In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $185.00.99525.0E-402024-06-1456.2 - 57.850.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $190.00.99526.0E-4412024-06-1451.2 - 52.8543.3In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $195.00.99537.0E-4242024-06-1446.2 - 47.8550.55In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $197.50.99537.0E-402024-06-1443.7 - 45.350.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $200.00.94180.0038242024-06-1441.25 - 42.8542.8In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $202.50.99548.0E-402024-06-1438.7 - 40.350.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $205.00.99180.0013152024-06-1436.25 - 37.8539.8In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $207.50.99160.001402024-06-1433.7 - 35.40.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $210.00.98760.00212212024-06-1431.25 - 32.933.01In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $212.50.98350.002702024-06-1428.8 - 30.40.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $215.00.92590.00696332024-06-1426.25 - 27.8527.71In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $217.50.90820.008212024-06-1423.75 - 25.4525.4In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $220.00.96340.00619122024-06-1421.35 - 22.9522.21In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $222.50.97390.0057582024-06-1418.85 - 20.421.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $225.00.87350.01316322024-06-1416.45 - 18.0517.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $227.50.94060.0121432024-06-1414.0 - 15.5516.5In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $230.00.86980.018914732024-06-1411.65 - 13.212.77In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $232.50.84820.02442692024-06-149.65 - 10.6510.3In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $235.00.77240.03078852024-06-147.65 - 8.758.35In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $237.50.7020.03884052024-06-146.05 - 6.356.25In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $240.00.59890.04411772024-06-144.45 - 5.04.6In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $242.50.48670.04454922024-06-143.1 - 3.43.35Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $245.00.37980.04213032024-06-142.2 - 2.42.35Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $247.50.2780.03774372024-06-141.44 - 1.621.5Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $250.00.20010.030814312024-06-140.95 - 1.031.0Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $252.50.14550.0243752024-06-140.59 - 0.710.7Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $255.00.10110.018214202024-06-140.38 - 0.480.46Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $257.50.06770.01324202024-06-140.27 - 0.320.29Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $260.00.04940.00999462024-06-140.19 - 0.210.21Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $262.50.03570.00732182024-06-140.1 - 0.390.15Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $265.00.0280.00574132024-06-140.1 - 0.140.12Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $267.50.02610.0049732024-06-140.07 - 0.130.12Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $270.00.0180.00363832024-06-140.05 - 0.110.08Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $272.50.01930.00341242024-06-140.04 - 0.150.22Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $275.00.01280.00242732024-06-140.05 - 0.10.06Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $277.50.02460.0035512024-06-140.02 - 0.280.07Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $280.00.010.00181412024-06-140.02 - 0.060.05Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $282.50.00960.0016522024-06-140.01 - 0.260.05Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $285.00.01060.00178432024-06-140.02 - 0.090.06Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $287.50.00580.001172024-06-140.0 - 0.240.03Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $290.00.00980.00141192024-06-140.0 - 0.130.06Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $292.50.00820.0012612024-06-140.0 - 0.180.05Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $295.00.03330.00293492024-06-140.0 - 0.10.32Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $300.00.00629.0E-42342024-06-140.01 - 0.050.04Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $305.00.01550.0015442024-06-140.01 - 0.260.04Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $310.00.00446.0E-48392024-06-140.01 - 0.260.03Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $320.00.0045.0E-4472024-06-140.0 - 0.230.03Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $350.00.00414.0E-41162024-06-140.01 - 0.040.04Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $390.00.00192.0E-41002024-06-140.0 - 0.050.02Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $390.0-0.99294.0E-402024-06-14147.35 - 149.050.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $380.0-0.99275.0E-402024-06-14137.35 - 139.050.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $375.0-0.99265.0E-402024-06-14132.35 - 134.050.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $370.0-0.99245.0E-402024-06-14127.35 - 129.050.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $365.0-0.99235.0E-402024-06-14122.35 - 124.050.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $360.0-0.99215.0E-402024-06-14117.35 - 119.050.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $355.0-0.9926.0E-402024-06-14112.35 - 114.050.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $350.0-0.94810.002102024-06-14107.35 - 109.05107.56In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $345.0-0.99067.0E-402024-06-14102.35 - 104.050.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $340.0-0.99047.0E-402024-06-1497.35 - 99.050.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $335.0-0.99018.0E-402024-06-1492.35 - 94.050.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $330.0-0.98989.0E-402024-06-1487.35 - 89.050.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $325.0-0.98959.0E-402024-06-1482.35 - 84.050.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $320.0-0.9890.011102024-06-1477.35 - 79.050.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $315.0-0.98840.001102024-06-1472.35 - 74.050.