Apple Stock Options

AAPL Stock  USD 211.18  1.16  0.55%   
Apple's latest option contracts expiring on October 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.38 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.84 over 98 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on October 17th 2025. The total put volume is at K, with calls trading at the volume of 8.2 K. This yields a 0.86 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against October 17th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Apple Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-10-17 Option Contracts

Apple's 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.

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

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

Apple Inc In The Money Call Balance

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

Apple Current Options Market Mood

Apple'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 Apple 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 Apple's options investors are not very successful. Apple'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 Apple contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Apple Inc will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0238% per day over the life of the 2025-10-17 option contract. With Apple trading at USD 211.18, that is roughly USD 0.0502. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Apple's daily price movement you should consider buying Apple Inc options at the current volatility level of 0.38%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing Apple 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" Apple calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Apple Inc stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Apple Option Chain

When Apple's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Apple Inc 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.
Apple's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Apple. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Apple. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Apple 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
AAPL251017C003700001211370.00.0 - 0.020.02Out
Call
AAPL251017C003600001497360.00.0 - 0.020.04Out
Call
AAPL251017C0035500043355.00.0 - 0.030.04Out
Call
AAPL251017C00350000216350.00.0 - 0.030.02Out
Call
AAPL251017C00345000271345.00.01 - 0.030.01Out
Call
AAPL251017C0034000044340.00.01 - 0.030.01Out
Call
AAPL251017C0033500025335.00.02 - 0.040.03Out
Call
AAPL251017C00330000408330.00.02 - 0.040.03Out
Call
AAPL251017C00325000100325.00.02 - 0.050.05Out
Call
AAPL251017C00320000983320.00.03 - 0.050.04Out
Call
AAPL251017C00315000406315.00.04 - 0.060.05Out
Call
AAPL251017C003100001186310.00.05 - 0.070.07Out
Call
AAPL251017C00305000138305.00.06 - 0.080.06Out
Call
AAPL251017C003000007747300.00.08 - 0.090.09Out
Call
AAPL251017C002950003387295.00.1 - 0.110.1Out
Call
AAPL251017C002900002285290.00.12 - 0.140.13Out
Call
AAPL251017C00285000752285.00.17 - 0.180.16Out
Call
AAPL251017C002800003271280.00.21 - 0.220.21Out
Call
AAPL251017C00275000890275.00.27 - 0.290.27Out
Call
AAPL251017C002700001339270.00.35 - 0.370.36Out
Call
AAPL251017C002650002392265.00.47 - 0.490.48Out
Call
AAPL251017C002600003542260.00.63 - 0.650.64Out
Call
AAPL251017C002550003790255.00.85 - 0.870.86Out
Call
AAPL251017C0025000012612250.01.17 - 1.21.18Out
Call
AAPL251017C002450004375245.01.61 - 1.651.62Out
Call
AAPL251017C002400009290240.02.24 - 2.292.23Out
Call
AAPL251017C002350007361235.03.1 - 3.23.1Out
Call
AAPL251017C002300009623230.04.25 - 4.354.31Out
Call
AAPL251017C002250008936225.05.8 - 5.95.8Out
Call
AAPL251017C0022000012656220.07.65 - 7.87.65Out
Call
AAPL251017C002150004997215.09.95 - 10.0510.0Out
Call
AAPL251017C002100005697210.012.6 - 12.7512.6In
Call
AAPL251017C002050002370205.015.6 - 15.7515.6In
Call
AAPL251017C002000003663200.018.95 - 19.119.0In
Call
AAPL251017C001950001863195.022.55 - 22.822.57In
Call
AAPL251017C001900001846190.026.5 - 26.726.6In
Call
AAPL251017C00185000394185.030.65 - 30.8530.8In
Call
