null Option on AllianceBernstein

AB Stock  USD 41.21  0.27  0.66%   
AllianceBernstein's latest option contracts expiring on October 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.49 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.18 over 18 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on October 17th 2025.

Open Interest Against October 17th 2025 Option Contracts

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

AllianceBernstein Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-10-17 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 AllianceBernstein close to expiration to expire worthless. 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, AllianceBernstein'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 AllianceBernstein

Analyzing AllianceBernstein's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in AllianceBernstein regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when AllianceBernstein's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money AllianceBernstein's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with AllianceBernstein's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
AllianceBernstein's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of AllianceBernstein common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell AllianceBernstein stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If AllianceBernstein's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, AllianceBernstein's Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Other Stockholder Equity is expected to grow to about 5.2 B, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is forecasted to decline to about 85.8 M.

AllianceBernstein In The Money Call Balance

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

AllianceBernstein Current Options Market Mood

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

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that AllianceBernstein Holding LP will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0306% per day over the life of the 2025-10-17 option contract. With AllianceBernstein trading at USD 41.21, that is roughly USD 0.0126. If you think that the market is fully incorporating AllianceBernstein's daily price movement you should consider buying AllianceBernstein Holding LP options at the current volatility level of 0.49%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing AllianceBernstein 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" AllianceBernstein calls. Remember, the seller must deliver AllianceBernstein Holding LP stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

AllianceBernstein Option Chain

When AllianceBernstein's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against AllianceBernstein Holding LP 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.
AllianceBernstein's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on AllianceBernstein. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for AllianceBernstein. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a AllianceBernstein 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
AB251017C000550001055.00.0 - 1.01.0Out
Call
AB251017C0005000011450.00.0 - 0.10.05Out
Call
AB251017C00045000160345.00.25 - 0.450.41Out
Call
AB251017C00040000198140.00.65 - 2.652.05In
Call
AB251017C000350002435.04.4 - 8.64.4In
Call
AB251017C00030000630.09.2 - 13.49.2In
Call
AB251017C00025000025.014.2 - 18.414.2In
Call
AB251017C00022500022.516.7 - 20.916.7In
Call
AB251017C000200001520.019.2 - 23.321.0In
 Put
AB251017P000550004255.012.3 - 16.412.3In
 Put
AB251017P00050000550.07.3 - 10.87.3In
 Put
AB251017P000450005945.03.2 - 5.25.64In
 Put
AB251017P0004000012240.01.25 - 1.81.48Out
 Put
AB251017P0003500033235.00.0 - 0.70.35Out
 Put
AB251017P0003000010730.00.1 - 0.250.13Out
 Put
AB251017P000250001225.00.0 - 1.450.05Out
 Put
AB251017P00022500022.50.0 - 1.41.4Out
 Put
AB251017P00020000420.00.0 - 1.351.35Out

AllianceBernstein Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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AllianceBernstein Market Cap Over Time

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AllianceBernstein Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

5.17 Billion

At present, AllianceBernstein's Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

AllianceBernstein Corporate Directors

Daniel KayeIndependent Director of General PartnerProfile
Jeffrey HurdDirector of General PartnerProfile
Nicholas LaneDirector of General PartnerProfile
Charles StonehillIndependent Director of General PartnerProfile
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Is Asset Management & Custody Banks 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 AllianceBernstein. If investors know AllianceBernstein 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 AllianceBernstein 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
(0.01)
Dividend Share
3.33
Earnings Share
3.79
Revenue Per Share
(0.03)
Quarterly Revenue Growth
1.074
The market value of AllianceBernstein is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of AllianceBernstein that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of AllianceBernstein's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is AllianceBernstein'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 AllianceBernstein's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect AllianceBernstein'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 AllianceBernstein's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if AllianceBernstein is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, AllianceBernstein'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.