Goldman Sachs Stock Options Expiring on 15th of August
| GSLC Etf | USD 123.44 0.21 0.17% |
Goldman Sachs' latest option contracts expiring on August 15th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.15. The Goldman Sachs option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta option contracts. It shows all of Goldman Sachs' listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.
Goldman Sachs Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-08-15 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 Goldman Sachs 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, Goldman Sachs' option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
Goldman Sachs' stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta 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.
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta In The Money Call Balance
When Goldman Sachs' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta 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 ActiveBeta 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 Etf'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 Volume
It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Using current Goldman Sachs' option volume and open interest to make an investment decision is considered a contrarian-sentiment measure that can be utilized in many timing strategies in both derivative and spot marketplace.
Rule 16 of the current Goldman contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.009375% per day over the life of the 2025-08-15 option contract. With Goldman Sachs trading at USD 123.44, that is roughly USD 0.0116. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Goldman Sachs' daily price movement you should consider buying Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta options at the current volatility level of 0.15%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Goldman Sachs Option Chain
When Goldman Sachs' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta 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 | GSLC250815C00126000 | 0 | 126.0 | 0.05 - 2.35 | 0.05 | |
Call | GSLC250815C00125000 | 0 | 125.0 | 0.05 - 2.9 | 0.05 | |
Call | GSLC250815C00124000 | 0 | 124.0 | 0.05 - 3.4 | 0.05 | |
Call | GSLC250815C00123000 | 0 | 123.0 | 0.15 - 4.0 | 0.15 | |
Call | GSLC250815C00122000 | 0 | 122.0 | 0.8 - 4.6 | 0.8 | In |
Call | GSLC250815C00121000 | 0 | 121.0 | 1.5 - 5.3 | 1.5 | In |
Call | GSLC250815C00120000 | 0 | 120.0 | 2.35 - 6.1 | 2.35 | In |
Call | GSLC250815C00119000 | 0 | 119.0 | 3.1 - 6.9 | 3.1 | In |
Call | GSLC250815C00118000 | 0 | 118.0 | 3.9 - 7.7 | 3.9 | In |
Call | GSLC250815C00117000 | 0 | 117.0 | 4.9 - 8.6 | 4.9 | In |
Put | GSLC250815P00126000 | 0 | 126.0 | 1.8 - 5.6 | 1.8 | In |
Put | GSLC250815P00125000 | 0 | 125.0 | 1.1 - 4.9 | 1.1 | In |
Put | GSLC250815P00124000 | 0 | 124.0 | 0.25 - 4.4 | 0.25 | In |
Put | GSLC250815P00123000 | 0 | 123.0 | 0.05 - 4.0 | 0.05 | |
Put | GSLC250815P00122000 | 0 | 122.0 | 0.05 - 3.6 | 0.05 | |
Put | GSLC250815P00121000 | 0 | 121.0 | 0.05 - 3.2 | 0.05 | |
Put | GSLC250815P00120000 | 0 | 120.0 | 0.05 - 2.75 | 0.05 | |
Put | GSLC250815P00119000 | 0 | 119.0 | 0.05 - 2.4 | 0.05 | |
Put | GSLC250815P00118000 | 0 | 118.0 | 0.0 - 2.1 | 2.1 | |
Put | GSLC250815P00117000 | 0 | 117.0 | 0.0 - 1.8 | 1.8 |
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The market value of Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta 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.