null Option on COPT Defense Properties

CDP Stock   27.85  0.19  0.68%   
COPT Defense's latest option contracts expiring on September 19th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.89 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.25 over 16 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on September 19th 2025.

Open Interest Against September 19th 2025 Option Contracts

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

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on COPT Defense

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

COPT Defense Properties In The Money Call Balance

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

COPT Current Options Market Mood

COPT Defense'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 COPT 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 COPT Defense'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. COPT Defense'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 COPT contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that COPT Defense Properties will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0556% per day over the life of the 2025-09-19 option contract. With COPT Defense trading at USD 27.85, that is roughly USD 0.0155. If you think that the market is fully incorporating COPT Defense's daily price movement you should consider buying COPT Defense Properties options at the current volatility level of 0.89%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing COPT Defense 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" COPT calls. Remember, the seller must deliver COPT Defense Properties stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

COPT Defense Option Chain

When COPT Defense's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against COPT Defense Properties 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.
COPT Defense's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on COPT. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for COPT. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a COPT Defense 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
CDP250919C00040000040.00.0 - 4.64.6Out
Call
CDP250919C00035000035.00.0 - 4.64.6Out
Call
CDP250919C000300001730.00.2 - 0.60.5Out
Call
CDP250919C000250009425.03.4 - 3.83.3In
Call
CDP250919C00022500022.54.4 - 8.54.4In
Call
CDP250919C00020000020.06.5 - 10.66.5In
Call
CDP250919C00017500017.58.5 - 13.08.5In
Call
CDP250919C00015000015.010.6 - 15.510.6In
 Put
CDP250919P00015000015.00.0 - 4.64.6Out
 Put
CDP250919P00017500017.50.0 - 4.64.6Out
 Put
CDP250919P00020000020.00.0 - 0.60.6Out
 Put
CDP250919P00022500222.50.0 - 4.70.31Out
 Put
CDP250919P000250002625.00.1 - 0.350.45Out
 Put
CDP250919P00030000030.00.0 - 4.44.4In
 Put
CDP250919P00035000035.05.5 - 8.95.5In
 Put
CDP250919P00040000040.010.9 - 14.210.9In

COPT Defense Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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COPT Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.01 Billion

At this time, COPT Defense's Total Stockholder Equity is relatively stable compared to the past year.

COPT Defense Corporate Executives

Elected by the shareholders, the COPT Defense's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: COPT Defense inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of COPT. The board's role is to monitor COPT Defense's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. COPT Defense's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, COPT Defense's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Anthony CPAExecutive CFOProfile
Anthony MifsudExecutive CFOProfile
Britt SniderExecutive COOProfile

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