Fuel Tech Stock Options Expiring on 15th of August

FTEK Stock  USD 2.66  0.16  6.40%   
Fuel Tech's latest option contracts expiring on August 15th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 2.29 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.05 over 12 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on August 15th 2025.

Open Interest Against August 15th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Fuel Tech In The Money Call Balance

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

Fuel Current Options Market Mood

Fuel Tech'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 Fuel 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 Fuel Tech's options investors are not very successful. Fuel Tech'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 Fuel contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Fuel Tech will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.14% per day over the life of the 2025-08-15 option contract. With Fuel Tech trading at USD 2.66, that is roughly USD 0.003807. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Fuel Tech's daily price movement you should consider buying Fuel Tech options at the current volatility level of 2.29%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

Fuel Tech Option Chain

When Fuel Tech's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Fuel Tech 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.
Fuel Tech's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Fuel. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Fuel. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Fuel Tech 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
FTEK250815C00006000116.00.0 - 0.30.05Out
Call
FTEK250815C0000500005.00.0 - 1.11.1Out
Call
FTEK250815C000040001604.00.0 - 0.20.15Out
Call
FTEK250815C0000300018473.00.15 - 0.20.15Out
Call
FTEK250815C0000200032.00.65 - 0.80.64In
Call
FTEK250815C0000100011.01.55 - 1.81.9In
 Put
FTEK250815P0000600006.03.2 - 4.13.2In
 Put
FTEK250815P0000500005.02.2 - 3.12.2In
 Put
FTEK250815P00004000704.01.35 - 1.51.42In
 Put
FTEK250815P0000300043.00.45 - 0.60.4In
 Put
FTEK250815P0000200022.00.0 - 0.150.1Out
 Put
FTEK250815P00001000281.00.0 - 0.750.05Out

Fuel Tech Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Fuel Tech Market Cap Over Time

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Fuel Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

41.98 Million

At this time, Fuel Tech's Total Stockholder Equity is quite stable compared to the past year.

Fuel Tech Corporate Management

When determining whether Fuel Tech is a good investment, qualitative aspects like company management, corporate governance, and ethical practices play a significant role. A comparison with peer companies also provides context and helps to understand if Fuel Stock is undervalued or overvalued. This multi-faceted approach, blending both quantitative and qualitative analysis, forms a solid foundation for making an informed investment decision about Fuel Tech Stock. Highlighted below are key reports to facilitate an investment decision about Fuel Tech Stock:
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Is Environmental & Facilities Services space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Fuel Tech. If investors know Fuel will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Fuel Tech listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.74)
Earnings Share
(0.09)
Revenue Per Share
0.866
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.287
Return On Assets
(0.05)
The market value of Fuel Tech is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Fuel that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Fuel Tech's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Fuel Tech'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 Fuel Tech's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Fuel Tech'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 Fuel Tech's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Fuel Tech is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Fuel Tech'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.