FAST251017P00077500 Option on Fastenal

An 'In The Money' option is one with a strike price that the current stock price has already surpassed. Some options investors can hedge their Fastenal positions using in-the-money options. They may also want to buy options with some intrinsic value, not just time value. However, because in-the-money options on Fastenal Stock have intrinsic value and are priced higher than out-of-the-money options in the same chain, their volatilities are relatively smaller.

Put options written on Fastenal grant holders of the option the right to sell a specified amount of Fastenal at a specified price within a specified time frame. The put buyer has a limited loss and, while not fully unlimited gains, as the price of Fastenal Stock cannot fall below zero, the put buyer does gain as the price drops. So, purchasing a put option on Fastenal is like buying insurance aginst Fastenal's downside shift.

By selling Fastenal's put option, the investors signal their bearish sentiment. A short position in a put option written on Fastenal will generally make money when the underlying price is above the strike price. Therefore Fastenal's put payoff at expiration depends on where the Fastenal Stock price is relative to the put option strike price. The breakeven price of 77.5 is the critical point that divides the payoff function into two parts. Below the breakeven price, the payoff is dropping and negative (the seller makes a loss). Above the breakeven price, the payoff line is upward sloping as the option payoff increases in proportion to Fastenal's price. Finally, at the strike price of 77.5, the payoff chart is constant and positive.

Fastenal's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Fastenal. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Fastenal. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Fastenal 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.

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