Kratos Defense Stock Options Expiring on 25th of July
| KTOS Stock | USD 58.78 0.34 0.58% |
Kratos Defense's latest option contracts expiring on July 25th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.23 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.5 over 81 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on July 25th 2025. The total put volume is at 2.3 K, with calls trading at the volume of 2.6 K. This yields a 0.9 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against July 25th 2025 Option Contracts
Kratos Defense option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in Kratos Defense's lending market. For example, when Kratos Defense's puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on Kratos Defense, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Kratos Defense stock over its option's life.
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The chart above shows Kratos Defense's 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. Kratos Defense's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Kratos Defense's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Kratos Defense Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-07-25 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.
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 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 0.0769% per day over the life of the 2025-07-25 option contract. With Kratos Defense trading at USD 58.78, that is roughly USD 0.0452. 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 1.23%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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 Int | Strike Price | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | KTOS250725C00075000 | 0 | 75.0 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 0.09 | |
Call | KTOS250725C00070000 | 0 | 70.0 | 0.0 - 0.2 | 0.2 | |
Call | KTOS250725C00067000 | 0 | 67.0 | 0.2 - 0.25 | 0.22 | |
Call | KTOS250725C00066000 | 0 | 66.0 | 0.2 - 0.35 | 0.5 | |
Call | KTOS250725C00065000 | 41 | 65.0 | 0.35 - 0.45 | 0.37 | Out |
Call | KTOS250725C00064000 | 26 | 64.0 | 0.45 - 0.55 | 0.47 | Out |
Call | KTOS250725C00063000 | 2 | 63.0 | 0.6 - 0.7 | 0.55 | Out |
Call | KTOS250725C00062000 | 2 | 62.0 | 0.75 - 0.85 | 0.8 | Out |
Call | KTOS250725C00061000 | 61 | 61.0 | 1.0 - 1.15 | 1.1 | Out |
Call | KTOS250725C00060000 | 244 | 60.0 | 1.35 - 1.5 | 1.45 | Out |
Call | KTOS250725C00059000 | 67 | 59.0 | 1.8 - 1.9 | 1.86 | Out |
Call | KTOS250725C00058000 | 152 | 58.0 | 2.35 - 2.45 | 2.06 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00057000 | 99 | 57.0 | 2.9 - 3.1 | 2.9 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00056000 | 196 | 56.0 | 3.6 - 3.9 | 3.5 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00055000 | 851 | 55.0 | 4.5 - 4.7 | 4.6 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00054000 | 102 | 54.0 | 5.3 - 5.6 | 5.16 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00053000 | 132 | 53.0 | 6.2 - 6.7 | 5.98 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00052000 | 150 | 52.0 | 7.2 - 7.4 | 6.8 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00051000 | 50 | 51.0 | 8.1 - 8.4 | 8.2 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00050000 | 1020 | 50.0 | 9.1 - 9.4 | 8.7 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00049000 | 34 | 49.0 | 9.3 - 12.3 | 5.5 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00048500 | 5 | 48.5 | 9.7 - 12.7 | 7.0 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00048000 | 24 | 48.0 | 11.0 - 11.5 | 11.0 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00047500 | 15 | 47.5 | 10.9 - 12.2 | 9.58 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00047000 | 388 | 47.0 | 12.1 - 12.4 | 12.3 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00046500 | 48 | 46.5 | 12.4 - 12.9 | 5.69 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00046000 | 67 | 46.0 | 12.9 - 13.4 | 7.6 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00045500 | 6 | 45.5 | 12.8 - 15.6 | 11.61 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00045000 | 105 | 45.0 | 14.0 - 14.6 | 13.6 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00044500 | 1 | 44.5 | 13.8 - 16.6 | 2.9 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00044000 | 11 | 44.0 | 14.2 - 17.1 | 13.5 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00043500 | 1 | 43.5 | 14.8 - 17.5 | 3.64 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00043000 | 18 | 43.0 | 16.0 - 16.5 | 8.5 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00042000 | 39 | 42.0 | 16.3 - 18.9 | 10.45 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00041000 | 20 | 41.0 | 17.2 - 19.4 | 11.0 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00040000 | 24 | 40.0 | 19.0 - 20.5 | 19.78 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00037000 | 1 | 37.0 | 21.2 - 24.1 | 5.9 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00035000 | 2 | 35.0 | 22.1 - 26.2 | 6.3 | In |
