MSFT240920P00550000 Option on Microsoft

MSFT Stock  USD 425.43  5.25  1.25%   
Microsoft's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-11-08 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.21 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.0 over 163 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2024-11-08. The total put volume is at 45 K, with calls trading at the volume of 45 K. This yields a 0.53 put-to-call volume ratio.
Microsoft's option chain provides insight into all available option contracts written on Microsoft's stock. Investors can see outstanding put and call contracts with pricing information and greeks for a given expiration period. In addition, each of Microsoft'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 Microsoft option contract.

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

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

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

Microsoft Current Options Market Mood

Microsoft'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 Microsoft 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 Volume

Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Microsoft'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. Microsoft'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 Microsoft contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Microsoft will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0131% per day over the life of the 2024-11-08 option contract. With Microsoft trading at USD 425.43, that is roughly USD 0.0558. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Microsoft's daily price movement you should consider buying Microsoft options at the current volatility level of 0.21%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Microsoft 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" Microsoft calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Microsoft stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Microsoft Option Chain

When Microsoft's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Microsoft 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.
Microsoft's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Microsoft. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Microsoft. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Microsoft 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
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 23002024-11-080.0 - 0.0187.51In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 24002024-11-080.0 - 0.0171.59In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 25002024-11-080.0 - 0.0174.09In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 26002024-11-080.0 - 0.0165.62In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 27002024-11-080.0 - 0.0147.47In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 28502024-11-080.0 - 0.0132.84In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 29002024-11-080.0 - 0.0127.86In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 29502024-11-080.0 - 0.0122.88In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 30002024-11-080.0 - 0.0116.24In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 30502024-11-080.0 - 0.0115.62In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 31002024-11-080.0 - 0.0112.9In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 31502024-11-080.0 - 0.096.25In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 32002024-11-080.0 - 0.0102.78In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 32502024-11-080.0 - 0.0110.73In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 33002024-11-080.0 - 0.0101.77In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 33502024-11-080.0 - 0.074.46In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 34002024-11-080.0 - 0.072.66In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 34502024-11-080.0 - 0.062.81In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 35002024-11-080.0 - 0.076.45In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 35202024-11-080.0 - 0.056.25In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 35502024-11-080.0 - 0.066.15In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 36002024-11-080.0 - 0.051.8In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 36502024-11-080.0 - 0.055.0In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 36702024-11-080.0 - 0.046.0In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 37002024-11-080.0 - 0.051.9In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 37202024-11-080.0 - 0.044.52In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 37502024-11-080.0 - 0.050.47In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 37702024-11-080.0 - 0.042.4In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 38002024-11-080.0 - 0.044.55In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 38202024-11-080.0 - 0.025.51In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 38502024-11-080.0 - 0.037.0In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 38702024-11-080.0 - 0.029.0In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 39002024-11-080.0 - 0.034.5In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 39202024-11-080.0 - 0.033.1In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 39502024-11-080.0 - 0.031.65In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 39702024-11-080.0 - 0.028.15In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 40002024-11-080.0 - 0.026.0In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 40202024-11-080.0 - 0.023.47In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 40502024-11-080.0 - 0.021.59In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 40702024-11-080.0 - 0.019.33In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 41002024-11-080.0 - 0.015.25In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 41202024-11-080.0 - 0.012.6In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 41502024-11-080.0 - 0.09.9In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 41702024-11-080.0 - 0.08.0In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 42002024-11-080.0 - 0.05.9In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 42202024-11-080.0 - 0.03.94In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 42502024-11-080.0 - 0.02.27In
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 42702024-11-080.0 - 0.01.08Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 43002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.48Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 43202024-11-080.0 - 0.00.18Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 43502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.08Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 43702024-11-080.0 - 0.00.03Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 44002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.02Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 44202024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 44502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 44702024-11-080.0 - 0.00.02Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 45002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 45202024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 45502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 45702024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 46002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 46202024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 46502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 46702024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 47002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 47202024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 47502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 47702024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 48002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 48202024-11-080.0 - 0.00.02Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 48502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 48702024-11-080.0 - 0.00.07Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 49002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 49202024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 49502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 50002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 50502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 51002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 51502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 52002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 52502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 53002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.08Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 53502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 54002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.04Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 55002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.03Out
Call
MSFT Option Call 08-11-2024 56002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 54002024-11-080.0 - 0.0129.15In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 51002024-11-080.0 - 0.092.29In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 50502024-11-080.0 - 0.094.51In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 50002024-11-080.0 - 0.089.15In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 49502024-11-080.0 - 0.083.58In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 49002024-11-080.0 - 0.078.52In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 48502024-11-080.0 - 0.073.81In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 48202024-11-080.0 - 0.067.99In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 47702024-11-080.0 - 0.066.32In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 47502024-11-080.0 - 0.064.04In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 47202024-11-080.0 - 0.061.3In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 47002024-11-080.0 - 0.061.35In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 46702024-11-080.0 - 0.057.04In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 46502024-11-080.0 - 0.054.05In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 46202024-11-080.0 - 0.055.6In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 46002024-11-080.0 - 0.048.95In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 45702024-11-080.0 - 0.045.58In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 45502024-11-080.0 - 0.047.1In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 45202024-11-080.0 - 0.040.38In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 45002024-11-080.0 - 0.040.17In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 44702024-11-080.0 - 0.023.0In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 44502024-11-080.0 - 0.031.7In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 44202024-11-080.0 - 0.017.45In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 44002024-11-080.0 - 0.014.9In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 43702024-11-080.0 - 0.029.9In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 43502024-11-080.0 - 0.08.55In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 43202024-11-080.0 - 0.06.65In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 43002024-11-080.0 - 0.05.24In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 42702024-11-080.0 - 0.02.83In
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 42502024-11-080.0 - 0.01.49Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 42202024-11-080.0 - 0.00.67Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 42002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.3Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 41702024-11-080.0 - 0.00.15Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 41502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.08Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 41202024-11-080.0 - 0.00.06Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 41002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.04Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 40702024-11-080.0 - 0.00.04Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 40502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.03Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 40202024-11-080.0 - 0.00.03Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 40002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.04Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 39702024-11-080.0 - 0.00.02Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 39502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.03Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 39202024-11-080.0 - 0.00.02Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 39002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 38702024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 38502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.02Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 38202024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 38002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 37702024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 37502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 37202024-11-080.0 - 0.00.02Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 37002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 36702024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 36502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 36202024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 36002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 35702024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 35502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 35202024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 35002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 34502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 34002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 33502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 33002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 32502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 32002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 31502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 31002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 30502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 30002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 29502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.03Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 29002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.03Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 28502024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 28002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 26002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 25002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.03Out
 Put
MSFT Option Put 08-11-2024 23002024-11-080.0 - 0.00.01Out

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