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| CACC Stock | USD 498.79 6.27 1.24% |
Credit Acceptance's latest option contracts expiring on October 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.45 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 7.04 over 44 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on October 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 3.0.
Open Interest Against October 17th 2025 Option Contracts
2025-10-17
The chart above shows Credit Acceptance'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. Credit Acceptance's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Credit Acceptance's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Credit Acceptance
Analyzing Credit Acceptance's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Credit Acceptance regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Credit Acceptance's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Credit Acceptance's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Credit Acceptance's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Credit Acceptance's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Credit Acceptance common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Credit stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Credit Acceptance's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Credit Acceptance's Liabilities And Stockholders 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 351.9 M, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is forecasted to decline to about 11.8 M. Credit Acceptance In The Money Call Balance
When Credit Acceptance's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Credit Acceptance stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Credit Acceptance'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 Credit Acceptance 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.
Credit Current Options Market Mood
Credit Acceptance'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 Credit 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 Credit Acceptance'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. Credit Acceptance'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 Credit contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Credit Acceptance will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0281% per day over the life of the 2025-10-17 option contract. With Credit Acceptance trading at USD 498.79, that is roughly USD 0.14. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Credit Acceptance's daily price movement you should consider buying Credit Acceptance options at the current volatility level of 0.45%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing Credit Acceptance 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" Credit calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Credit Acceptance stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Credit Acceptance Option Chain
When Credit Acceptance's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Credit Acceptance 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.
Credit Acceptance's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Credit. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Credit. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Credit Acceptance 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 Int | Strike Price | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | CACC251017C00760000 | 0 | 760.0 | 0.0 - 4.7 | 4.7 | |
Call | CACC251017C00740000 | 0 | 740.0 | 0.0 - 4.7 | 4.7 | |
Call | CACC251017C00720000 | 0 | 720.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Call | CACC251017C00700000 | 0 | 700.0 | 0.0 - 4.7 | 4.7 | |
Call | CACC251017C00680000 | 0 | 680.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Call | CACC251017C00660000 | 12 | 660.0 | 0.0 - 5.4 | 5.4 | Out |
Call | CACC251017C00650000 | 0 | 650.0 | 0.0 - 5.6 | 5.6 | |
Call | CACC251017C00640000 | 0 | 640.0 | 0.0 - 5.9 | 5.9 | |
Call | CACC251017C00630000 | 0 | 630.0 | 0.0 - 6.3 | 6.3 | |
Call | CACC251017C00620000 | 0 | 620.0 | 0.0 - 6.9 | 6.9 | |
Call | CACC251017C00600000 | 1 | 600.0 | 0.2 - 8.9 | 10.0 | Out |
Call | CACC251017C00580000 | 2 | 580.0 | 3.4 - 11.8 | 11.1 | Out |
Call | CACC251017C00570000 | 2 | 570.0 | 5.6 - 13.9 | 13.2 | Out |
Call | CACC251017C00540000 | 3 | 540.0 | 14.5 - 23.3 | 38.0 | Out |
Call | CACC251017C00530000 | 2 | 530.0 | 18.6 - 27.7 | 18.6 | Out |
Call | CACC251017C00520000 | 2 | 520.0 | 23.1 - 32.0 | 42.0 | Out |
Call | CACC251017C00500000 | 1 | 500.0 | 33.9 - 42.0 | 33.9 | Out |
Call | CACC251017C00410000 | 1 | 410.0 | 98.7 - 107.5 | 98.7 | In |
Put | CACC251017P00760000 | 0 | 760.0 | 256.0 - 265.0 | 256.0 | In |
Put | CACC251017P00740000 | 0 | 740.0 | 236.0 - 245.0 | 236.0 | In |
Put | CACC251017P00720000 | 0 | 720.0 | 216.0 - 225.0 | 216.0 | In |
Put | CACC251017P00700000 | 0 | 700.0 | 196.0 - 205.0 | 196.0 | In |
Put | CACC251017P00680000 | 0 | 680.0 | 176.0 - 185.0 | 176.0 | In |
Put | CACC251017P00660000 | 0 | 660.0 | 156.0 - 165.0 | 156.0 | In |
Put | CACC251017P00650000 | 0 | 650.0 | 146.0 - 155.0 | 146.0 | In |
Put | CACC251017P00640000 | 0 | 640.0 | 136.0 - 145.0 | 136.0 | In |
Put | CACC251017P00630000 | 0 | 630.0 | 126.0 - 134.9 | 126.0 | In |
Put | CACC251017P00620000 | 0 | 620.0 | 116.0 - 125.1 | 116.0 | In |
Put | CACC251017P00580000 | 2 | 580.0 | 80.0 - 88.8 | 96.4 | In |
Put | CACC251017P00470000 | 8 | 470.0 | 18.5 - 27.0 | 31.0 | Out |
Put | CACC251017P00450000 | 3 | 450.0 | 12.8 - 21.3 | 18.6 | Out |
Put | CACC251017P00440000 | 2 | 440.0 | 10.4 - 19.3 | 18.4 | Out |
Put | CACC251017P00430000 | 1 | 430.0 | 10.1 - 16.8 | 14.0 | Out |
Put | CACC251017P00420000 | 15 | 420.0 | 6.2 - 15.0 | 6.2 | Out |
Put | CACC251017P00400000 | 134 | 400.0 | 4.6 - 10.6 | 4.7 | Out |
Put | CACC251017P00390000 | 2 | 390.0 | 2.4 - 10.9 | 6.21 | Out |
Put | CACC251017P00380000 | 2 | 380.0 | 1.45 - 9.9 | 5.21 | Out |
Put | CACC251017P00370000 | 2 | 370.0 | 0.6 - 9.1 | 4.3 | Out |
Put | CACC251017P00360000 | 2 | 360.0 | 0.05 - 8.4 | 0.05 | Out |
Put | CACC251017P00330000 | 2 | 330.0 | 0.0 - 6.9 | 6.9 | Out |
Put | CACC251017P00320000 | 1 | 320.0 | 0.0 - 6.5 | 3.6 | Out |
Put | CACC251017P00300000 | 2 | 300.0 | 0.0 - 5.9 | 2.25 | Out |
Put | CACC251017P00280000 | 3 | 280.0 | 0.0 - 5.4 | 0.85 | Out |
Put | CACC251017P00250000 | 2 | 250.0 | 0.0 - 4.9 | 2.9 | Out |
Credit Acceptance Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time
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Credit Acceptance Market Cap Over Time
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Credit Acceptance Corporate Management
| Wendy Rummler | Chief Officer | Profile | |
| Ravi Valiyaveettil | Chief Officer | Profile | |
| Jonathan Lum | Chief Officer | Profile | |
| Jay Martin | Senior Officer | Profile | |
| Noah Kotch | Chief Officer | Profile | |
| Ravi Mohan | Chief Officer | Profile |
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Quarterly Earnings Growth 0.705 | Earnings Share 23.44 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.283 | Return On Assets |
The market value of Credit Acceptance is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Credit that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Credit Acceptance's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Credit Acceptance'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 Credit Acceptance's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Credit Acceptance'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 Credit Acceptance's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Credit Acceptance is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Credit Acceptance'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.