Call | KTOS250725C00034000 | 1 | 34.0 | 23.1 - 27.3 | 17.97 | In |
Put | KTOS250725P00075000 | 0 | 75.0 | 15.0 - 18.0 | 15.0 | In |
Put | KTOS250725P00070000 | 0 | 70.0 | 10.0 - 13.0 | 9.1 | In |
Put | KTOS250725P00067000 | 0 | 67.0 | 6.8 - 10.1 | 6.8 | In |
Put | KTOS250725P00066000 | 0 | 66.0 | 7.0 - 8.1 | 7.0 | In |
Put | KTOS250725P00065000 | 1 | 65.0 | 6.1 - 6.4 | 6.0 | In |
Put | KTOS250725P00064000 | 0 | 64.0 | 5.2 - 5.5 | 5.2 | In |
Put | KTOS250725P00063000 | 0 | 63.0 | 4.4 - 4.6 | 4.4 | In |
Put | KTOS250725P00062000 | 4 | 62.0 | 3.6 - 3.8 | 2.75 | In |
Put | KTOS250725P00061000 | 0 | 61.0 | 2.85 - 3.0 | 2.88 | In |
Put | KTOS250725P00060000 | 4 | 60.0 | 2.2 - 2.35 | 2.42 | In |
Put | KTOS250725P00059000 | 45 | 59.0 | 1.65 - 1.8 | 1.9 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00058000 | 131 | 58.0 | 1.2 - 1.3 | 1.26 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00057000 | 258 | 57.0 | 0.8 - 0.95 | 1.1 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00056000 | 256 | 56.0 | 0.55 - 0.65 | 0.6 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00055000 | 66 | 55.0 | 0.35 - 0.5 | 0.47 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00054000 | 31 | 54.0 | 0.15 - 0.35 | 0.36 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00053000 | 191 | 53.0 | 0.15 - 0.25 | 0.26 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00052000 | 132 | 52.0 | 0.0 - 0.2 | 0.25 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00051000 | 29 | 51.0 | 0.0 - 0.9 | 0.23 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00050000 | 122 | 50.0 | 0.0 - 0.4 | 0.2 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00049000 | 33 | 49.0 | 0.0 - 0.2 | 0.13 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00048500 | 72 | 48.5 | 0.0 - 0.25 | 0.2 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00048000 | 21 | 48.0 | 0.0 - 1.4 | 0.09 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00047500 | 44 | 47.5 | 0.05 - 1.15 | 0.1 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00047000 | 58 | 47.0 | 0.0 - 0.45 | 0.08 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00046500 | 13 | 46.5 | 0.0 - 1.3 | 0.4 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00046000 | 8 | 46.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 0.74 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00045500 | 5 | 45.5 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 0.05 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00045000 | 22 | 45.0 | 0.0 - 0.85 | 0.05 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00044500 | 8 | 44.5 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 0.13 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00044000 | 28 | 44.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 0.16 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00043500 | 14 | 43.5 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 0.08 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00043000 | 14 | 43.0 | 0.0 - 0.25 | 0.15 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00042500 | 4 | 42.5 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 0.7 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00042000 | 53 | 42.0 | 0.05 - 0.15 | 0.05 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00041000 | 97 | 41.0 | 0.0 - 1.55 | 0.04 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00040000 | 22 | 40.0 | 0.0 - 0.4 | 0.07 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00039000 | 137 | 39.0 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 0.4 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00038000 | 23 | 38.0 | 0.0 - 1.55 | 0.34 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00037000 | 30 | 37.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 0.04 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00036000 | 1 | 36.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 0.32 | Out |
Put | KTOS250725P00035000 | 8 | 35.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 0.25 | Out |
Kratos Total Stockholder Equity
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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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