AAPL251017C00180000807180.034.95 - 35.2535.25In
Call
AAPL251017C001750001131175.039.4 - 39.7539.57In
Call
AAPL251017C00170000447170.044.0 - 44.2543.97In
Call
AAPL251017C00165000518165.048.65 - 49.048.99In
Call
AAPL251017C00160000305160.053.2 - 53.8555.25In
Call
AAPL251017C00155000238155.058.0 - 58.7557.15In
Call
AAPL251017C00150000900150.062.75 - 63.5564.16In
Call
AAPL251017C00145000175145.067.4 - 68.567.8In
Call
AAPL251017C00140000112140.072.5 - 73.372.77In
Call
AAPL251017C00135000144135.077.15 - 78.580.05In
Call
AAPL251017C00130000198130.082.15 - 83.0582.42In
Call
AAPL251017C0012500018125.086.95 - 88.0586.25In
Call
AAPL251017C0012000067120.092.15 - 92.991.56In
Call
AAPL251017C0011500097115.096.95 - 97.995.39In
Call
AAPL251017C00110000118110.0101.65 - 102.8101.35In
Call
AAPL251017C0010500012105.0106.75 - 108.45108.8In
Call
AAPL251017C0010000015100.0111.55 - 112.65110.34In
Call
AAPL251017C00090000990.0121.7 - 122.45124.55In
 Put
AAPL251017P0009000056390.00.04 - 0.060.05Out
 Put
AAPL251017P0009500013495.00.05 - 0.070.08Out
 Put
AAPL251017P00100000588100.00.08 - 0.090.08Out
 Put
AAPL251017P00105000299105.00.08 - 0.10.1Out
 Put
AAPL251017P00110000519110.00.1 - 0.120.11Out
 Put
AAPL251017P00115000489115.00.12 - 0.130.15Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001200005788120.00.14 - 0.160.15Out
 Put
AAPL251017P00125000470125.00.17 - 0.190.18Out
 Put
AAPL251017P00130000716130.00.21 - 0.220.24Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001350001167135.00.25 - 0.260.26Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001400001228140.00.3 - 0.320.32Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001450003092145.00.37 - 0.390.39Out
 Put
AAPL251017P0015000013052150.00.46 - 0.480.47Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001550001883155.00.57 - 0.590.6Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001600007866160.00.72 - 0.750.74Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001650003595165.00.92 - 0.960.94Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001700005960170.01.2 - 1.221.22Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001750003717175.01.55 - 1.591.61Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001800006379180.02.02 - 2.062.04Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001850005451185.02.64 - 2.72.71Out
 Put
AAPL251017P0019000011418190.03.45 - 3.553.54Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001950005110195.04.45 - 4.64.57Out
 Put
AAPL251017P002000008702200.05.8 - 5.95.96Out
 Put
AAPL251017P002050003966205.07.4 - 7.557.6Out
 Put
AAPL251017P002100005251210.09.4 - 9.559.5Out
 Put
AAPL251017P002150002176215.011.75 - 11.911.9In
 Put
AAPL251017P002200001901220.014.45 - 14.714.75In
 Put
AAPL251017P00225000976225.017.7 - 18.018.36In
 Put
AAPL251017P002300001925230.021.05 - 21.7521.57In
 Put
AAPL251017P002350001131235.025.25 - 25.5525.57In
 Put
AAPL251017P002400001255240.029.5 - 29.929.74In
 Put
AAPL251017P0024500012245.033.8 - 34.633.75In
 Put
AAPL251017P002500002250.038.5 - 39.3539.1In
 Put
AAPL251017P003200000320.0108.3 - 109.2108.3In
 Put
AAPL251017P003250000325.0113.3 - 114.2113.3In
 Put
AAPL251017P003300000330.0118.3 - 119.3118.3In
 Put
AAPL251017P003350000335.0123.25 - 124.4123.25In
 Put
AAPL251017P003400000340.0128.2 - 129.3128.2In
 Put
AAPL251017P003450000345.0133.25 - 134.25133.25In
 Put
AAPL251017P003500000350.0138.35 - 139.35138.35In
 Put
AAPL251017P003550000355.0143.3 - 144.4143.3In
 Put
AAPL251017P003600000360.0148.25 - 149.3148.25In
 Put
AAPL251017P003700000370.0158.15 - 159.5159.95In

Apple Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

40.78 Billion

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

Apple Corporate Management

Michael FengerVP SalesProfile
Ron OkamotoHead RelationsProfile
Eduardo CueSenior ServicesProfile
Kristin QuayleVice CommunicationsProfile
Nancy PaxtonIR Contact OfficerProfile
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.078
Dividend Share
1
Earnings Share
6.43
Revenue Per Share
26.455
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.051
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