KOS251017P00002000 Option on Kosmos Energy
KOS Stock | USD 1.98 0.04 1.98% |
KOS251017P00002000 is a PUT option contract on Kosmos Energy's common stock with a strick price of 2.0 expiring on 2025-10-17. The contract was not traded in recent days and, as of today, has 88 days remaining before the expiration. The option is currently trading at a bid price of $0.25, and an ask price of $0.3. The implied volatility as of the 21st of July is 88.0.
When exercised, put options on Kosmos Energy produce a short position in Kosmos Stock. Because of this protective nature, they are typically used either for hedging purposes or to capitalize on Kosmos Energy's downside price movement.
Rule 16 of 2025-10-17 Option Contract
The options market is anticipating that Kosmos Energy will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0449% per day over the life of the option. With Kosmos Energy trading at USD 1.98, that is roughly USD 8.88E-4. If you think that the market is fully understating Kosmos Energy's daily price movement you should consider buying Kosmos Energy options at that current volatility level of 0.72%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Out Of The Money Put Option on Kosmos Energy
An 'Out of The Money' option on Kosmos has a strike price that Kosmos Stock has yet to reach, meaning the option has no intrinsic value. 'Out of The Money' options are usually less costly than 'In The Money' options, making them more desirable to traders with smaller amounts of capital. Some of the uses for Kosmos Energy's 'Out of The Money' options include buying the options if you expect a big move in Kosmos Energy's stock. Since 'Out of The Money' options have a lower up-front cost (i.e., no intrinsic value) than 'In The Money' options, buying it is a reasonable choice.
Put Contract Name | KOS251017P00002000 |
Expires On | 2025-10-17 |
Days Before Expriration | 88 |
Vega | 0.003859 |
Gamma | 0.53452 |
Theoretical Value | 0.28 |
Open Interest | 14863 |
Current Trading Volume | 18.0 |
Strike Price | 2.0 |
Last Traded At | 0.28 |
Current Price Spread | 0.25 | 0.3 |
Rule 16 Daily Up or Down | USD 8.88E-4 |
Kosmos short PUT Option Greeks
Kosmos Energy's Option Greeks for the contract ending on 2025-10-17 at a strike price of 2.0 measures the various factors that affect its cost and calculated using a theoretical options pricing model. It helps investors make more informed decisions about whether to trade this option contract or when to trade it. In addition to Kosmos Energy's option greeks, its implied volatility helps estimate the risk of Kosmos Energy stock implied by the prices of the options on Kosmos Energy's stock.
Delta | -0.420666 | |
Gamma | 0.53452 | |
Theta | -0.001601 | |
Vega | 0.003859 | |
Rho | -0.002743 |
Kosmos long PUT Option Payoff at expiration
Put options written on Kosmos Energy grant holders of the option the right to sell a specified amount of Kosmos Energy 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 Kosmos Stock cannot fall below zero, the put buyer does gain as the price drops. So, purchasing a put option on Kosmos Energy is like buying insurance aginst Kosmos Energy's downside shift.
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Kosmos Energy Price At Expiration |
Kosmos short PUT Option Payoff at expiration
By selling Kosmos Energy's put option, the investors signal their bearish sentiment. A short position in a put option written on Kosmos Energy will generally make money when the underlying price is above the strike price. Therefore Kosmos Energy's put payoff at expiration depends on where the Kosmos Stock price is relative to the put option strike price. The breakeven price of 1.72 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 Kosmos Energy's price. Finally, at the strike price of 2.0, the payoff chart is constant and positive.
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Kosmos Energy Price At Expiration |
Kosmos Energy Available Put Options
Kosmos Energy's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Kosmos. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Kosmos. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Kosmos Energy 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 | |||
Put | KOS251017P00006000 | 0 | 6.0 | 3.9 - 4.1 | 3.9 | In |
Put | KOS251017P00005500 | 0 | 5.5 | 3.4 - 3.6 | 3.4 | In |
Put | KOS251017P00005000 | 6 | 5.0 | 2.95 - 3.1 | 2.84 | In |
Put | KOS251017P00004500 | 18 | 4.5 | 2.45 - 2.85 | 2.6 | In |
Put | KOS251017P00004000 | 73 | 4.0 | 1.95 - 2.05 | 2.13 | In |
Put | KOS251017P00003500 | 78 | 3.5 | 1.45 - 1.55 | 1.54 | In |
Put | KOS251017P00003000 | 107 | 3.0 | 0.95 - 1.1 | 1.03 | In |
Put | KOS251017P00002500 | 501 | 2.5 | 0.55 - 0.65 | 0.63 | In |
Put | KOS251017P00002000 | 14863 | 2.0 | 0.25 - 0.3 | 0.28 | Out |
Put | KOS251017P00001500 | 430 | 1.5 | 0.05 - 0.15 | 0.14 | Out |
Put | KOS251017P00001000 | 220 | 1.0 | 0.0 - 0.05 | 0.05 | Out |
Kosmos Energy Corporate Directors
Deanna Goodwin | Independent Director | Profile | |
Lisa Davis | Independent Director | Profile | |
Richard Dearlove | Independent Director | Profile | |
Steven Sterin | Independent Director | Profile |
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