Green Plains Stock Options
| GPRE Stock | USD 7.96 0.07 0.89% |
Green Plains' latest option contracts expiring on September 19th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.18 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.91 over 33 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on September 19th 2025. The total put volume is at 19.0, with calls trading at the volume of 28.0. This yields a 0.68 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against September 19th 2025 Option Contracts
2025-09-19
The chart above shows Green Plains' 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. Green Plains' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Green Plains' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Green Plains Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-09-19 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 Green Plains 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, Green Plains' option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Green Plains
Analyzing Green Plains' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Green Plains regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Green Plains' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Green Plains' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Green Plains' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Green Plains' stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Green Plains Renewable common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Green stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Green Plains' stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
Issuance Of Capital Stock is expected to grow at the current pace this year, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is forecasted to decline to about 36.7 M. Green Plains Renewable In The Money Call Balance
When Green Plains' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Green Plains Renewable stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Green Plains' 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 Green Plains Renewable 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.
Green Current Options Market Mood
Green Plains' 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 Green 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 Green Plains' options investors are not very successful. Green Plains' 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 Green contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Green Plains Renewable will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0738% per day over the life of the 2025-09-19 option contract. With Green Plains trading at USD 7.96, that is roughly USD 0.005871. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Green Plains' daily price movement you should consider buying Green Plains Renewable 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.
Purchasing Green Plains 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" Green calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Green Plains Renewable stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Green Plains Option Chain
When Green Plains' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Green Plains Renewable 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.
Green Plains' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Green. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Green. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Green Plains 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 Int | Strike Price | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | GPRE250919C00017000 | 1 | 17.0 | 0.0 - 0.5 | 0.5 | Out |
Call | GPRE250919C00016000 | 0 | 16.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | GPRE250919C00015000 | 0 | 15.0 | 0.0 - 0.2 | 0.2 | |
Call | GPRE250919C00014000 | 14 | 14.0 | 0.0 - 0.15 | 0.15 | Out |
Call | GPRE250919C00013000 | 250 | 13.0 | 0.05 - 0.2 | 0.15 | Out |
Call | GPRE250919C00012000 | 10 | 12.0 | 0.15 - 0.25 | 0.22 | Out |
Call | GPRE250919C00011000 | 211 | 11.0 | 0.25 - 0.35 | 0.3 | Out |
Call | GPRE250919C00010000 | 532 | 10.0 | 0.4 - 0.55 | 0.46 | Out |
Call | GPRE250919C00009000 | 364 | 9.0 | 0.65 - 0.8 | 0.73 | Out |
Call | GPRE250919C00008000 | 1664 | 8.0 | 1.05 - 1.2 | 1.05 | Out |
Call | GPRE250919C00007000 | 10545 | 7.0 | 1.55 - 1.7 | 1.55 | In |
Call | GPRE250919C00006000 | 369 | 6.0 | 2.25 - 2.4 | 2.45 | In |
Call | GPRE250919C00005000 | 469 | 5.0 | 3.1 - 3.2 | 2.98 | In |
Call | GPRE250919C00004000 | 319 | 4.0 | 4.0 - 4.2 | 3.7 | In |
Call | GPRE250919C00003000 | 119 | 3.0 | 4.9 - 5.1 | 4.86 | In |
Call | GPRE250919C00002000 | 3 | 2.0 | 5.9 - 6.1 | 5.83 | In |
Call | GPRE250919C00001000 | 50 | 1.0 | 6.9 - 7.1 | 3.2 | In |
Put | GPRE250919P00017000 | 0 | 17.0 | 8.9 - 9.3 | 8.9 | In |
Put | GPRE250919P00016000 | 0 | 16.0 | 8.0 - 8.2 | 8.0 | In |
Put | GPRE250919P00015000 | 0 | 15.0 | 7.0 - 7.2 | 7.0 | In |
Put | GPRE250919P00014000 | 0 | 14.0 | 6.0 - 6.2 | 6.0 | In |
Put | GPRE250919P00013000 | 0 | 13.0 | 5.0 - 5.2 | 5.0 | In |
Put | GPRE250919P00012000 | 0 | 12.0 | 4.1 - 4.3 | 4.1 | In |
Put | GPRE250919P00011000 | 0 | 11.0 | 3.2 - 3.4 | 3.2 | In |
Put | GPRE250919P00010000 | 7 | 10.0 | 2.4 - 2.5 | 3.3 | In |
Put | GPRE250919P00009000 | 1 | 9.0 | 1.65 - 1.8 | 1.81 | In |
Put | GPRE250919P00008000 | 57 | 8.0 | 1.0 - 1.15 | 1.22 | In |
Put | GPRE250919P00007000 | 8221 | 7.0 | 0.55 - 0.7 | 0.7 | Out |
Put | GPRE250919P00006000 | 141 | 6.0 | 0.25 - 0.4 | 0.35 | Out |
Put | GPRE250919P00005000 | 4149 | 5.0 | 0.1 - 0.2 | 0.14 | Out |
Put | GPRE250919P00004000 | 664 | 4.0 | 0.05 - 0.25 | 0.19 | Out |
Put | GPRE250919P00003000 | 299 | 3.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.05 | Out |
Put | GPRE250919P00002000 | 70 | 2.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.05 | Out |
Green Total Stockholder Equity
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Green Plains Corporate Management
| BS JD | Chief Sec | Profile | |
| George Simpkins | Chief Devel. and Risk Officer | Profile | |
| James Stark | Chief Officer | Profile | |
| Leslie Meulen | Executive Innovation | Profile |
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Is Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 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 Green Plains. If investors know Green 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 Green Plains 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 0.977 | Earnings Share (1.62) | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.007 | Return On Assets |
The market value of Green Plains Renewable is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Green that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Green Plains' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Green Plains' 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 Green Plains' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Green Plains' 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 Green Plains' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Green Plains is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Green Plains' 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.