Cleveland Cliffs Stock Options Expiring on 15th of August

CLF Stock  USD 9.48  0.09  0.96%   
Cleveland Cliffs' latest option contracts expiring on August 15th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.18 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.22 over 24 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on August 15th 2025. The total put volume is at 2.3 K, with calls trading at the volume of 11.7 K. This yields a 0.19 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against August 15th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Cleveland Cliffs Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-08-15 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 Cleveland Cliffs 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, Cleveland Cliffs' option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

Cleveland Cliffs In The Money Call Balance

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

Cleveland Current Options Market Mood

Cleveland Cliffs' 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 Cleveland 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 Cleveland Cliffs' options investors are not very successful. Cleveland Cliffs' 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 Cleveland contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Cleveland Cliffs will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0738% per day over the life of the 2025-08-15 option contract. With Cleveland Cliffs trading at USD 9.48, that is roughly USD 0.006992. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Cleveland Cliffs' daily price movement you should consider buying Cleveland Cliffs options at the current volatility level of 1.18%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

Cleveland Cliffs Option Chain

When Cleveland Cliffs' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Cleveland Cliffs 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.
Cleveland Cliffs' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Cleveland. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Cleveland. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Cleveland Cliffs 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
CLF250815C0001500028615.00.01 - 0.030.02Out
Call
CLF250815C000140007414.00.02 - 0.050.02Out
Call
CLF250815C0001300018613.00.03 - 0.070.07Out
Call
CLF250815C00012000514712.00.1 - 0.120.11Out
Call
CLF250815C00011000480611.00.23 - 0.260.23Out
Call
CLF250815C000100001429710.00.49 - 0.520.51Out
Call
CLF250815C0000900051009.00.92 - 1.01.0In
Call
CLF250815C0000800028488.01.6 - 1.721.74In
Call
CLF250815C0000700011277.02.28 - 2.62.47In
Call
CLF250815C000060001596.03.2 - 3.63.2In
Call
CLF250815C00005000165.03.3 - 4.554.6In
 Put
CLF250815P00015000015.04.5 - 6.54.5In
 Put
CLF250815P00014000014.04.45 - 5.54.45In
 Put
CLF250815P00013000013.03.5 - 4.153.59In
 Put
CLF250815P0001200014512.00.55 - 2.792.7In
 Put
CLF250815P0001100026111.01.58 - 1.831.6In
 Put
CLF250815P0001000084510.00.97 - 1.011.0In
 Put
CLF250815P0000900019629.00.45 - 0.470.46Out
 Put
CLF250815P0000800027638.00.16 - 0.180.17Out
 Put
CLF250815P000070009997.00.05 - 0.060.06Out
 Put
CLF250815P000060005596.00.0 - 0.30.03Out
 Put
CLF250815P00005000905.00.01 - 0.050.03Out
 Put
CLF250815P00003000223.00.0 - 0.780.01Out
 Put
CLF250815P0000100031.00.0 - 0.010.01Out

Cleveland Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

7 Billion

At this time, Cleveland Cliffs' Total Stockholder Equity is most likely to increase significantly in the upcoming years.

Cleveland Cliffs Corporate Directors

Eric RychelIndependent DirectorProfile
Susan GreenIndependent DirectorProfile
William GerberIndependent DirectorProfile
John BaldwinIndependent DirectorProfile
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.99)
Earnings Share
(2.43)
Revenue Per Share
38.721
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.11)
Return On Assets
(0.03)
The market value of Cleveland Cliffs is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Cleveland that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Cleveland Cliffs' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Cleveland Cliffs' 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 Cleveland Cliffs' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Cleveland Cliffs' 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 Cleveland Cliffs' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Cleveland Cliffs is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Cleveland Cliffs' 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.