KTOS250725P00056000 Option on Kratos Defense Security

KTOS Stock  USD 57.37  1.41  2.40%   
KTOS250725P00056000 is a PUT option contract on Kratos Defense's common stock with a strick price of 56.0 expiring on 2025-07-25. The contract was not traded in recent days and, as of today, has 2 days remaining before the expiration. The option is currently trading at a bid price of $1.55, and an ask price of $1.7. The implied volatility as of the 23rd of July is 2.0.
When exercised, put options on Kratos Defense produce a short position in Kratos Stock. Because of this protective nature, they are typically used either for hedging purposes or to capitalize on Kratos Defense's downside price movement.

Rule 16 of 2025-07-25 Option Contract

The options market is anticipating that Kratos Defense Security will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0411% per day over the life of the option. With Kratos Defense trading at USD 57.37, that is roughly USD 0.0236. If you think that the market is fully understating Kratos Defense's daily price movement you should consider buying Kratos Defense Security options at that current volatility level of 0.66%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

In The Money Put Option on Kratos Defense

An 'In The Money' option is one with a strike price that the current stock price has already surpassed. Some options investors can hedge their Kratos Defense positions using in-the-money options. They may also want to buy options with some intrinsic value, not just time value. However, because in-the-money options on Kratos Stock have intrinsic value and are priced higher than out-of-the-money options in the same chain, their volatilities are relatively smaller.
Put Contract NameKTOS250725P00056000
Expires On2025-07-25
Days Before Expriration2
Vega0.019846
Gamma0.119706
Theoretical Value1.62
Open Interest639
Current Trading Volume510.0
Strike Price56.0
Last Traded At1.72
Current Price Spread1.55 | 1.7
Rule 16 Daily Up or DownUSD 0.0236

Kratos short PUT Option Greeks

Kratos Defense's Option Greeks for the contract ending on 2025-07-25 at a strike price of 56.0 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 Kratos Defense's option greeks, its implied volatility helps estimate the risk of Kratos Defense stock implied by the prices of the options on Kratos Defense's stock.
Delta-0.555762
Gamma0.119706
Theta-0.214217
Vega0.019846
Rho-0.002297

Kratos long PUT Option Payoff at expiration

Put options written on Kratos Defense grant holders of the option the right to sell a specified amount of Kratos Defense 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 Kratos Stock cannot fall below zero, the put buyer does gain as the price drops. So, purchasing a put option on Kratos Defense is like buying insurance aginst Kratos Defense's downside shift.
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Kratos short PUT Option Payoff at expiration

By selling Kratos Defense's put option, the investors signal their bearish sentiment. A short position in a put option written on Kratos Defense will generally make money when the underlying price is above the strike price. Therefore Kratos Defense's put payoff at expiration depends on where the Kratos Stock price is relative to the put option strike price. The breakeven price of 54.38 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 Kratos Defense's price. Finally, at the strike price of 56.0, the payoff chart is constant and positive.
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Kratos Defense Security Available Put Options

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
 Put
KTOS250919P00080000080.024.9 - 25.424.9In
 Put
KTOS250919P00075000075.020.3 - 20.620.3In
 Put
KTOS250919P00070000170.015.8 - 16.114.76In
 Put
KTOS250919P00067500067.513.2 - 13.913.2In
 Put
KTOS250919P0006500025765.011.5 - 11.812.08In
 Put
KTOS250919P00062500562.59.5 - 9.87.6In
 Put
KTOS250919P0006000021060.07.7 - 8.06.1In
 Put
KTOS250919P000575009057.55.9 - 6.36.6In
 Put
KTOS250919P000550004555.04.5 - 4.94.66Out
 Put
KTOS250919P000525002952.53.3 - 3.73.8Out
 Put
KTOS250919P000500002950.02.35 - 2.752.49Out
 Put
KTOS250919P00047500847.51.65 - 1.951.97Out
 Put
KTOS250919P000425002542.50.75 - 0.950.92Out

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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