KTOS250801C00050000 Option on Kratos Defense Security

KTOS Stock  USD 59.12  0.21  0.36%   
KTOS250801C00050000 is a PUT option contract on Kratos Defense's common stock with a strick price of 50.0 expiring on 2025-08-01. The contract was not traded in recent days and, as of today, has 13 days remaining before the expiration. The option is currently trading at a bid price of $9.2, and an ask price of $9.5. The implied volatility as of the 19th of July is 13.0.
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 2025-08-01 Option Contract

The options market is anticipating that Kratos Defense Security will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.036% per day over the life of the option. With Kratos Defense trading at USD 59.12, that is roughly USD 0.0213. 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 0.58%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

In The Money Call 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.
Call Contract NameKTOS250801C00050000
Expires On2025-08-01
Days Before Expriration13
Delta0.946121
Vega0.012212
Gamma0.017008
Theoretical Value9.35
Open Interest158
Current Trading Volume4.0
Strike Price50.0
Last Traded At10.0
Current Price Spread9.2 | 9.5
Rule 16 Daily Up or DownUSD 0.0213

Kratos short PUT Option Greeks

Kratos Defense's Option Greeks for the contract ending on 2025-08-01 at a strike price of 50.0 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.
Delta0.946121
Gamma0.017008
Theta-0.032609
Vega0.012212
Rho0.016592

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 59.35 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 50.0, the payoff chart is constant and positive.
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Kratos Defense Security Available Call 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
Call
KTOS250919C00070000123670.02.65 - 2.82.65Out
Call
KTOS250919C000650005065.03.8 - 4.13.87Out
Call
KTOS250919C0006000011460.05.6 - 6.16.0Out
Call
KTOS250919C000575004457.56.8 - 7.08.29In
Call
KTOS250919C000550001255.08.0 - 8.48.0In
Call
KTOS250919C00052500552.59.6 - 11.710.95In
Call
KTOS250919C00050000050.011.3 - 11.711.25In
Call
KTOS250919C00047500147.513.2 - 13.615.0In
Call
KTOS250919C000450001445.015.2 - 15.714.81In
Call
KTOS250919C00042500042.516.4 - 19.516.4In
Call
KTOS250919C00040000140.018.6 - 20.119.3In
Call
KTOS250919C00027500127.529.8 - 34.030.2In

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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