Cleveland Cliffs Stock Options Expiring on 17th of October

CLF Stock  USD 9.48  0.09  0.96%   
Cleveland Cliffs' latest option contracts expiring on October 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.08 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.45 over 40 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on October 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 127, with calls trading at the volume of 595. This yields a 0.21 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against October 17th 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 2025-10-17 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 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 0.0675% per day over the life of the 2025-10-17 option contract. With Cleveland Cliffs trading at USD 9.48, that is roughly USD 0.006399. 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 1.08%. 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
CLF251017C0002000036720.00.0 - 0.050.03Out
Call
CLF251017C000190006819.00.0 - 0.480.05Out
Call
CLF251017C0001800017818.00.0 - 0.110.11Out
Call
CLF251017C0001700044317.00.05 - 0.080.1Out
Call
CLF251017C0001600030116.00.08 - 0.120.09Out
Call
CLF251017C0001500036815.00.12 - 0.160.13Out
Call
CLF251017C0001400044414.00.09 - 0.230.2Out
Call
CLF251017C0001300080013.00.0 - 0.330.3Out
Call
CLF251017C00012000767612.00.45 - 0.50.45Out
Call
CLF251017C00011000783811.00.64 - 0.720.69Out
Call
CLF251017C000100001019910.01.01 - 1.061.04Out
Call
CLF251017C0000900046569.01.46 - 1.531.5In
Call
CLF251017C0000800040198.01.96 - 2.142.07In
Call
CLF251017C000070007017.02.77 - 2.872.78In
Call
CLF251017C000060003976.03.6 - 3.753.6In
Call
CLF251017C00005000945.04.55 - 4.654.6In
Call
CLF251017C000040002094.04.8 - 5.655.85In
Call
CLF251017C0000300093.05.85 - 6.65.8In
Call
CLF251017C00002000662.07.25 - 7.67.66In
Call
CLF251017C0000100051.08.2 - 9.85.95In
 Put
CLF251017P00020000820.09.65 - 11.1511.05In
 Put
CLF251017P00019000019.09.4 - 10.059.4In
 Put
CLF251017P00018000018.08.45 - 8.99.65In
 Put
CLF251017P00017000017.06.5 - 7.956.5In
 Put
CLF251017P0001600049016.06.5 - 7.27.5In
 Put
CLF251017P000150002415.05.5 - 5.655.87In
 Put
CLF251017P000140001614.04.2 - 5.154.55In
 Put
CLF251017P0001300021313.03.3 - 3.753.52In
 Put
CLF251017P0001200042912.02.53 - 2.982.98In
 Put
CLF251017P00011000116511.02.06 - 2.122.05In
 Put
CLF251017P00010000105810.01.42 - 1.461.47In
 Put
CLF251017P0000900024009.00.88 - 0.930.95Out
 Put
CLF251017P0000800036988.00.5 - 0.550.53Out
 Put
CLF251017P0000700023887.00.26 - 0.290.29Out
 Put
CLF251017P0000600020596.00.12 - 0.140.12Out
 Put
CLF251017P0000500015805.00.01 - 0.350.1Out
 Put
CLF251017P000040001484.00.01 - 0.050.04Out
 Put
CLF251017P0000300017293.00.0 - 0.440.03Out
 Put
CLF251017P0000200052.00.0 - 0.440.01Out
 Put
CLF251017P0000100051.00.0 - 0.440.07Out

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)
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