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $310.0-0.98560.001402024-06-1467.35 - 69.182.15In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $305.0-0.98450.001502024-06-1462.35 - 64.135.32In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $300.0-0.98670.003902024-06-1457.35 - 59.0582.12In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $295.0-0.9860.001702024-06-1452.35 - 54.0579.95In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $292.5-0.98560.001802024-06-1449.85 - 51.550.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $290.0-0.98510.001912024-06-1447.35 - 49.0548.5In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $287.5-0.98110.005802024-06-1444.85 - 46.620.59In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $285.0-0.98050.006112024-06-1442.35 - 44.144.75In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $282.5-0.97970.002702024-06-1439.85 - 41.666.91In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $280.0-0.97890.002902024-06-1437.35 - 39.137.55In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $277.5-0.97790.003202024-06-1434.85 - 36.662.38In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $275.0-0.97680.003602024-06-1432.35 - 34.146.5In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $272.5-0.97560.003912024-06-1429.85 - 31.629.76In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $270.0-0.89340.009912024-06-1427.35 - 29.0527.5In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $267.5-0.97740.004462024-06-1424.85 - 26.5535.27In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $265.0-0.96510.0064152024-06-1422.4 - 24.121.95In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $262.5-0.87040.0125162024-06-1419.9 - 21.619.92In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $260.0-0.85770.01431322024-06-1417.45 - 19.1517.98In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $257.5-0.93080.015272024-06-1415.05 - 16.714.85In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $255.0-0.9490.01352522024-06-1413.05 - 14.313.25In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $252.5-0.85110.024492024-06-1410.8 - 11.7510.41In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $250.0-0.81140.03093122024-06-148.3 - 9.68.93In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $247.5-0.72480.03771302024-06-146.85 - 7.156.8In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $245.0-0.6270.04339112024-06-145.1 - 5.354.9In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $242.5-0.51590.04575302024-06-143.6 - 3.853.75In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $240.0-0.39930.04588642024-06-142.45 - 2.622.45Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $237.5-0.290.04042972024-06-141.5 - 1.71.57Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $235.0-0.20280.03239982024-06-140.95 - 1.061.01Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $232.5-0.13730.02433862024-06-140.56 - 0.680.64Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $230.0-0.08350.0178312024-06-140.33 - 0.40.35Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $227.5-0.05590.01182282024-06-140.21 - 0.260.23Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $225.0-0.03880.00839572024-06-140.14 - 0.180.16Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $222.5-0.03010.00621262024-06-140.05 - 0.20.13Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $220.0-0.02090.004411362024-06-140.08 - 0.10.09Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $217.5-0.01580.0033922024-06-140.05 - 0.080.07Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $215.0-0.01130.00237072024-06-140.03 - 0.070.1Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $212.5-0.00880.0018292024-06-140.02 - 0.260.04Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $210.0-0.00650.00135592024-06-140.02 - 0.040.03Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $207.5-0.00610.0011192024-06-140.02 - 0.250.03Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $205.0-0.00570.00115622024-06-140.01 - 0.050.07Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $200.0-0.00376.0E-412232024-06-140.0 - 0.050.02Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $195.0-0.00467.0E-42322024-06-140.0 - 0.070.03Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $185.0-0.00485.0E-42542024-06-140.01 - 0.230.04Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $180.0-0.00142.0E-41012024-06-140.0 - 0.230.01Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $160.0-0.0011.0E-4212024-06-140.0 - 0.010.01Out

Salesforce Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

   Selling And Marketing Expenses   
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Salesforce Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

62.63 Billion

At this time, Salesforce's Total Stockholder Equity is very stable compared to the past year.

Salesforce Corporate Directors

John RoosIndependent DirectorProfile
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Additional Information and Resources on Investing in Salesforce Stock

When determining whether Salesforce is a strong investment it is important to analyze Salesforce's competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact Salesforce's future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding Salesforce Stock, refer to the following important reports:
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Salesforce. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in metropolitan statistical area.
To learn how to invest in Salesforce Stock, please use our How to Invest in Salesforce guide.
You can also try the Bollinger Bands module to use Bollinger Bands indicator to analyze target price for a given investing horizon.
Is Application Software 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 Salesforce. If investors know Salesforce 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 Salesforce 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
6.8
Dividend Share
0.4
Earnings Share
5.56
Revenue Per Share
36.792
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.107
The market value of Salesforce is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Salesforce that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Salesforce's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Salesforce'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 Salesforce's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Salesforce'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 Salesforce's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Salesforce is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Salesforce'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.