null Option on Goldman Sachs BDC
| GSBD Stock | USD 11.62 0.25 2.11% |
Goldman Sachs' latest option contracts expiring on September 19th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.59 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 4.26 over 36 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on September 19th 2025.
Open Interest Against September 19th 2025 Option Contracts
2025-09-19
The chart above shows Goldman Sachs' 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. Goldman Sachs' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Goldman Sachs' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Goldman Sachs
Analyzing Goldman Sachs' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Goldman Sachs regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Goldman Sachs' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Goldman Sachs' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Goldman Sachs' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Goldman Sachs' stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Goldman Sachs BDC common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Goldman stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Goldman Sachs' stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Goldman Sachs' Sale Purchase Of Stock is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Issuance Of Capital Stock is expected to grow to about 115.4 M, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is forecasted to decline to about 62 M. Goldman Sachs BDC In The Money Call Balance
When Goldman Sachs' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Goldman Sachs BDC stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Goldman Sachs' 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 Goldman Sachs BDC 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.
Goldman Current Options Market Mood
Goldman Sachs' 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 Goldman 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 Goldman Sachs' options investors are not very successful. Goldman Sachs' 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 Goldman contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Goldman Sachs BDC will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0369% per day over the life of the 2025-09-19 option contract. With Goldman Sachs trading at USD 11.62, that is roughly USD 0.004285. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Goldman Sachs' daily price movement you should consider buying Goldman Sachs BDC options at the current volatility level of 0.59%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing Goldman Sachs 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" Goldman calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Goldman Sachs BDC stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Goldman Sachs Option Chain
When Goldman Sachs' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Goldman Sachs BDC 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.
Goldman Sachs' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Goldman. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Goldman. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Goldman Sachs 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 | GSBD250919C00022180 | 0 | 22.18 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | GSBD250919C00019680 | 0 | 19.68 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | GSBD250919C00017180 | 0 | 17.18 | 0.0 - 0.05 | 0.05 | |
Call | GSBD250919C00014680 | 154 | 14.68 | 0.0 - 0.05 | 0.05 | Out |
Call | GSBD250919C00012180 | 709 | 12.18 | 0.15 - 0.2 | 0.1 | Out |
Call | GSBD250919C00009680 | 16 | 9.68 | 1.8 - 2.45 | 2.15 | In |
Call | GSBD250919C00007180 | 5 | 7.18 | 4.3 - 5.6 | 4.3 | In |
Call | GSBD250919C00004680 | 0 | 4.68 | 6.7 - 7.9 | 6.7 | In |
Call | GSBD250919C00002180 | 0 | 2.18 | 8.8 - 10.2 | 8.8 | In |
Call | GSBD250919C00022340 | 0 | 22.34 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Call | GSBD250919C00014840 | 154 | 14.84 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.0 | Out |
Call | GSBD250919C00012340 | 340 | 12.34 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.1 | Out |
Call | GSBD250919C00009840 | 6 | 9.84 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.65 | In |
Call | GSBD250919C00007340 | 5 | 7.34 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.0 | In |
Call | GSBD250919C00015000 | 146 | 15.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.05 | Out |
Call | GSBD250919C00012500 | 173 | 12.5 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.3 | Out |
Call | GSBD250919C00010000 | 140 | 10.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 2.33 | In |
Put | GSBD250919P00022180 | 0 | 22.18 | 10.3 - 10.8 | 10.3 | In |
Put | GSBD250919P00019680 | 1 | 19.68 | 7.6 - 8.0 | 7.6 | In |
Put | GSBD250919P00017180 | 0 | 17.18 | 5.0 - 5.8 | 5.0 | In |
Put | GSBD250919P00014680 | 1 | 14.68 | 2.2 - 3.2 | 2.2 | In |
Put | GSBD250919P00012180 | 1384 | 12.18 | 0.5 - 0.65 | 0.62 | In |
Put | GSBD250919P00009680 | 87 | 9.68 | 0.0 - 0.4 | 0.03 | Out |
Put | GSBD250919P00007180 | 4 | 7.18 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | Out |
Put | GSBD250919P00004680 | 0 | 4.68 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Put | GSBD250919P00002180 | 0 | 2.18 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Put | GSBD250919P00022340 | 0 | 22.34 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.0 | In |
Put | GSBD250919P00019840 | 3 | 19.84 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.0 | In |
Put | GSBD250919P00014840 | 3 | 14.84 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3.6 | In |
Put | GSBD250919P00012340 | 3139 | 12.34 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.16 | In |
Put | GSBD250919P00009840 | 87 | 9.84 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.1 | Out |
Put | GSBD250919P00007340 | 4 | 7.34 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.0 | Out |
Put | GSBD250919P00020000 | 3 | 20.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 7.6 | In |
Put | GSBD250919P00015000 | 2 | 15.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3.15 | In |
Put | GSBD250919P00012500 | 3149 | 12.5 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.05 | In |
Put | GSBD250919P00010000 | 9 | 10.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.1 | Out |
Goldman Sachs Market Cap Over Time
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Goldman Sachs Corporate Directors
| Katherine Uniacke | Director | Profile | |
| Ross Kari | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Ann Lane | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Salvatore Lentini | Managing Director, Co-Head Liberty Harbor, and Sr. Portfolio Manager | Profile |
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Is Asset Management & Custody Banks 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 Goldman Sachs. If investors know Goldman 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 Goldman Sachs 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 (0.30) | Dividend Share 1.67 | Earnings Share 0.43 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth (0.13) |
The market value of Goldman Sachs BDC is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Goldman that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Goldman Sachs' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Goldman Sachs' 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 Goldman Sachs' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Goldman Sachs' 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 Goldman Sachs' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Goldman Sachs is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Goldman Sachs' 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.