Kratos Defense Stock Options

KTOS Stock  USD 44.87  0.21  0.47%   
Kratos Defense's latest option contracts expiring on August 22nd 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.58. The Kratos Defense option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Kratos Defense Security option contracts. It shows all of Kratos Defense's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

Kratos Defense Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-08-22 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Kratos Defense's market makers reach a net positive position across all Kratos Defense's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Kratos Defense's 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 Kratos Defense

Analyzing Kratos Defense's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Kratos Defense regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Kratos Defense's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Kratos Defense's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Kratos Defense's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Kratos Defense Security In The Money Call Balance

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

Kratos Current Options Market Mood

Kratos Defense'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 Kratos 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 Volume

Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Kratos Defense's calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Kratos Defense'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 Kratos contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Kratos Defense Security will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0363% per day over the life of the 2025-08-22 option contract. With Kratos Defense trading at USD 44.87, that is roughly USD 0.0163. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Kratos Defense's daily price movement you should consider buying Kratos Defense Security options at the current volatility level of 0.58%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing Kratos Defense 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" Kratos calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Kratos Defense Security stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Kratos Defense Option Chain

When Kratos Defense's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Kratos Defense Security 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.
Kratos Defense's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Kratos. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Kratos. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Kratos Defense 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
KTOS250822C00053000053.00.0 - 3.03.0Out
Call
KTOS250822C00052000052.00.0 - 3.43.4Out
Call
KTOS250822C00051000051.00.0 - 3.43.4Out
Call
KTOS250822C00050000050.00.4 - 3.70.4Out
Call
KTOS250822C00049000049.00.25 - 4.10.25Out
Call
KTOS250822C00048000048.01.05 - 4.31.05Out
Call
KTOS250822C00047000047.01.3 - 4.21.3Out
Call
KTOS250822C00046000046.01.05 - 4.51.05Out
Call
KTOS250822C00045000045.03.2 - 4.74.1Out
Call
KTOS250822C00044000044.03.0 - 5.03.0In
 Put
KTOS250822P00053000053.07.5 - 11.57.5In
 Put
KTOS250822P00052000052.06.9 - 10.66.9In
 Put
KTOS250822P00051000051.06.0 - 9.86.0In
 Put
KTOS250822P00050000050.05.3 - 8.65.3In
 Put
KTOS250822P00049000049.04.6 - 8.14.6In
 Put
KTOS250822P00048000048.03.6 - 7.53.6In
 Put
KTOS250822P00047000047.03.8 - 6.93.8In
 Put
KTOS250822P00046000046.02.35 - 5.92.35In
 Put
KTOS250822P00045000045.02.0 - 5.62.0In
 Put
KTOS250822P00044000044.01.9 - 4.91.9Out

Kratos Defense Total Assets Over Time

Kratos Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.42 Billion

At this time, Kratos Defense's Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Kratos Defense Corporate Executives

Elected by the shareholders, the Kratos Defense's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Kratos Defense inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Kratos. The board's role is to monitor Kratos Defense's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Kratos Defense's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Kratos Defense's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
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